Rabindranath Tagore’s ‘The Broken Home’ (Nastanirh): Chapters 19 & 20
By Lopa Banerjee
Bhupati stared at Charu, stunned by her sudden gesture. His grip over her hands loosened, and he moved away from her and stood by the verandah.
‘Cafe Dissensus’ Completes Third Year
By Cafe Dissensus
Finally, it goes without saying our biggest supporters are our readers. We are grateful to you for reading. Despite being resource-starved and running without any financial support, we keep going because you read us. And we will continue doing so as long as you read us.
Mumbai Zen
By Yash Pandit
Rust has settled into the veins of time;
it waits, for a flash,
for an hour,
then runs again.
Four Poems
By Saubhik De Sarkar
This is a returning game
If you say nails, I’ll say disclosure
I’ll evoke letters, on the margin of sunshine
Is Mamata Banerjee indulging in ‘Muslim Appeasement’ in West Bengal?
By Mursed Alam & Mosarrap H. Khan
While the Sachar Committee Report was criticised by the Left Government (which ruled the state for almost 35 years) as based on ‘secondary’ sources, the findings of the ASGG Report, which is based on primary data, not only supports the conclusions of the Sachar Committee Report but points out that the condition of the Muslims has not improved at all since then.
Becoming and Unbecoming
By Goirick Brahmachari
Becoming is a form we try hard to look for.
The absence of becoming is probably unbecoming.
Probably between these shades of becoming and unbecoming lies poetry.
Tanur’s Library of Rare Manuscripts
By Fazil Firoos P
The library in Tanur holds manuscripts and miscellaneous collections of various other books. Reliable and ample documents of vaqf are available even today that refer to the manuscripts of Imam Abu Ishaq Al-Shirazi’s book, Tanbih.
Delhi Residents Respond to Delhi Pollution and the Odd-Even-Formula (Part-II)
We hope the question of pollution would ultimately draw the attention of our governments and city-planners to install a decent, workable, and affordable public transport system.
Delhi Residents Respond to Delhi Pollution and the Odd-Even-Formula (Part-I)
We hope the question of pollution would ultimately draw the attention of our governments and city-planners to install a decent, workable, and affordable public transport system.
Three Poems
By Sumallya Mukhopadhyay
Five-thousand drugged souls cannot penetrate my chilling voice –
Voice, which plays in loop to my ears, that this street
Is the only poetry I will ever read, and perhaps
Understand.
A Lament for Linus
By Abhimanyu Kumar Singh
In this country without post-offices,
I wish to remember all the
letters that never reached their destination.
Our Children, Our Future
By Ashraf Thachar
Since children are not bothered about the insecurity of time and space, they still tend to be kind humans, who love their neighbors, irrespective of religion and culture. They promise new hopes and ideas for the betterment of our future.
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