
Editorial
Though I Sang in my Chains like the Sea… Click here to read
Translations
Three poems by Nazrul have been translated by Niaz Zaman from Bengali. Click here to read.
Projapoti (Butterfly) by Nazrul has been translated by Fakrul Alam from Bengali. Click here to read.
Human by Manzur Bismil has been translated by Fazal Baloch from Balochi. Click here to read.
Now, What I Can Do by Ihlwha Choi has been translated from Korean by the poet himself. Click here to read.
Chhora or Rhymes by Tagore has been translated from Bengali by Mitali Chakravarty. Click here to read.
Poetry
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Michael Burch, Kirpal Singh, Ryan Quinn Flanagan, Shamik Banerjee, Stuart McFarlane, Mary Tina Shamli Pillay, George Freek, Radhika Soni, Craig Kirchner, Tapas Sarkar, Stephen Philip Druce, Anjali Chauhan, Michael Lee Johnson, Milan Mondal, Rhys Hughes
Poets, Poetry & Rhys Hughes
In Dylan on Worm’s Head, Rhys Hughes describes a misadventure that the Welsh poet had while hiking as a tribute to him on Dylan Thomas Day. Click here to read.
Musings/Slices from Life
Ravi Shankar looks at the computer revolution in a light vein. Click here to read.
Snigdha Agrawal introduces us to the perspectives of a child of parents who iron clothes for the middle class in India. Click here to read.
Eternalising the Beauty of Balochistan
Munaj Gul gives an in memoriam for a photographer from Balochistan. Click here to read.
Musings of a Copywriter
In ‘Is this a Dagger I See…?‘, Devraj Singh Kalsi gives a tongue-in-cheek account of a writer’s dilemma. Click here to read.
Notes from Japan
In A Golden Memory of Green Day in Japan, Suzanne Kamata tells us of a festival where she planted a tree in the presence of the Japanese royalty. Click here to read.
Essays
When the Feminist and the Revolutionary Met
Niaz Zaman writes of the feminist leanings of Nazrul’s poetry in context of Madam Roquiah, a contemporary of the poet. Click here to read.
Satyarth Pandita looks into literature around maladies. Click here to read.
Gita Viswanath takes us to the heritage city in Uzbekistan. Click here to read.
Akbar Barakzai: A Timeless Poet
Hazaran Rahim Dad explores the universal poetry of Akbar Barakzai. Click here to read.
Stories
Farouk Gulsara takes us through a dystopian adventure. Click here to read.
Devraj Singh Kalsi gives a tale of reconnecting with the past. Click here to read.
Paul Mirabile traces a story of a young boy in the outskirts of Rome. Click here to read.
Conversations
Ratnottama Sengupta in conversation with Sohini Roychowdhury, who tries to bridge cultures with dance. Click here to read.
A brief overview of Rajat Chaudhuri’s Spellcasters and a discussion with the author on his book. Click here to read.
Book Excerpts
An excerpt from Selected Essays: Kazi Nazrul Islam, translated by Radha Chakravarty from Bengali. Click here to read.
An excerpt from Aruna Chakravarti’s Jorsanko. Click here to read.
Book Reviews
Somdatta Mandal reviews Radha Chakravarty’s translation of Selected Essays: Kazi Nazrul Islam. Click here to read.
Malashri Lal reviews Lakshmi Kannan’s Nadistuti: Poems. Click here to read.
Ajanta Paul reviews Bitan Chakraborty’s The Blight and Seven Short Stories. Click here to read.
Bhaskar Parichha reviews Will Cockrell’s Everest, Inc. The Renegades and Rogues who Built an Industry at the Top of the World. Click here to read.
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