There’s an urgent need for young people to start reading and writing in the regional languages, and not just English, opines Suchitra Ramachandran, pointing out that forgetting a language and its literature is to forget where we came from.
Human nature is such that sometimes it can be unimaginably noble or unspeakably cruel. Ram Govardhan’s work of fiction is set in an unusual backdrop and reveals some startling truths about our natures.
Silent contemplation makes one more mindful of even mundane tasks, makes us conscious of the moment at hand and has a calming effect, says Shikhandin. Her poems, ‘Sudden Lull’ and ‘Unspoken’, address contemplation in silence.
Deepa Venkatraghvan writes about a practice that is very close to her heart – one that she believes has to be handed down to future generations in order to inspire them and make them better people.
What happens when an idol, once revered, loses their relevance? What can the common man do? Ajay Patri explores the trust human beings place in symbolic figures.
Inspired by a news report about a rebel-held town on the eastern outskirts of Damascus, besieged by the Government troops, M. Mohankumar writes a poem that celebrates hope and the resilience of the human spirit.
Preeti’s story focuses on a quiet woman full of thoughts and her relationships with her mother and her daughter.
Shruthi Rao’s story is about a day in the life of Ishwar Prasad, a professor teaching at a college with students, whose intelligence, according to him, leaves a lot to be desired.
Suresh Subrahmanyan takes an amusing, if exasperated, look at exhibitions and fairs in our country. Do we come out of them enlightened or merely bone weary?