Opium of the Masses

Opium of the Masses is a blog of commentary on culture through the medium of literature, film, personal memory and coming of age on the internet.

Paridhi Puri hails from Delhi. She loves reading esoteric Wikipedia articles, long walks in her balcony, Salman Toor's A Spring Night in Pakistan, her collection of jhumkas, media about the redemptive power of love, and picnics in public parks in winters. Paridhi graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Economics (Honours) in 2022. She was a SUSI scholar at Between the Lines: University of Iowa's International Writing Program. She is the co-founder of Delhi Reads, a community venture that hosts discussions about literature and culture. Here is her favorite poem of all time.