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  • All Issues
    • Pratibhāsika (Speculative Fiction, July 2026)
    • The Many Lives of Atlas A (Special Issue, January 2026, Web Edition)
    • Fictile Feelings (Poetry Special, October 2025)
    • Issue 4 (April 2025)
    • Murals (December 2024)
    • Issue 3 (April 2024)
    • Wee Hooghly, Issue 1 (January 2024)
    • Issue 2 (October 2023)
    • Issue 1 (April 2023)
  • Weekly Features
    • Craft
    • Culture
      • Faith
      • Film/TV
      • Food
      • Literature
      • Music
      • Mythology
      • Satire
      • Science
      • Society
      • Sports
      • Theatre
      • Wildlife
    • Humour
    • Photo Essay
    • Translation
    • Travelogue
    • Book Review (Till Feb 2025)
    • Weekly Features Archive (October 6, 2024 and Before)
  • ASAP Corner
    • Books
    • Conversations
    • Excerpts
    • Film/TV
    • Magazines/Journals
    • Music
    • Remembrance
  • The Writer’s Gauntlet
  • Submissions
  • Who We Are
    • Founding Editors
    • Guest Editors
    • Recognitions
    • Nominations
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Fictile Feelings (Poetry Special, October 2025)

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Pratibhāsika (Speculative Fiction, July 2026)

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The Many Lives of Atlas A (Special Issue, January 2026, Web Edition)

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  • Culture - Faith - Society - Weekly Features

    “Camel’s in the House” by Maureen Tai

    19 July 2026

    I stood in front of the gods, and was struck anew by embarrassment and regret. As usual, I couldn’t decipher any of their names.

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    “Meet Lord Jagannath, Supreme Nerd of Creation” by Daniel Gauss

    19 July 2026

    “The ‘Poor’ Case of Raju Rastogi” by Rijuta Pandey

    12 July 2026

    “Chef Arun; Wong” by Shruti Goel

    12 July 2026
  • Culture - Faith - Society - Weekly Features

    “Meet Lord Jagannath, Supreme Nerd of Creation” by Daniel Gauss

    19 July 2026

    Hinduism is generally pluralistic rather than exclusive. Worshipping Jagannath usually does not mean rejecting all other deities.

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    “Camel’s in the House” by Maureen Tai

    19 July 2026

    “The ‘Poor’ Case of Raju Rastogi” by Rijuta Pandey

    12 July 2026

    “Chef Arun; Wong” by Shruti Goel

    12 July 2026
  • ASAP Corner - Books

    “Reimagining Tagore’s Women — Three Women: A Graphic Novel by Isheeta Ganguly, Illustrated by Chirantan Sarkar” by Anjana Basu

    19 July 2026

    Three women, one real as far as history is concerned and the other two drawn from the pages of Tagore, inspired by that real woman—the notun bouthan who was Tagore’s muse and who died tragically.

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    “a gift of attention: K Ramesh’s spinning pinwheels” by Geetha Ravichandran

    8 July 2026

    “Grief, Love and Laughter: Howard McKenzie-Murray’s This is Where We Say Goodbye” by Megan Kimber

    1 July 2026

    “Gentle Reminders on Responsible Tourism: Mani Mahesh Aurora’s Iya and the Map of Gentle Journeys” by Sunny Gavhane

    22 June 2026
  • The Writer's Gauntlet with Sadie Kaye

    Joãowow Lucas Survives Near-Fatal Choking By A Much Better Writer

    17 July 2026

    The Oxford Comma is a British revenge plot for losing the Revolutionary War.

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    Jen Nafziger Is The Worst Comedy Hack We’ve Ever Seen.

    9 July 2026

    Mat Ricardo is an America’s Got Talent loser who wrote a book for kids about how to be criminals.

    2 July 2026

    Jonathan Han is a voluptuous, kind-eyed, strong man close to your area.

    25 June 2026
  • Issues - Updates

    Pratibhāsika (Speculative Fiction, July 2026)

    15 July 2026

    We’re thrilled to announce the publication of Pratibhāsika.

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    The Many Lives of Atlas A (Special Issue, January 2026, Web Edition)

    31 January 2026

    Fictile Feelings (Poetry Special, October 2025)

    3 October 2025
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