MINDFUL MUSINGS - MELBOURNE JOURNAL

Work and hope: the salt and sugar of life. Our future is built on the foundation of these two elements. Grandma is reminded of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem, from which
15 July 2016, 18:00 PM

First Song before My Second Death

Is this the world whose soil gave away for long
1 July 2016, 18:00 PM

The Shame of Return

To catch the last train, I've kind of run all the way to the station and glimpsed
1 July 2016, 18:00 PM

West, East

The white woman and her husband fell into silence again. About a while ago the train was heading east, and now,
1 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Of REDS & Silver

Ever since the end of Harry Potter, I have been searching for a book that would grab a place in my heart like our beloved wizarding world did, and this is it.
29 June 2016, 18:00 PM

The Great Burial

The heron had dreams in her wings
24 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Traffic Lights

The traffic signal turned red. I was in the front seat. My nephew, Ron was driving towards home, thoughtful as he looked straight
24 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Of Music and Passion

The sargam falls silent
24 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Stroll along a beaten path

Mahmudul Huque, a Professor of History, Chittagong University, has edited a substantial volume of essays (in his words, a festschrift) written in honour of Professor Alamgir Muhammad Serajuddin, Professor Emeritus of History, Chittagong University, and its former Vice Chancellor.
19 June 2016, 18:00 PM

A timeless work of literature

Mark Twain is an indispensable name as far as American literature is concerned. The American Romantic Movement that emerged during 19th century with strong transcendental underpinnings reached its cliff through the striking and fabulous novels and stories by Stephen Crane, Herman Melville and Mark Twain.
19 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Certain depth of glow outlining the body

Haruki Murakami,the award-winning, international best-selling author, needs no introduction.
19 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Seasons

As he watched the summer sun burn his skin to a darker shade of brown, he went into a reverie and saw his life like a flashback. The
17 June 2016, 18:00 PM

My East Bengal

My East Bengal, how astonishingly she is
17 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Drone strikes and authorial intentions

I saw Eye in the Sky the afternoon it opened in London. I went with few preconceptions, knowing only that it was about drones and
17 June 2016, 18:00 PM

A glimpse of Indian society

The very beginning of Aarushi by India based eminent journalist Avirook Sen reminds me of the opening lines of The Grass is Singing by Doris Lessing.
12 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Journalism: Offline Online

The history of journalism in Bangladesh is largely non-academic as people with different educational backgrounds have come up and joined this exciting profession without any career plan.
12 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Dark Destinies, Dark Ships

Thanks to “Literary Encounter,” a programme initiated by Goethe-Institut Bangladesh, in cooperation with The Reading Circle...
12 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Rising to the Surface

Readers of this paper may have seen a “short story” entitled “The Rising of the Dead”, which appeared on April 23, 2016. Presented as a work of fiction...
10 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Two Poems by Ahsan Habib

At last, I built a home on the ash-stacks of fallen leaves,
10 June 2016, 18:00 PM

The Wedding Ring

The Pakistanis were beaten at last. The flag of Bangladesh flew over the independent country. We all returned celebrating victory.
10 June 2016, 18:00 PM