Tom Lewin

Tom Lewin

May
21
The Malaganese Fairy Queen

The Malaganese Fairy Queen

Years later, I’d awake to a newspaper clipping of Stella being marched off to spend her golden years in
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May
10
The Wannas Way: Afternoons by the Nile

The Wannas Way: Afternoons by the Nile

I read the Koran as the Nubian sun began its 12-hour descent into the mythos of the ancient Egyptian underworld,
5 min read
Apr
27
Adventures With Mr T.

Adventures With Mr T.

He wasn’t exactly the guardian angel of my visions. This little man with a ripped t-shirt, Colgate smile, and
6 min read
Apr
04
Why I’ll Always Return to India.

Why I’ll Always Return to India.

I’m back in this kaleidoscopic Hindustani universe. Back in the chaos, in the living contradictions of our humanity. The
5 min read
Apr
03
What Are Mandalas? And Why Are They Everywhere?

What Are Mandalas? And Why Are They Everywhere?

The universal prevalence of mandala patterns in the collective human unconscious is both undeniable and mysterious. The mandala is found
21 min read
Mar
29
The Origins of Christianity in Kerala: A Brief History

The Origins of Christianity in Kerala: A Brief History

The Syrian Malabar Nasrani Mappila people are an ethnoreligious community in Kerala, South India. A superficial glance shows similarities to
20 min read