Taran N Khan

Taran N Khan is a journalist based in Mumbai. She reported this series as part of the Robert Bosch Stiftung India-Germany Media Ambassador fellowship. Her first book, a non-fiction account of Kabul, is forthcoming from Penguin Random House in India and the UK in 2019. www.porterfolio.net/taran

The making of a refugee

A longform series on Afghans in Germany.

May 08, 2019

Bella Ciao, Namaye Muhajir

The Making of a Refugee: Parts 7 and 8 – A series on Afghans in Germany

Apr 11, 2019

“Imagine there’s no countries”

The Making of a Refugee: Part 6 – A series on Afghans in Germany

Apr 05, 2019

“The boat is full”

The Making of a Refugee: Part 5 – A series on Afghans in Germany

Apr 03, 2019

“Madam Merkel, can you hear me?”

The Making of a Refugee: Part 4 – A series on Afghans in Germany

Mar 30, 2019

A woman is her own country

The Making of a Refugee: Part 3 – A series on Afghans in Germany

Mar 27, 2019

Harbour behind harbour

The Making of a Refugee: Part 2 – A series on Afghans in Germany

Mar 22, 2019

A map of arriving

The Making of a Refugee: Part 1 – A series on Afghans in Germany

Mar 21, 2019

Out of the ordinary

COLUMN: Gurvinder Singh’s Chauthi Koot uses cinema to portray Punjab as it’s rarely seen.

Aug 17, 2016

About bread, beauty, and revolution

COLUMN: The life and work of Khwaja Ahmad Abbas

May 09, 2016

Load More

Latest Articles

Podcast: Uttar Pradesh’s halal ban, Myanmar’s armed groups expose military junta’s weakness, and more

Your Southasia news roundup from 20 Nov - 1 Dec 2023, plus an interview with Aung Kaung Myat on Operation 1027 in Myanmar

India’s slow-burn affair with Israel heats up

Azad Essa’s 'Hostile Homelands' explores the ideological convergence of Hindutva and Zionism, and the consequences for Kashmir and Palestine – but there is much more driving India and Israel’s deepening ties

Disillusioned with the Taliban, Pakistan reverses its four-decade Afghan policy

As Kabul refuses to act against the TTP and Baloch militant groups, Pakistan is ending the support it has extended to the Taliban since 1994 and its welcome to refugees from Afghanistan since the 1980s

The limited genius of Geoffrey Bawa

‘Geoffrey Bawa: Drawing from the Archives’ allows an exploration of the rift between the celebrated architect’s vision for nation-building in Sri Lanka and the country’s present reality