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November 27, 2016November 27, 2016 Author

India and the English Aesthetes

Blog, 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

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November 26, 2016 Author

The Great Guru Baba Nanak

Blog, Culture
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

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November 7, 2016January 7, 2017 Author

Confluence November 2016 issue

Art, Blog, Book Review, Cover Story, Culture, Economics, Fiction, Poem, Politics
Confluence November 2016 issue

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October 29, 2016November 14, 2016 Author

A contemporary look at the modern Sita

Blog, Culture
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

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October 23, 2016January 7, 2017 Author

Sheema Kermani, dancer, activist and advocate of Indo-Pak peace

Art, Blog, Culture
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

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October 15, 2016October 15, 2016 Author

In conversation with Tom Alter

Blog, Culture, Review
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

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October 15, 2016October 15, 2016 Author

Mea Culpa: Why sorry doesn’t seem to be the hardest word

Blog, Debate, Politics
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.”

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October 10, 2016October 10, 2016 Author

I CAN’T/WON’T WRITE LIKE A WHITE MALE POET

Culture, Poem
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

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September 17, 2016September 17, 2016 Author

Nathan Hassall’s ‘The Flesh and Mortar Prophecy’

Blog, Poem, Review
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

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August 27, 2016August 30, 2016 Author

Recollecting Shiva Naipaul in Africa and Sri Lanka

Blog, Book Review, Culture
Recollecting Shiva Naipaul in Africa and Sri Lanka

By Charles Sarvan, Berlin Shiva Naipaul’s reputation is over-shadowed by that of his brother, world-famous V. S. Naipaul, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, knighted by the

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