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The Magic Moonlight Flower and Other Enchanting Stories, Satyajit Ray

Satyajit Ray is best known for his movies but he lent his creative genius to other fields too. Apart from the 36 films that he directed , he was a … Continue reading →

November 20, 2014 · Leave a comment

A Fine Body of Marching Men by Ashok Ferrey

A Fine Body Of Marching Men by Ashok Ferrey I could see the old woman through the frosted glass fiddling with … Continue reading →

November 18, 2014 · Leave a comment

The Quilt by Ismat Chugtai

In the depth of winter whenever I snuggle into my quilt, its shadow on the wall seems to sway like an elephant. My mind begins a mad race into the … Continue reading →

November 17, 2014 · Leave a comment

The Man Who Would Be King by Rudyard Kipling

Title: The Man who would be King Author: Rudyard Kipling Brother to a Prince and fellow to a beggar if he be found worthy The Law, as quoted, lays down a … Continue reading →

November 14, 2014 · Leave a comment

Doll Palace Stories by Sara Lippmann

They say never judge a book by its cover, but what first drew me to Sara Lippmann’s Doll Palace Stories was its beautiful cover of paper dolls that had one … Continue reading →

November 13, 2014 · Leave a comment

Toba Tek Singh by Sadat Hasan Manto

A couple of years after the partition of the country, it occurred to the respective governments of India and Pakistan that inmates of lunatic asylums, like prisoners, should also be … Continue reading →

November 12, 2014 · 1 Comment

Two Worlds by Ines Rodrigues

She offered me Turkish coffee. I finally accepted and she led me to her apartment. We lived in the same building: her domain on the ground floor and mine on … Continue reading →

November 12, 2014 · 6 Comments

Interview with Tessa Smith McGovern

★What cocktail best describes you? Probably a Pimms – it was the very first cocktail I became aware of as a young teenager because everyone drinks it at Wimbledon and … Continue reading →

November 11, 2014 · Leave a comment

Materia Medica by C.P. Surendran

Poems from Rapid Radio, a collection under construction Trade Names Mirtaz, Daxid, Zapiz. Days narrow like the magic eye Of an old radio. Nights short Like twitter text. At my … Continue reading →

November 9, 2014 · Leave a comment

Rosa’s Day – an excerpt from Arpita Bhawal’s Anthology, Vices of Eden

In the twenty years that John was in Abu Dhabi, besides acquiring lands, a large two-storey house with a garden in the heart of Cochin, a partnership in a coffee … Continue reading →

November 8, 2014 · 1 Comment

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