“Latin Americans are so proud of their identity. And they are recognized by the same too. It’s not the case with us. Despite our differences, we do have a lot of common issues, similar colonial histories etc,” says Dasgupta. Kinaara contributors include people from Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh as of now. “Since, it is also about diaspora we have immigrant students studying in London and the US as constributors,” says Dasgupta.

The team plans to update the magazine each month and also work around a specific theme for each issue. Following their opening edition, their August issue will be based on ‘conflict’. The editors want to include everything from poems, articles, stories, art, photographs —anything through which the contributors explore their theme for the month. “These are trying times for most South Asian countries. Look at Tibet, Nepal, Sri Lanka, or even India —we are all conflict-ridden. We have people from Nepal and Sri Lanka who are going to write about their experiences of conflict for our August edition,” says Dasgupta.

The magazine, which is completely funded by the team as of now, intends to come out with an annual compilation of their best articles once things get rolling. “Initially we tried reaching out through personal networking – urging the people we knew to contribute. And then we created a community on Facebook so that more people comes to know about it,” says Dasgupta.

“We also want to reach out to youngsters from more South East Asian countries.”