Through the Eyes of Mrs. Funnybones

Balancing beautifully between her panache and wit, Twinkle Khanna a.k.a. Mrs. Funnybones shares some insider's information of the
22 June 2018, 18:00 PM

A Tale of Rohingya: A Take on Dislocation and Displacement

The life of refugee people has always been difficult, and in the current world it has taken on a monstrous form across borders.
22 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Djinn City: Myth and Mystery in Dhaka's Underbelly

No need for a movie tonight! Grab yourself a cup of steaming hot chai, turn off all distractions, and get strapped in for the
22 June 2018, 18:00 PM

THE MAN WITH THREE NATIONALITIES

“This house,” said Mr Ranodhir Palchaudhuri, the owner of the colonnaded 19th century Neel Kuthi at Maheshgunj, “was built by a
22 June 2018, 18:00 PM

SEX OR SLEEP OR SILK

You are the night
22 June 2018, 18:00 PM

At an Ominous Time

My spirit is in tatters
8 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Nirbachito Galpa: A Reflection of Middle-Class Lifestyle

Abul Hayat is a renowned Bangladeshi actor. Starting with Oedipus in 1969, he has acted in over five hundred plays to date. Not
8 June 2018, 18:00 PM

THE ETERNAL BARD

Just the other day I was watching over CNN the celebrated journalist Christianne Amanpour prefacing her interview of the veteran
8 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Snippets

Boss: What is a Botox filler?
8 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Two Poems

When home is broken
8 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Once in a Blue Moon

That Man with heavy glasses-
8 June 2018, 18:00 PM

THE SMOKE ALARM

Since it was my fourth or fifth visit to the US, I considered myself a pro there. When I reached my cousin's home in Hicksville, Long Island on a Monday morning, she was busy preparing to leave for office.
8 June 2018, 18:00 PM

A Requiem of Rain

Maybe it was a feeling of triumph that I felt on my way to the bus stand. A sensation of joy took me over and made me forget about
1 June 2018, 18:00 PM

The Philosopher & the Poet

These stories were told to John Drew by the Hungarian poets Ádám Nádasdy, translator of Shakespeare and Dante, and Győző Ferencz, Keeper of the Radnóti Archive.
1 June 2018, 18:00 PM

A Review of The Sunset Club

'Boorha Binch' is the term used by walkers and wanderers in the historical urban jewel that are the Lodhi Gardens in central New Delhi.
1 June 2018, 18:00 PM

The Best Asian Short Stories: Stories from a Changing Continent

A son worries whether his mother, who is travelling alone, will be able to haul her luggage down from the conveyor belt. An elderly
1 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Poetry

Death news often comes
1 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Literature's #MeToo

The committee that decides the prestigious Nobel Prize in Literature every year is in shambles. The Swedish Academy, rocked by a sexual harassment scandal against an individual close to the committee,
31 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Resurrection of an emancipator

Ours is a society of cultural amnesia, so it is not surprising that Alamgir Kabir is not a part of our usual reminiscences.
31 May 2018, 18:00 PM

In an Old Metropolis Once We Lived

When I put my first step
25 May 2018, 18:00 PM