Manabjameen: Untilled Earth

Set in the troubled last quarter of the twentieth century, Sirshendu Mukhopadhyay's Manabjameen is an expansive saga that charts the
31 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Yoga for Dummies

This revised edition of Yoga For Dummies provides 25 percent new and revised content, presenting new concepts for the yoga
31 May 2015, 18:00 PM

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

In this age of post 'Pirates of the Caribbean' Johnny Depp fans, very few people are unaware of Washington Irving's tale of fear and
31 May 2015, 18:00 PM

EDITOR’S NOTE

A convergence of religions through Dharma, not swords. Friendship as an expression of political resistance.
29 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Bucket List: The Kerala Journal

I am up early today. It's a brilliant morning and I can hear the chirping of new birds.
29 May 2015, 18:00 PM

In search of a creative community

While I'm editing my novel, I find it helpful to read something entirely unrelated. Young Romantics by Daisy Hay, subtitled The Shelleys, Byron and other tangled lives (Bloomsbury 2011), tells the story of a group of radical English writers over a period of a dozen years in the early nineteenth century.
29 May 2015, 18:00 PM

The Night It Rained

The wind builds up its frenzy. The clouds rob my sky.
29 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Early Days

The May sun scorches Krishnachuras blaze The mind is moribund.
29 May 2015, 18:00 PM

First Kadam

You have gifted me rainy day's First Kadam flower, O my beloved I offer you songs of monsoon rain.
29 May 2015, 18:00 PM

LAUGHING LIKE RAY'S CHILDREN

People my age are one of the last few generations that grew up in Dhaka without twenty-four hour television or the Internet. We would read.
22 May 2015, 18:00 PM

The Migrants

They had set sail in hope in dinghies or rickety boats,
22 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Dejection: A Sonnet

I would love to be proven wrong that day,
22 May 2015, 18:00 PM

EDITOR’S NOTE

This week Shahpar Selim does a double take on a childhood favourite, reminding us that while we are ‘LOLing’ at the world around us (or in our computers), we must remember to laugh at ourselves too.
22 May 2015, 18:00 PM

WANT TO PLAY?

Grace MacBride and the other five partners of her software company, Monkeewrench, have created a new game titled “Serial Killer Detective'' where the good guy always catches the bad guy.
20 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Decoding Rooppur...

In the opening, the book printed by Madhyama Media and Publications points to the fact that publishers in this country – though slowly but are finally becoming skilled. Hat’s off to the publisher.
17 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Frog By Mo Yan

The pages are full of references to modern Chinese political history and its cultural and social practices.
17 May 2015, 18:00 PM

The Epic of Gilgamesh

The Epic of Gilgamesh is both a spiritual treatise and a decisive effort of ancient literature.
17 May 2015, 18:00 PM

The Last King in India: Wajid Ali Shah

AN affectionate biography of a much-maligned king who had the misfortune to be on the throne when the East India Company decided to usurp him.
17 May 2015, 18:00 PM

EDITOR’S NOTE

Here are the winners of our latest SLR writing competition.
15 May 2015, 18:00 PM

CHANGE

He seemed to be in a paradoxical state of discomfort and pleasure. “It's as if you've never tasted anything spicy before,” I said. “You have to pay for that, mind you.” “Of course I will,” he grinned. Soon enough, the hot sauce began its attack and he began to draw in cool air to soothe his burning tongue. “Oi, give me a cold Coke!” “All right, hold your horses.” I replied, walking over to the refrigerator. A few minutes later he had emptied the bottle. I shook my head at him wearily.
15 May 2015, 18:00 PM