Monthly Archives: January, 2012

Fiction

Lies in White – Aarya, Kerala

Lies in White I hated the color white. I hated its every offspring. And today I was stuck with my ivory white sneakers, because the black ones...

IR - January 17, 2012

Fiction

Sohan Papdi – Saikat Banerjee, Haryana

Air has become chilled, dry and the warmth of sun seems to be pleasant. The winter has just peeped in. Woolens are still not...

IR - January 17, 2012

Poetry

Hues of Rain! – Sethu, Kerala

Never before was the rain so enchanting, murky and placid lay the deserted shore, mushy wind brushing by, chirping birds shiver and shy, lazy dawns and sopped twilight, memories...

IR - January 14, 2012

Poetry

Life has so many y’s? – Abha Goel, Delhi

Life has so many y’s?? I sat in front of her weighed down by the unjust, redundant ways of life, It was unwanted, undesired but to...

IR - January 11, 2012

Poetry

After Death – Hemambika Varma, Kerala

When I am gone, Oh Lord! Let the sun be as bright And the moon spread its light Let the flowers bloom as now And the birds sing...

IR - January 10, 2012

Articles

Fashion high street for Indian Palette – Prathiba Devi Wilson, Tamilnadu

Fighting over Monday morning blues, I was rummaging through my wardrobe for a perfect outfit that would enhance my spirits and preserve my fashion...

IR - January 10, 2012

Articles

Dr Mamoni Raisom Goswami, the Jnanpith winner bids adieu – Geetima Baruah Sarma, Assam

Dr Mamoni Raisom Goswami is a distinguished name in the world of literature. In the year 2000, she was honoured with ‘Jnanpith’, the highest...

IR - January 10, 2012

Book-Reviews

Tagore’s Idea of Nation and Nationalism in Gora – Nakul Kundra, Amritsar

Gora (1909) is the fifth in order of writing and the largest of Tagore’s twelve novels. It was serialised in a literary magazine Probasi...

IR - January 5, 2012

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