The Strange Ailments of Solitary Dreamers
By Devdan Chaudhuri “It’s me, me, the cursed one, I am guilty!” —Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers…
2016
किलेरिनेट
By Gulzar वो दोनों बग़ल की बिल्डिंग में थे। फि़रोज़ सुबह सुबह अपनी किलेरिनेट (clarinet) लेकर, खिड़की के…
The Meeting
By Nabina DasShe steps out of the black-and-yellow taxicab and looks around. Not because of any…
And the Final Frontier is Heaven
By Monidipa Mondal “I have been faithful to thee, Cynara! in my fashion.” —Ernest Dowson I…
No Woman’s Land
By Harsh SnehanshuOne. Two. Three. Four. Five. Six. Seven. Eight. Nine. His toe taps and crushes…
Toe the Line
By Paramita BanerjeeEpilogue But then,” he countered, “you’ve been in the same situation before.” “True, but…
Out at the Wedding
By Udayan DharA brooding and disheartened Nikhil sat in front of the ceremonial fire inside the…
The Day Fascism Came Knocking
Jadavpur University repels a threatened “communal thrashing” by the ABVP, but fissures within the student body…
Let the past burn in our hearts
Whether you call us anti-nationals or critical patriots, JNU will continue to rage against the dying…
Confronting her Freudian Fate?
Asif Kapadia’s BAFTA-winning documentary on Amy Winehouse is an incisive examination of a tragic figure, writes…