By Aline Dobbie It was a great pleasure to meet Mrs Anju Ranjan the new Consul General of India to Scotland this week at her
Category: Culture
India and the English Aesthetes
by Reginald Massey Gutala Krishnamurti who died recently was a Telugu and English scholar who believed that the Aesthetic Movement which flourished during the 1890s
The Great Guru Baba Nanak
By Reginald Massey Nanak was born to a Hindu family in 1469. He was born in Dera Baba Nanak, now in Pakistan. Had there then
Confluence November 2016 issue
Confluence Nov 2016 final version
A contemporary look at the modern Sita
By Devi Rajab Three Strong Women Sita Gandhi, Sushila Gandhi and Kasturba Gandhi Diwali is a time when the often forgotten story of Rama and
Sheema Kermani, dancer, activist and advocate of Indo-Pak peace
By Reginald Massey In a free society such as Britain it is unthinkable that anyone would voice an outrageous opinion such as “Dance is un-Islamic
In conversation with Tom Alter
by Chaand Chazelle Tom Alter is a fine, versatile and well known actor and a familiar presence in the Bombay film industry. Any film which requires
Mea Culpa: Why sorry doesn’t seem to be the hardest word
By Dawood Ali McCallum “That was a mistake. I’m sorry about that. I take responsibility.” “I said it, I was wrong, and I apologize.”
I CAN’T/WON’T WRITE LIKE A WHITE MALE POET
By Usha Akella Hold up the onion skin of your poetry to the light, You are nothing, A drum roll, With no procession. What is
Nathan Hassall’s ‘The Flesh and Mortar Prophecy’
A review by Ananya Guha Nathan Hassall’s (www.nathanhassall.co.uk) poems explore the motif of darkness in literature. The poems in his book do not offer any