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Anjana Shekar

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  • Culture

Protected: Following Palmyra, the Tree that Keeps Giving

  • October 20, 2026
  • Anjana Shekar
Rajenthiran, a tapper from Tamil Nadu’s Ramnad district, harvesting ice apples from a palmyra tree. Photos by Noor Nisha K.
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  • Personal Essay

‘I was made to feel a different kind of shame’

  • November 24, 2025
  • Anjana Shekar
Illustration by Antara Raman.
Breastfeeding has not been an easy experience for Anjana Shekar. From nipples being squeezed by strangers to home remedies to increase milk production, she writes on the challenges of being a new mother.
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