Kismuth began as a four-volume series (The Elopement, The Dive, Kanishka, and Flight of Pisces). ‘It was about sharing real stories based on real life, and not catering or pandering to any mainstream audiences. [deleted] Kismuth just wants to tell it straight up, honestly, from the heart. The original blog here was a very basic tumblr. I still remember when I started it, and when I typed what Kismuth was, to me,’ says author Dipika Kohli. ‘Themes for the original series are: love, life, loss and hope.’