Maitri, Author at Inter

Spread the Queer: Signs Around You

Article and illustration by Maitri Lavender linguistics – the study of language as used by queer folk – is a field recently sprung up; it’s a beautiful universal study of the where, what [1] and how of the queer around you. Case in point: A polyglot may prefer speaking English or another language with accepted gender-neutral…

Smooth Sailing: What Does Navigating Your Ocean Feel Like?

Article and illustration by Maitri it’s me, in my tree. standing in the shade of my life – embraced by the gleam of a thousand leaves, as the wind rages, the weather changes, how long until not a single one dances? It’s largely a tech-world, these days. In this point in time, in the Fourth…

Was 70% of your last conversation bullshit? You’ll prove me wrong.

By Maitri Illustration by Anya Shah As a hearing person, do you converse with your hands or with your mouth – your voice? I think you’re likely to say: ‘with my voice’ but even as you reply to me, I’ll see your face change, you’ll look at me in surprise, you might have leaned a little…