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  • All Issues
    • The Many Lives of Atlas A (Special Issue, January 2026, Web Edition)
    • Fictile Feelings (Poetry Special, October 2025)
    • Issue 4 (April 2025)
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    • Issue 3 (April 2024)
    • Wee Hooghly, Issue 1 (January 2024)
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  • Weekly Features
    • Craft
    • Culture
      • Film/TV
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      • Literature
      • Music
      • Mythology
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      • Theatre
      • Wildlife
    • Humour
    • Photo Essay
    • Translation
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  • ASAP Corner
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  • ASAP Corner - Books

    Preserving a Heritage: Sita Bhaskar’s Rukmini Aunty and the R.K. Narayan Fan Club

    3 February 2026

    Anjana Basu — Excerpt: [The] mix of literary history into the present-day narrative adds charm and layers to the book. One could call it an attempt to revive the interest in Narayan with a younger generation of readers.

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    Excerpt from This is Where We Say Goodbye, Howard McKenzie-Murray (ISBN 9781760996437, Fremantle Press, 2026)

    25 May 2026

    “The Road Taken: On Perumal Murugan’s Neduneram” by Kathiravan Annamalai

    25 May 2026

    “The Poetry of Inner Landscapes: Neera Kashyap’s The Art of Unboxing” by Anjana Basu

    22 May 2026
  • ASAP Corner - Books

    The Other Epics of India: Gurram Jashuva’s Gabbilam

    2 February 2026

    Nisarg Patel — Excerpt: Considering how deeply epics shape our day-to-day life, it comes as somewhat of a surprise to realize how narrow and limited our knowledge is when it comes to epic stories.

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    Excerpt from This is Where We Say Goodbye, Howard McKenzie-Murray (ISBN 9781760996437, Fremantle Press, 2026)

    25 May 2026

    “The Road Taken: On Perumal Murugan’s Neduneram” by Kathiravan Annamalai

    25 May 2026

    “The Poetry of Inner Landscapes: Neera Kashyap’s The Art of Unboxing” by Anjana Basu

    22 May 2026
  • ASAP Corner - Books

    Gather Round, It’s Katha Time: Review of Sumitra Singam’s Mother Karma, A Novella-in-Flash

    18 January 2026

    Nina Miller — Excerpt: Mother Karma by Sumitra Singam is a novella-in-flash that deftly weaves the story of a migrant family with moments from the Ramayana, mirroring the unfolding narrative.

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    Excerpt from This is Where We Say Goodbye, Howard McKenzie-Murray (ISBN 9781760996437, Fremantle Press, 2026)

    25 May 2026

    “The Road Taken: On Perumal Murugan’s Neduneram” by Kathiravan Annamalai

    25 May 2026

    “The Poetry of Inner Landscapes: Neera Kashyap’s The Art of Unboxing” by Anjana Basu

    22 May 2026
  • ASAP Corner - Books

    On Absence of Indian Revolution: A Review of Manu Joseph’s Why the Poor Don’t Kill Us

    14 January 2026

    Nisarg Patel — Excerpt: Any middle-class person in India with a bit of conscience, and sometimes assisted with general education about world history, would have asked themselves at some point in their lives the same question which Manu Joseph poses.

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    Excerpt from This is Where We Say Goodbye, Howard McKenzie-Murray (ISBN 9781760996437, Fremantle Press, 2026)

    25 May 2026

    “The Road Taken: On Perumal Murugan’s Neduneram” by Kathiravan Annamalai

    25 May 2026

    “The Poetry of Inner Landscapes: Neera Kashyap’s The Art of Unboxing” by Anjana Basu

    22 May 2026
  • ASAP Corner - Books

    The Trap of Living Someone Else’s Dream, Someone Else’s Plan: Salini Vineeth’s The Tree, the Well & the Drag Queen

    24 December 2025

    Chitra Gopalakrishnan — Excerpt: Jack-in-the-box-surprises in terms of genre, events, and timelines, and blending factual and figurative elements, are central to the novella, showcasing Salini’s remarkable skill as an enchanting storyteller.

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    Excerpt from This is Where We Say Goodbye, Howard McKenzie-Murray (ISBN 9781760996437, Fremantle Press, 2026)

    25 May 2026

    “The Road Taken: On Perumal Murugan’s Neduneram” by Kathiravan Annamalai

    25 May 2026

    “The Poetry of Inner Landscapes: Neera Kashyap’s The Art of Unboxing” by Anjana Basu

    22 May 2026
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