A Poem by Louis Gluck: The Night Migrations
By Louis Gluck This is the moment when you see again the red berries of the mountain ash and in the dark sky the birds’ night migrations. It grieves me …
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Most people are not really free: V.S. Naipaul
“Most people are not really free. They are confined by the niche in the world that they carve out for themselves. They limit themselves to fewer possibilities by the narrowness …
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Nobel moment for Kazuo Ishiguro, digger of inner truths
It’s a time of rejoicing and celebrations for all Kazuo Ishiguro fans, and those who relish his uncanny talent for excavating abyss beneath the illusoriness of life. The Nobel …
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Isthmus of Time: Poems by Anshuman Gaur
An Anthem for the Fallen Once the storm has passed Once the dust has settled down Who remembers the blood-sworn vow? The cloud serpent Again, steals the water-womb. The sacrifices …
Read MoreSnowflakes of Time: Poems by Kanwal Sibal
Why write poetry, when there are apparently more weighty and profitable things to do? Diplomat Kanwal Sibal, who has grappled with realpolitick and the chessboard of geopolitical games all his …
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Garden of Enchanted Stones: Amarendra Khatua
Amarendra Khatua’s anthology “Garden of Enchanted Stones & other poems” encircle around love, longing, exile, despair and the ephemerality of existence. Half-made songs of love and living, as the poet …
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Diwali: The Bowl of Light
Inner Darkness primordial, sempiternal, deep As you sow, so shall you reap. You think, earthlings, lighting up a few candles and Diwali diyas, will brighten up your world Grimed with …
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Bonding with China in Delhi, via books and culture
Beijing-Delhi bonding via books and culture. This is the way to go, and the New Delhi World Book Fair provides just the platform to rediscover this ancient civilization morphing into a major global power through Chinese literature.
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Global guidelines needed for security & freedom of thinkers, writers: K.S. Bhagwan
In this interview with India Writes Network, Bhagwan speaks about increasing intimidation and threats faced by writers, thinkers and scholars not just in India, but also across the world. Against this backdrop, he argued for the need for the UN to create a set of global guidelines to protect intellectuals, writers and thinkers who are targeted by fanatics of all stripes.
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Booker glory beckons Amitav Ghosh
The Booker glory beckons Indian novelist and essayist Amitav Ghosh yet again. Having narrowly missed the Anglophone world’s most coveted literary honour in 2008, the 58-year-old author has been nominated …
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