Susnata Karmakar — Excerpt: To me, it’s a city full of people and their bicycles. A city full of dreamers hoping to live a little better, hoping to expand their dreams.
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Translated by Rohee Dholakia — Excerpt: One afternoon, on your way from work to the post office, you notice Prerna from 20 feet away near the glass pane of the Manhattan bagel cafe.
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Chayanika Saikia — Excerpt: The portrayed house of the Gaonkar family, once a living space, is now a sanctum for the family rituals and cultural festivities, sublimed by spirituality.
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Elizabeth Barton — Excerpt: I had / just anointed the native grasses, / avoided a toilet which demanded / Vaccine-passes
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Zoé Mahfouz — Excerpt: “How come you’re not on the WhatsApp group? Let me add you!” That’s when the nightmare began.
