Sarita Ramamoorthy and Laxmi Murthy

Laxmi Murthy heads the Hri Institute for Southasian Research and Exchange, and is a Contributing Editor with Himal Southasian. She is currently coordinating a Zubaan-Panos initiative on sexual violence and impunity in Southasia through theatre and other performing arts. Sarita Ramamoorthy is a Mumbai-based freelance content writer and editor. She has worked in NGOs for nearly a decade. She can be found at theorangebox.co.in

Far from home

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