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The Queen of Jasmine Country by Sharanya Manivannan

  • by Akhila Menon
  • 30 September
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If there was one way to describe the frailty and beauty of the Queen of Jasmine Country, it would be to compare..
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Poetry Review: The Unmistakable Presence of Absent Humans by K. Srilata

  • by admin
  • 16 September
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In the first paragraph of the Preface to the poetry book “The Unmistakable Presence of Absent Humans”, Srilata quite beautifully encapsulates what..
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Poetry meets Music in new Folk Album ‘Rang’

  • by Prakruti Maniar
  • 16 September
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Pranita Nair Pandurangi (also one of our reviewers), is a writer, a teacher, a Hindustani Classical Musician (involved in folk traditions), but..
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After Yesterday and other stories

  • by Divya Shankar
  • 14 September
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Written by Appadurai Muttulingam, Translated from Tamil by Padma Narayanan. Appadurai  Muttulingam’s After Yesterday and other stories reminded me of another anthology..
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Parliamental by Meghnad

  • by John Pinto
  • 7 September
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When was the last time you watched the proceedings of the Parliament on the Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha TV?  “Who watches..
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Cobalt Blue by Sachin Kundalkar

  • by Sneha Pathak
  • 7 September
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It’s common to hear stories of sisters falling in love with the same man or brothers in love with the same woman...
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Scribbles August 2019

  • by Jessica Joshi
  • 7 September
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New Releases Title: Raavan Enemy of Aryavarta by Amish Tripathi Description: The third book in the Ram Chandra series, Raavan depicts the..
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In conversation with Volga: Telugu literature, translations & more

  • by Jessica Joshi
  • 5 September
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An interview with Telugu writer Volga, about her novels, translations and more.
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