Previous Issues August 2011 July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 November 2010 October 2010 August 2010 July 2010 May 2010 Editorial Writing for Pleasures Poetry Poesis – Reena Prasad Thanatopsis – Shamsud... (Continue reading)
It was hot and sultry outside, the Sun nonchalantly beaming down its scorching rays even though it was way past afternoon. The black barrister’s robe swayed around in repeated rhythmic dance from the clothes stand placed at a handy distance... (Continue reading)
The concerto reached its climax with the orchestra playing full throttle and the drummer repeatedly striking the drums. At the peak of the symphony suddenly the instruments stopped playing and with a final bang on the cymbal the drummer produced... (Continue reading)
Flurry showers of snow were peacefully carpeting the entire city of Srinagar. An uneasy calm overthrew the buzzing of summer lutes in our north-most princely state. Songs of sparrows seemed to disappear into a void. There was silence. Just silence.... (Continue reading)
In the past decades most of the intellectuals and writers around the world stood for leftist ideology, though in the some countries like India nationalism dominated for a brief period. Whatever the case be, the basic force behind those two... (Continue reading)
Christina: Before I begin let me congratulate you for having published your first poetry collection, “The crescent smile”. How do you feel upon having accomplished this dream? Aiswarya: Thank you. It was indeed one of the happiest moments when I... (Continue reading)
Tagore, a great exponent of divinity in man, explained in Gitanjali, “Song Offerings”, how mankind can be united by the religious bond of love and compassion. In the pattern of rhythmic prose, Gitanjali reveals Tagore’s tremendous intellectual depth and variety.... (Continue reading)
In one of its multiple roles literature is supposed to act as a mirror of the society it is related to. No doubt this is true, but there is more to it than is usually understood. It does not only... (Continue reading)
In this hustling and bustling world, all of humanity has surged ahead in terms of technology. What was unimaginable earlier has become a household reality today. What once seemed like fantasy is a usual phenomenon today. It’s no longer about... (Continue reading)
It was a winter evening and as usual I went out in warm clothes to have something spicy. Yes, he was there, the bearded man selling chowmein by the roadside in his four-wheeled cart. “Namaste sir” he greeted me as... (Continue reading)