Berkana

Goddesses Caged by Myth and Misogyny

On Myth as Patriarchy’s Oldest Weapon - An essay from 'Berkana' author Swarnali Mukherjee

Published on 15th Century Feminist • Sep 18

August 2025

Waiting on Quietude

Fluency in the Language of Silence and Shadow

Aug 30 • 

Swarnali Mukherjee

30

8

An Ode to the Motherland

…and a prayer for the world

Aug 15 • 

Swarnali Mukherjee

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20

June 2025

Cognisance of Dirt

Soft Beckoning to Hope in Season of Decay

Jun 28 • 

Swarnali Mukherjee

35

16

The Essential Elasticity of Loneliness

Walking the Solitary Distance Between Duty and Surrender

Jun 7 • 

Swarnali Mukherjee

31

17

May 2025

Midsummer Memories

Pilgrim, Plenitude, and the Songs of a Pariah

May 22 • 

Swarnali Mukherjee

18

17

March 2025

Courage to Art

Attention, Art and Ancestry as Weapons Against Apathy

Mar 25 • 

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37

February 2025

Ghosts of Winter’s Past

Reveries on Passage of Time and a Mercurial World

Feb 3 • 

Swarnali Mukherjee

31

22

December 2024

Granddaughters of the Witches #2

From the Covens of Indus Valley

Dec 21, 2024 • 

Swarnali Mukherjee

85

36

Granddaughters of the Witches #1

Magic, Misogyny, and the Mechanisms of Separation

Dec 1, 2024 • 

Swarnali Mukherjee

152

67

November 2024

To See with Eyes Unclouded by Hate

Simple Wisdom for Difficult Times

Nov 7, 2024 • 

Swarnali Mukherjee

57

42

Forging a Sustainable Path

Berkana’s Journey and Updates

Nov 5, 2024 • 

Swarnali Mukherjee

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