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Three Tamil Poemsβ€” Mounan Yathrika

TRANSLATED FROM THE TAMIL BY SHERWIN RODRIGUEZ poem 1 When roasting meat over a firethe odour of blood must fill your nose.As the heat of the bones burns your tonguebite, tear it apart, and swallow.When…...

That Time is Pastβ€” Savita Singh

TRANSLATED FROM THE HINDI BY RITUPARNA MUKHERJEE   Waking up suddenly, I found the skies blushing red The day had just brokenA cool breeze touched my skin, bringing wakefulness,My bed seemed a boat in deep waters When…...

Danceβ€” Indira Dangi

TRANSLATED FROM THE HINDI BY AYUSHEE ARORA   ... For all kinds of uses, there will be no cheaper creature than a woman, in our way of life.   The three-month-old, newborn girl had been…...

The Poodle and the Christ Childβ€” Jean FrΓ©mon

TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH BY JOHN TAYLOR   Has it ever been noticed how much Titian loved dogs? I know nothing of his personal sentiments for his pets, nor whether he hunted wild game and fowl,…...

Krishna Gopal Mallick’s Entering the Mazeβ€” A Rare Indulgent Voice in the Genre of Queer Fiction

KRISHNA GOPAL MALLICK’S ENTERING THE MAZEβ€” A RARE INDULGENT VOICE IN THE GENRE OF QUEER FICTION   REVIEWED BY SUCHETONA PAUL   When I finished reading Krishnagopal Mallick’s Entering the Maze, a collection of…...

Two Bengali Poemsβ€” Rabindranath Tagore

TRANSLATED FROM THE BENGALI BY ARKADEV CHATTERJEA   Poem No. 75 of Sphulingo Songjojon He passes his days bearing a light load; For worries to appear – he never gives scope! His resources are scant, and he…...

The Carnivorous Horseβ€” Sadhan Chattopadhyay

TRANSLATED FROM THE BENGALI BY CAMELLIA PAUL   The height was at least 50 feet, if not more. The colossal holding, adorned with a contrast of red and yellow, clung itself on to the iron framework…...

Away from the Hearthβ€” Khadija Mastoor

TRANSLATED FROM THE HINDUSTANI BY ANURADHA DOSAD   After landing in Lahore, Aliya confined herself to her maternal uncle’s small office space for three to four days. The suffocating atmosphere made her wonder how…...

Reflecting on Tagore’s Memoirs & Lettersβ€” In Conversation with Manjira Dasgupta

INTERVIEWED BY BISHNUPRIYA CHOWDHURI "Long before he was bestowed with the title and all that associated reverence of a #world-poet, he was just another boy. Eighth in the line of eleven siblings, #Rabindranath was sent…...