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Rehman Rahi in Kashmir

Remembering Rehman Rahi, The Literary Genius Of Kashmir

Rahi cannot be dismissed outright as he was a literary genius who worked tirelessly to promote the Kashmiri language and shape the identity of Kashmiris. With Rahi, Kashmir became relevant in the existential quest for world...

05 March 2023

Ustad Mohammad Yaqub Sheikh

The Sufi Lament

Sitting in his home on the outskirts of Srinagar’s Mochwa area, Ustad Mohammad Yaqub Sheikh has grown up with Sufi Music and has all along remained with the great Sufi singers of Kashmir in Srinagar’s downtown.


Are writers weak on the whole and determined to persevere on their chosen path against all odds?

Book Review: If I Could Tell You

Detail by detail the narrator takes us through his daughter’s school going, the tension of entrance interviews and all the things that anxious parents are aware of. That is when the book comes to life, the love of Oishi...


A male couple looking forward to a better and hopeful future together.

Same-Sex Laws Must Meet Needs Of Natural Justice

The real issue is ‘acceptance’. In a society like India, where same-sex relationships are looked down upon, forcing acceptance from the government or the judiciary is of little consequence.

04 March 2023

Of love and friendship...

How To Write (Unfinished) Poetry For (Non)Friendship Day

So the poem is still incomplete, though I did add some lines later. It is only February; there may be time yet to complete it by July. Meanwhile, if you miss talking to a friend on a non-friendship day during non-July –...


Winter evening at Scandal Point

No Scandal At Scandal Point

This was the time when the soon-to-be-famous, Rudyard Kipling came to the ‘summer capital’ of India and its glittering social swirl. Well over a century and a half, after he first put pen to paper, part fiction, part...

26 February 2023

Seafood preparation.

Versova Seafood Festival: Popularising Picturesque Fishing Village Through Home Diners

A seafood festival and home diners are the newer means adopted by the fisherfolk in the Versova Koliwada, a picturesque fishing village in the northern suburbs of Mumbai to revitalize tourism and attract global tourists.

26 February 2023

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A sneak peak into a cafeteria

From Canteen, Cafeteria To Cafe: An Account Of The Changing Picture Of Urban Culture

Canteen was essentially a humble affair. Cafeteria came into the picture when India was forced by circumstances to believe that control economy had not served it well and finally cafes entered the market when 'space'...

25 February 2023

25 February 2023
Troubled Access To Libraries, Lack Of Accessible Washrooms: Perils Of Students With Disabilities

Troubled Access To Libraries, Lack Of Accessible Washrooms: Perils Of Students With Disabilities

The library is an essential part of any educational institution. They are the place for the minds to grow but for a person with disability, they can be a...


25 February 2023
World At Risk: Cold War 2.0  Can't Be Stopped But It Can Be Moderated; Here’s Why And How

World At Risk: Cold War 2.0  Can't Be Stopped But It Can Be Moderated; Here’s Why And How

The history of international relations suggests that a rising power always challenges the hegemon of the day and the status quo. The United States-China...


25 February 2023
Book Review: Kitne Ghazi Aaye, Kitne Ghazi Gaye

Book Review: Kitne Ghazi Aaye, Kitne Ghazi Gaye

The recently released book titled ‘Kitne Ghazi Aaye, Kitne Ghazi Gaye’ by the Infantry veteran from the Rajputana Rifles retired Lieutenant General K.J.S....


23 February 2023
An Ode To Rural Life: Documenting The Flavours Of Everyday And Minimalism

An Ode To Rural Life: Documenting The Flavours Of Everyday And Minimalism

It’s the ubiquitous flavour of simplicity and the minimalism of mundane, rural lives that keeps taking Amit Sihag back to the creativity of earthy lives.


21 February 2023
Novelist Geetanjali Shree, Dr Ramesh Prasad Panigrahi To Be Conferred With Kalinga Literary Awards

Novelist Geetanjali Shree, Dr Ramesh Prasad Panigrahi To Be Conferred With Kalinga Literary Awards

The Odisha-based literature festival will see some stalwarts in the field honoured for their body of work and passion for good literature.


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19 February 2023
Another Day In My Life As A Failing Writer

Another Day In My Life As A Failing Writer

Shantashree Mohanty writes about a day in her life as a writer. She receives the advice towards the end of the day that it’s better to be a failing writer...


19 February 2023
Poem: Getting It Right By Vibha Batra

Poem: Getting It Right By Vibha Batra

Poet Vibha Batra writes a poem for Outlook on getting it right in life.


18 February 2023
Book Review: Where Mayfiles Live Forever

Book Review: Where Mayfiles Live Forever

The opening line prepares the plot for the entire book. Who was she? Sriveni, who was once, recognized by her beautifully thick black plait, who was a helping...


18 February 2023
'Young Rajiv' - A Diplomat's Diary

'Young Rajiv' - A Diplomat's Diary

Rajiv kept in touch, and sometimes visited Dr. Rozario in retirement at his farm in Fatehpur Beri, outside Delhi. They were always pleased to see each other,...


18 February 2023
A  Woman's Body Writing Itself

A  Woman's Body Writing Itself

I am a pitch-dark womb. I shelter God's fetus...standing on my toes. I am a whore: a flung open door through which men come and go pretending innocence.


18 February 2023
February - The Month That Asks My Name

February - The Month That Asks My Name

February, for some a month to celebrate, to love. But February comes to me with some horrors. Three big genocides - Neilly, Godhra and Delhi pogroms happened...


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18 February 2023
Short Poem: God

Short Poem: God

Eventually, my ideas of an all-powerful yet inherently benevolent entity called God turned into the mythical boulder crushing the shape of my Sisyphean mind.


18 February 2023
Book Review: Attribution Before The Storm

Book Review: Attribution Before The Storm

The book takes its title from verses by Qadir Baksh a lesser-known Urdu poet who wrote under the takhallus ‘Sabir’ and who referred to the number of houses...


18 February 2023
Short Poem: Or So Everyone Said

Short Poem: Or So Everyone Said

Dreams often led, To trouble...Or so everyone said


14 February 2023
Shaharyar—Prince Of Urdu Poetry

Shaharyar—Prince Of Urdu Poetry

Shaharyar may have got a short stint in Bollywood which has no match, still a lot of Shaharyar’s work spanning over four decades needs to be portrayed.


14 February 2023
Heartbreak vs Situationship

Heartbreak vs Situationship

Of heartbreaks and situationships. That word looks so emotionally bankrupt. That word called situationship. Be grateful it is a heartbreak. There’s scope for...


13 February 2023
फैज़ साहब पर कुछ ख़्याल

फैज़ साहब पर कुछ ख़्याल

फैज़ साहब साहित्य को साहित्य तक सीमित नही रखते है। उसे...


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