writers

Shrishti Khanna and Prashant Pundir

Khanna and Pundir

Shrishti Khanna is a political activist, writer and former mental health worker based in Mumbai, India. Having worked in government psychiatric wards and as a teacher, her work focuses on India-Israel relations, authoritarianism, digital surveillance, Palestine and Chronic Illness/disability. She has been published in The Wire and Azad Essa's Hostile Homelands newsletter, and writes her own newsletter on Substack. Her activism and writing have been featured in publications including Middle East Eye, Maktoob Media, Article 14 and Free Speech Collective, among others.

Prashant Pundir is a political activist and published poet based in Mumbai, India. His work focuses on anti-fascist organising, Palestine, anti-caste justice and Trans Queer rights. Together with Shrishti Khanna, his activism and writing have been featured in publications including Middle East Eye, Maktoob Media, Article 14 and Free Speech Collective, among others. They also maintain an active social media presence documenting political developments in India and Palestine. 

India's Cockroach Janata Party ignited a youth uprising, but its rise soon exposed the limits of protest under Modi's authoritarian rule, write Khanna & Pundir.

13 August, 2026