Sayan Sarkar — Excerpt: “Welcome to Eastland,” my wife spoke theatrically in a spooky voice.
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Shinkansen Diaries: Discovering Japan by Rail (Part 1 – Tokyo)
Michael Smith — Excerpt: In October 2009, myself and a colleague at the British school where I worked accompanied a small group of 15/16 year old students to Japan.
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Bengal by Way of the Bayou: A Review of Shome Dasgupta’s Cajun South Brown Folk
Nina Miller — Excerpt: Dasgupta invites us into his world, introduces us to the food, the scents, the language, the music, and generously lets us linger long past the crickets have gone to sleep.
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On the Goddess Trail
Maureen Tai — Excerpt: Over the years, I find myself seeking out one particular visage among the unwanted gods. Perhaps it’s a female thing, Girl Power and all that.
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The Guardian of the Temple
Apoorva Shekher — Excerpt: Alok rushed outside and found a few rowdy-looking youngsters throwing stones at a building in the precincts of the Sharda Temple.