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Literature, Culture & Arts | Estd. 2022

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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)
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  • Humour - Weekly Features

    “I Do Value Candour” by Norma Hart

    18 October 2026

    Thank you for your email. I do value candour and with that in mind, I wonder if you might indulge me.

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    “C8H10N4O2” by Michael Smith

    25 October 2026

    “a wife’s complaint” and other poems by Low Kian Seh

    25 October 2026

    “How to be a Good Nigerian” and other poems by Hassan Ismail Adekunle

    18 October 2026
  • ASAP Corner - Books

    “When the River Remembers: Umar Nizarudeen’s The Moplah Speaks of the Rivers” by Haimanti Bagchi

    17 October 2026

    Nizarudeen reworks Langston Hughes’ ‘The Negro Speaks of Rivers’, replacing Hughes’ historical subject with the Moplah, a term deeply entangled with the colonial history of Malabar Muslims.

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    “The Geography of Unfinished Memory: Trauma, Belonging and the Ethics of Return in Umair Ahmed Khan’s The Valley of Unfinished Songs” by Wani Nazir

    8 October 2026

    “The Unease Beneath the Ordinary: Review of Geet Chaturvedi’s Scent of the Nameless, tr. Anita Gopalan” by Tarang Sinha

    2 October 2026

    “As Strong as a Yak: Review of Jess Butterworth’s Running on the Roof of the World” by Sandhyaa Venkatachalam

    2 October 2026
  • The Writer's Gauntlet with Sadie Kaye

    Bewildered Old Man Held Hostage By Imaginary Criminals And A Cat.

    15 October 2026

    Some of my books are set in Russia. I needed to come up with a lot of Russian names so I basically just plundered Dostoevsky.

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    Paul Bassett Davies is Writer in Residence, at his house. He’s Been Writing For Forty Years, And He Still Hasn’t Finished. Find Out Why.

    29 October 2026

    Author Investigates Reincarnation, Suspects He Has Been Making The Same Mistake For Centuries

    22 October 2026

    Comedic Terrorist Dan Dellechiaie, The Brains Behind Shitbot, Writes Silly Antifa Stories—And They’re Accidentally Saving Real Lives!

    8 October 2026
  • Travelogue - Weekly Features

    “Scandinavian Capitals: A Visit to All Four Capital Cities (Part 1 – Copenhagen)” by Michael Smith

    11 October 2026

    Things you would not expect to see in... Copenhagen. A major attraction of travelling is the ever-present element of surprise. Rarely a day goes by without some form of unexpected discovery, no matter how small.

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    “Akagera National Park: A Conservation Destination” by Chitra Gopalakrishnan

    4 October 2026

    “Journey to the north-eastern end of Deutschland” by Subham Mukherjee

    16 August 2026

    “Peaks, Pine and Peace — A Dream Getaway at Bahu Village” by Urmi Chakravorty

    16 August 2026
  • Humour - Translation - Weekly Features

    “The Writer’s Nose” by Wawan Kurniawan

    11 October 2026

    A month before the book he was writing was completed, the tip of his nose itched unbearably. Previous bouts of itching he could endure, but today’s was relentless.

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    “C8H10N4O2” by Michael Smith

    25 October 2026

    “a wife’s complaint” and other poems by Low Kian Seh

    25 October 2026

    “How to be a Good Nigerian” and other poems by Hassan Ismail Adekunle

    18 October 2026
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