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May 10, 2021
Nilakshi Roy
Fiction, Films, Special Feature, Tribute

Tagore, Ray and Basu: The Broken Nest, Charulata, and Stories from Rabindranath Tagore

There are many admirers of Satyajit Ray’s film, Charulata (1964), which is often seen as a retelling of the story of Rabindranath Tagore’s own time spent with his elder brother...

May 10, 2021
Dr. Bina Biswas
Poem, Special Feature, Tribute

Organic Sensibility of Tagore

Bina tells us about the love of Nature in Tagore and compares it with Wordsworth. Nature was organic to both these poets. Here’s an interesting insight, as part of...

May 9, 2021
Hayat Saif
Criticism, Multiculturalism, Poem, Special Feature, Translation, Tribute

Gitanjali: Interactions of Bengali Literature with the World

The English translation of Gitanjali, “Song Offerings”, encases only 103, amongst which one poem is a combined translation of two other poems. Fifty-three of the poems are from...

May 9, 2021
Tirthankar Das Purkayastha
Science & Technology, Special Feature, Tribute

Tagore and Einstein: Two Kindred Spirits

Tagore’s meetings with Einstein which took place in 1930 and which elicited reactions, both respectful and not-so-respectful, from the scientific community were significant if only because of the opportunity...

November 11, 2019
Mandakini Bhattacherya
Poem

Remains 0f a Day

Mandakini BhattacheryaMandakini Bhattacherya, from Kolkata, is an Associate Professor of English and a multi-lingual poet, literary critic and translator. She has her own Poetry Page on the Dallas-based Mad Swirl...

October 30, 2019
Monika Ajay Kaul
Poem

Yodelling Autumn!

Monika Ajay KaulBorn in the breathtakingly beautiful vale of Kashmir, Monika had her schooling there. A postgraduate in Business Management, an academician by profession, she is an art history...

February 25, 2019
Radhika Bhagat
Life, Advocacy, Environment, Travel & Food, Wild Life

Why You Should Go Diving: A Sea Slug’s Guide to Nirvana

Radhika BhagatRadhika Bhagat is a Wildlife Conservationist based in India. She has been working since several years to protect wildlife and habitats across India and other South Asian countries....

January 25, 2019
Eliza Segiet
Poem

Music of the Word

An evocative poem about the word, by Eliza, for Different Truths. Beautiful is the world painted with the music of the word. Like a butterfly passing by, who for...

September 27, 2018
Sreelata Menon
Cover Story, People, Place, Politics

South Sudan: A Country in Perpetual Turmoil

Salva Kiir Mayardit took oath as the first president of the Republic that day in 2011, the new nation not only gratefully savored its first moments of independence from...

September 24, 2018
Johanna Climenko
Cover Story, History & Culture, Multiculturalism, People, Special Feature

Travelling the World in NYC: Conversations with Cab Drivers and Other Multi-Cultural Excursions

The interplay of different cultures – read multiculturalism – opens the horizons to a person, who is compassionate and deeply observant. As a Dance/Movement Therapist, nonverbal communication is the...