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Literature, Culture & Arts | Estd. 2022

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Parul Desai Shah encounters the invidious immigrant experience, and Jahnavi Gogoi discovers discrimination close to home.

Smells Like Home by Parul Desai Shah

Satyanarayan Katha by Jahnavi Gogoi

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Best Spiritual Literature 2025 Nominations

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Murals, guest-edited by François Bereaud

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upcoming weekly features

Billie-Leigh Burns, Humour, Nov 24
Mathieu Cailler, Humour, Nov 24

Marie Cloutier, Craft Essay, Dec 1
Mary Buchanan, Culture Essay, Dec 1

J.D. Isip, Culture Essay, Dec 8
Michael Smith, Culture Essay, Dec 8

Mitra Samal, Humour, Dec 15
Ravibala Shenoy, Humour, Dec 15

Wesley Zurovec, Humour, Dec 22
Daniel Seifer, Humour, Dec 22

Matthew Johnson, Culture/Craft, Dec 29
Gary Beck, Humour, Dec 29

Anupam Singh and Areeb Ahmad, Translation, Jan 5
Asha Krishna, Book Review, Jan 5

Benjamin Brindise, Humour, Jan 12
Michael Fowler, Humour/Culture, Jan 12

Stuti Sinha, Humour, Jan 19
Amlanjyoti Goswami, Book Review, Jan 19

Surabhi Katyal, Culture Essay, Jan 26
Damayanti Saha, Culture Essay, Jan 26

Sarah Masters, Humour, Feb 2
Frederick Charles Melancon, Humour, Feb 2

Ed N. White, Humour, Feb 9
Nina Miller, Humour, Feb 9

Sarang Bhand, Craft, Feb 16
Elaine Nadal, Craft, Feb 16

Shamik Banerjee, Humour, Feb 23
Eli S. Evans, Humour, Feb 23

Sarah Das Gupta, Humour, Mar 2
Natalie Nee, Culture Essay, Mar 2

Ecem Yucel, Culture/Humour, Mar 9
Tim Frank, Culture/Humour, Mar 9

Aditi Yadav, Culture Essay, Mar 16
Jacelyn Yap, Photo Essay, Mar 16

Lyndon Carrier, Culture/Travelogue, Mar 23
Ankush Saikia, Culture, Mar 23

Manglesh Dabral and Nisarg Patel, Translation, Mar 30
Amrita Mukherjee, Culture/Travelogue, Mar 30

Maria Oluwabukola Oni, Humour, Apr 6
Alice Eze, Humour/Culture/Travelogue, Apr 6

Ashley Kirkland, Humour, Apr 13
Nathaniel Calhoun, Humour, Apr 13

Nenad Pavlovic, Humour, Apr 20
Titilayo Matiku, Humour, Apr 20

Anna Nguyen, Culture/Humour, Apr 27
Jacelyn Yap, Photo Essay, Apr 27

Zary Fekete, Humour, May 4
Muheez Olawale, Humour, May 4

Sourav Chatterjee, Culture/Satire, May 11
R Karthik, Culture Essay, May 11

Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos, Humour, May 18
Garrett Berberich, Humour, May 18

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