Editorial
‘I wondered should I go or should I stay…’ …Click here to read.
Translations
Nazrul’s Shoore O Baneer Mala Diye (With a Garland of Tunes and Lyrics) has been translated from Bengali by Professor Fakrul Alam. Click here to read.
Four of his own Malay poems have been translated by Isa Kamari. Click here to read.
Five poems by Satrughna Pandab have been translated to English from Odia by Snehaprava Das. Click here to read.
A Lump Stuck in the Throat, a short story by Nasir Rahim Sohrabi translated from Balochi by Fazal Baloch. Click here to read.
Tagore’s Jatri (Passenger) has been translated from Bengali by Mitali Chakravarty. Click here to read.
Conversation
Keith Lyons in conversation with Harry Ricketts, mentor, poet, essayist and more. Click here to read.
Poetry
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Harry Ricketts, Luis Cuauhtémoc Berriozábal, Laila Brahmbhatt, John Grey, Saba Zahoor, Diane Webster, Gautham Pradeep, Daniel Gene Barlekamp, Annwesa Abhipsa Pani, Cal Freeman, Smitha Vishwanath,John Swain, Nziku Ann, Anne Whitehouse, Tulip Chowdhury, Ryan Quinn Flangan, Ramzi Albert Rihani, Rhys Hughes
Poets, Poetry & Rhys Hughes
In Said the Spook, Rhys Hughes gives a strange tale around Christmas. Click here to read.
Musings/ Slices from Life
Farouk Gulsara writes of how AI has replaced human interactions in customer service. Click here to read.
Meredith Stephens visits her old haunts in Japan. Click here to read.
Gower Bhat discusses the advent of coaching schools in Kashmir for competitive exams for University exams, which seem to be replacing real schools. Click here to read.
The Rule of Maximum Tolerance?
Jun A. Alindogan writes of Filipino norms. Click here to read.
Mohul Bhowmick muses on the diversity and syncretism in Bombay or Mumbai. Click here to read.
Musings of a Copywriter
In The Monitoring Spirit, Devraj Singh Kalsi writes of spooky encounters. Click here to read.
Notes from Japan
In One Thousand Year Story in the Middle of Shikoku, Suzanne Kamata takes us on a train ride through Japan. Click here to read.
Essays
250 Years of Jane Austen: A Tribute
Meenakshi Malhotra pays a tribute to the writer. Click here to read.
Ratnottama Sengupta writes of an exhibition curated by her. Click here to read.
Sangam Literature: Timeless Chronicles of an Ancient Civilisation
Ravi Varmman K Kanniappan explores the rich literary heritage of Tamil Nadu. Click here to read.
Malachi Edwin Vethamani recounts the flavours of past Christmases in a Malaysian Kampung. Click here to read.
Bhaskar’s Corner
In The Riverine Journey of Bibhuti Patnaik, Bhaskar Parichha pays a tribute to the octegenarian writer. Click here to read.
Stories
Sayan Sarkar gives a climate friendly and fun narrative. Click here to read.
Marc Rosenberg weaves a narrative around childhood. Click here to read.
How Madhu was Cured of Laziness
Naramsetti Umamaheswararao gives a fable set in Southern India. Click here to read.
Book Excerpts
Excerpt from Ghosted: Delhi’s Haunted Monuments by Eric Chopra. Click here to read.
Excerpt from Leonie’e Leap by Marzia Pasini. Click here to read.
Book Reviews
Rakhi Dalal reviews Anuradha Kumar’s Love and Crime in the Time of Plague. Click here to read.
Andreas Giesbert reviews Ariel Slick’s The Devil Take the Blues: A Southern Gothic Novel. Click here to read.
Gazala Khan reviews Ranu Uniyal’s This Could Be a Love Poem for You. Click here to read.
Bhaskar Parichha reviews Indira Das’s Last Song before Home, translated from Bengali by Bina Biswas. Click here to read.
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