India, Oct. 15 -- From caste dynamics in the capital to AI history and the intersection of faith and gayness, this reading list is as vibrant as the rainbow flag.

In The Writing Life, Annie Dillard notes how writing changes "in your hands, and in a twinkling, from an expression of your notions to an epistemological tool." In the truest sense, this notion is upheld in a recently released zine, Across the Nala: A Queer Dalit Bahujan Zine of Stories from Delhi. In its prologue, editor Dhiren Borisa reflects on the evidential nature of memory, inviting readers to "witness our map of Delhi - a map imbued with Dalit Bahujan queer hope. To be in Delhi, to become Delhi." The contributors note how caste dynamics shape relationships, who can hold ...