Editorial
Sense and Nonsense: Atonal, Imperfect, Incomplete… Click here to read.
Translations
Akashe Aaj Choriye Delam Priyo(I sprinkle in the sky) by Nazrul 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.
Six Fragments by Sayad Hashumi have been translated from Balochi by Fazal Baloch. Click here to read.
Five poems by Pravasini Mahakuda have been translated to English from Odia by Snehaprava Das. Click here to read.
A Poet in Exile by Dmitry Blizniuk has been translated from Ukranian by Sergey Gerasimov. Click here to read.
Kalponik or Imagined by Tagore has been translated from Bengali by Mitali Chakravarty. Click here to read.
Pandies Corner
Songs of Freedom: The Seven Mysteries of Sumona’s Life is an autobiographical narrative by Sumona (pseudonym), translated from Hindustani by Grace M Sukanya. These stories highlight the ongoing struggle against debilitating rigid boundaries drawn by societal norms, with the support from organisations like Shaktishalini and Pandies. Click here to read.
Poetry
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Ryan Quinn Flanagan, Ron Pickett, Snehaprava Das, Stephen Druce, Phil Wood, Akintoye Akinsola, Michael Lauchlan, Pritika Rao, SR Inciardi, Rich Murphy, Jim Murdoch, Pramod Rastogi, Joy Anne O’Donnell, Andrew Leggett, Ananya Sarkar, Annette Gagliardi, Rhys Hughes
Poets, Poetry & Rhys Hughes
In What is a Prose Poem?, Rhys Hughes tells us what he understands about the genre and shares four of his. Click here to read.
Musings/Slices from Life
Keith Lyons muses on a missing friend in Bali. Click here to read.
Rick Bailey muses about the passage of years. Click here to read.
Farouk Gulsara takes a look at events in India and Malaysia and muses. Click here to read.
How Twins Revive Spiritual Heritage Throbbing Syncretism
Prithvijeet Sinha takes us to the Lucknow of 1800s. Click here to read.
Karen Beatty gives a glimpse of her life. Click here to read.
Musings of a Copywriter
In ‘All Creatures Great and Small’, Devraj Singh Kalsi writes of animal interactions. Click here to read.
Notes from Japan
In The Cat Stationmaster of Kishi, Suzanne Kamata visits a small town where cats are cherished. Click here to read.
Essays
The Untold Stories of a Wooden Suitcase
Larry S. Su recounts his past in China and weaves a narrative of resilience. Click here to read.
Randriamamonjisoa Sylvie Valencia dwells on her favourite haunt. Click here to read.
Christmas that Almost Disappeared
Farouk Gulsara writes of Charles Dickens’ hand in reviving the Christmas spirit. Click here to read.
The Last of the Barbers: How the Saloon Became the Salon (and Where the Gossip Went)
Charudutta Panigrahi writes an essay steeped in nostalgia and yet weaving in the present. Click here to read.
Aeons of Art
In Art is Alive, Ratnottama Sengupta introduces the antiquity of Indian art. Click here to read.
Stories
Ross Salvage tells a poignant story about friendship with an old tramp. Click here to read.
Mary Ellen Campagna explores the macabre in a short fiction. Click here to read.
Rajendra Kumar Roul relates a story of compassion and expectations. Click here to read.
Jonathan B. Ferrini shares a story about pianos and people set in Los Angeles. Click here to read.
Naramsetti Umamaheswararao relates a fable involving flowers and bees. Click here to read.
Discussion
A brief discusion of Whereabouts of the Anonymous: Exploration of the Invisible by Rajorshi Patranabis with an exclusive interview with the author on his supernatural leanings. Click here to read.
Book Excerpts
An excerpt from Showkat Ali’s The Struggle: A Novel, translated from Bengali by V. Ramaswamy and Mohiuddin Jahangir. Click here to read.
An excerpt from Anuradha Marwah’s The Higher Education of Geetika Mehendiratta. Click here to read.
Book Reviews
Somdatta Mandal reviews Showkat Ali’s The Struggle: A Novel, translated from Bengali by V. Ramaswamy and Mohiuddin Jahangir. Click here to read.
Meenakshi Malhotra reviews Anuradha Marwah’s The Higher Education of Geetika Mehendiratta. Click here to read.
Udita Banerjee reviews The Lost Pendant, translated (from Bengali) Partition poetry edited by Angshuman Kar. Click here to read.
Bhaskar Parichha reviews Rakesh Dwivedi’s Colonization Crusade and Freedom of India: A Saga of Monstrous British Barbarianism around the Globe. Click here to read.
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