Editorial
“Imagine all the people/ Living life in peace”… Click here to read.
Translations
The Day of Annihilation, an essay on climate change by Kazi Nazrul Islam, has been translated from Bengali by Radha Chakravarty. Click here to read.
Arise O Woman and Two Flowers on One Leafstalk, lyrics by Nazrul, have been translated from Bengali by Professor Fakrul Alam. Click here to read.
Five poems by Bipin Nayak have been translated from Odia by Snehaprava Das. Click here to read.
Identity by Munir Momin has been translated from Balochi by Fazal Baloch. Click here to read.
Among Strangers, a poem by Ihlwha Choi has been translated from Korean by the poet himself. Click here to read.
Asha or Hope by Tagore has been translated from Bengali by Mitali Chakravarty. Click here to read.
Poetry
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Ryan Quinn Flangan, Jim Bellamy, Snehprava Das, George Freek, Niranjan Aditya, Christine Belandres, Ajeeti S, Ron Pickett, Kajoli Krishnan, Stuart McFarlane, Snigdha Agrawal, Arthur Neong, Elizabeth Anne Pereira, Rhys Hughes
Poets, Poetry & Rhys Hughes
In Did He Ever?, Rhys Hughes gives fun-filled verses on Lafcadio Hearn, a bridge between the East and West from more than a hundred years ago. Click here to read.
Musings/ Slices from Life
Will Dire Wolves Stalk Streets?
Farouk Gulsara writes of genetic engineering. Click here to read.
The Boy at the Albany Bus Stop
Meredith Stephens dwells on the commonality of human emotions. Click here to read.
Odbayar Dorj muses on her own life in Mongolia and Japan. Click here to read.
Jun A. Alindogan discusses the relevance of social media. Click here to read.
Eshana Sarah Singh takes us to Chinese New Year celebrations in Djakarta. Click here to read.
Musings of a Copywriter
In My Writing Desk, Devraj Singh Kalsi writes of the source of his inspiration. Click here to read.
Notes from Japan
In Feeling Anxious in Happy Village, Suzanne Kamata relates a heartwarming story. Click here to read.
Essays
Reminiscences from a Gallery: The Other Ray
Dolly Narang muses on Satyajit Ray’s world beyond films and shares a note by the maestro and an essay on his art by the eminent artist, Paritosh Sen. Click here to read.
This Garden Calls Out to Me: A Flaneur in Lucknow’s Sikandar Bagh
Prithvijeet Sinha takes us back to a historical landmark, made for love but bloodied by war. Click here to read.
Stories
Fiona Sinclair writes a layered story on human perspectives. Click here to read.
Parnika Shirwaikar explores the acceptance of change. Click here to read.
Spandan Upadhyay explores the spirit of the city of Kolkata. Click here to read.
Paul Mirabile narrates how young Nico uncovers his own yearnings. Click here to read.
Naramsetti Umamaheswararao gives a story reflecting a child’s lessons from Nature. Click here to read.
Conversation
Ratnottama Sengupta introduces and converses with photographer, Vijay S Jodha. Click here to read.
Book Excerpts
An excerpt from Devabrata Das’s One More Story About Climbing a Hill: Stories from Assam, translated by multiple translators from Assamese. Click here to read.
An excerpt from Ryan Quinn Flangan’s Ghosting My Way into the Afterlife. Click here to read.
Book Reviews
Somdatta Mandal reviews Arundhathi Nath‘s translation, The Phantom’s Howl: Classic Tales of Ghosts and Hauntings from Bengal. Click here to read.
Andreas Giesbert reviews Rhys Hughes’ The Devil’s Halo. Click here to read.
Bhaskar Parichha reviews Aubrey Menen’s A Stranger in Three Worlds: The Memoirs of Aubrey Menen. Click here to read.
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