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khôra / खोरा
what is this?
Khôra is for ‘the in-between’, that gentle, messy space where ideas, practices, and lives touch. Named with a nod to Plato and Derrida, Khôra does not fix meanings or demand neat categories. It holds a hospitable room for work that is curious, unfinished, and alive: essays that wander, poems that think, films that breathe, field notes and images that refuse to be pinned down. We prioritize attention that comes from care of being the world. We welcome makers and thinkers who prefer standing among things, artists, researchers, filmmakers, ethnographers, and anyone who attends to the textures of everyday life.
Khôra is simple: a place to share, listen, and keep asking even in the middle of things.
why Khôra?
Because contemporary life is entangled. Because boundaries no longer hold in the neat ways they once did. Because important insights often arise in margins, overlaps and
hesitations, the place where knowledge leaks, where practices translate, where language meets emergent forms.
Khôra exists to register and amplify those moments.
We are not here to generate more knowledge in the sense of adding another disciplinary axis. We are here to recognize how life already presents itself as layered, ambiguous, and continually unfolding. Khôra privileges encounter over verdict, curiosity over authority, and invitation over gatekeeping. It is deliberately aporetic, a condition
that lets things communicate across forms rather than forcing them into a single order.
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What this looks like in practice:
short essays that move between theory and anecdote, photographs that insist on mood as well as detail, field notes that read like prose,
poems that chart the anatomy of an ordinary moment, short films, critical reflections, and works still in progress.
We welcome pieces that sit squarely in the gap, those that refuse to be fully “art” or “research,” yet do both.
who are we?

Vedant and Toshali, co-founders of Khôra and doctoral scholars at Shiv Nadar University, and Dublin City University, have long imagined Khôra; as a gentle, liminal space where ideas can breathe. They hope to welcome anyone who feels curious, a little unsure, or simply open to learning from life and all that unfolds along the way
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How can I contribute to Khôra?
It's simple to engage with us. Just explore our content, connect with our community, and share your work.
We welcome submissions from all over the world to ensure diverse voices and perspectives are celebrated.
Mail us: khorawebpage@gmail.com.
We value your feedback and inquiries. Reach out to us for any questions or collaborations.
Join us. Stand among. Share what you are carrying in the middle of things.
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