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Poem: Void By Boudhayan Mukherjee

Poem: Void By Boudhayan Mukherjee

Poet Boudhayan Mukherjee writes a poem for Outlook.

19 March 2023

A rusted bell

Poem: Honk Honk

The writer Sandeep Jain writes under the pen name Timeless Poetry. He is a real estate broker to whom words come in an endless flow.

18 March 2023

Women devotees at Sabarimala Temple, Kerala

Sabarimala Shrine: A Complex Web Of Feminism, Politics And Religion

As soon as the Supreme Court verdict was announced in the case of Sabarimala temple, the CPI(M) leadership seemed to take a pro-entry position, hoping that it would serve as a historic moment to unite progressive elements...

11 March 2023

In 1949, while there were reconciliatory voices for China in the US administration, there was no sympathy for Mao, notes Naseer Ganai in his review of book 'A Force So Swift'.

Book Review: Kevin Peraino’s ‘A Force So Swift’ Gives Peek Into Birth Of Modern China And Early US Policy Debates

While there were reconciliatory voices in the US administration in 1949 on China, they were based on the hope that the Communist rule will be subverted, notes Kevin Peraino in his book ‘A Force So Swift: Mao, Truman, and...

19 March 2023

The question of the Anti-Defection law stands in front of us...

Anti-Defection Law: Defecting From Mandate

Legislators may be charged with defecting from a party if they willingly renounce their membership in accordance with the rules of the anti-defection statute. The law doesn't define this phrase, leaving it up to the...

11 March 2023

Many roads, different routes, some taken and few forsaken...

Of Roads, Love And The Fall

Time flies...Has it made me any wise?

11 March 2023

A child's gaze

Consuming Playful Days Of Childhood

Mir was a driver by profession and would work long hours to feed his family. However, after his death, the family was left to fend for itself. Mir's three daughters and son—all aged between  2 to 10 –had to discontinue...

18 March 2023

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Lingering salt in claustrophobic sea...

Poems: The Scream And Lemongrass Tea

Melting grassroots/in an extrovert honey/her passionate lips...like the cappadocia balloons- primrose, pastel pink.

11 March 2023

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11 March 2023
Poems: Pain And Healing

Poems: Pain And Healing

Pain is a bedside lamp. It blinks like a jackal’s eyes, from the night bushes.


05 March 2023
Red Balloons Hover Over Turkey’s Ruins In Memory Of Children

Red Balloons Hover Over Turkey’s Ruins In Memory Of Children

Even before our memories could fade out the smile of the child who came out of the rubbles after more than 72 hours of struggle in devastated Turkey, several...


05 March 2023
Short Poem: The Family On TV

Short Poem: The Family On TV

So at what point did you realise, ​​that you’re not the family on TV?


05 March 2023
Remembering Rehman Rahi, The Literary Genius Of 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...


04 March 2023
Same-Sex Laws Must Meet Needs Of Natural Justice

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...


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26 February 2023
Versova Seafood Festival: Popularising Picturesque Fishing Village Through Home Diners

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...


26 February 2023
The Sufi Lament

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...


26 February 2023
How To Write (Unfinished) Poetry For (Non)Friendship Day

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...


26 February 2023
Book Review: If I Could Tell You

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...


26 February 2023
No Scandal 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...


25 February 2023
From Canteen, Cafeteria To Cafe: An Account Of The Changing Picture Of Urban Culture

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...


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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....


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...


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