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Everyday becoming's avatar

I saw Mushtaq’s speech live and was sooo moved. Made me question if is it really true that each story matters. I wonder however, in this era of AI practically training on works like Mushtaq’s and other notable works of many authors, how can we exist in each other’s minds? Can we say the same works in the future?

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Priya Ramani's avatar

We have to make it matter, I guess :)

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Soumitra Vatsal's avatar

Beautiful homage to the most wonderful speech!

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Diaa Hadid's avatar

Priya, I’m hoping to do a piece on Banu & Deepa’s lovely win. Might you have a few minutes to chat about what this means — inspired by your substack! dhadid@npr.org

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Priya Sebastian's avatar

A relief to read this excellent summing up of Banu Mushtaq's win and its significance in these disturbing times.

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Raju Tai's avatar

This is so beautifully written, powerful words to describe a powerful speech. Thank you.

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Priya Ramani's avatar

Thank you :)

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