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  • Culture - Society - Weekly Features

    Gratitude Found Inside the Fence

    23 November 2025

    Kathleen Fullerton — Excerpt: Coffee brews in an old industrial pot, large upon the counter in this long open room optimistically called “the day room.”

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    “Lord Shiva in Singapore” by Pavle Radonić

    27 September 2026

    “In Search of Lost Spectres” by Paromita Patranobish

    27 September 2026

    “The Day You Came” by McLord Selasi

    30 August 2026
  • Culture - Travelogue - Weekly Features

    “GOING DOOLALLY!” — Memories of an Idyllic Childhood Vacation

    16 November 2025

    Saeed Ibrahim — Excerpt: The smell of fodder and hay wafted through the air as the train puffed into the quaint little Deolali Railway Station.

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    Drawing Back the Curtain: Russia 1991 & Eastern Europe 1992 (Part 2 – Leningrad)

    16 November 2025

    Michael Smith — Excerpt: From time to time during this overnight journey we passed through areas of very bright lights shining deliberately on the train. I had been warned about this before we left for Russia.

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    Chala Murari Hero Banne: The Struggle Behind the Smile

    26 October 2025

    Namrata — Excerpt: If one seeks a lens to understand Asrani’s journey, it is perhaps best found in Chala Murari Hero Banne (1977). Beneath its laughter lies an almost autobiographical resonance. The film’s humour, while entertaining, is inseparable from its poignancy.

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    “Channelling the Wellspring of Energy: Review of Madhu Gangopadhyay’s Alien Terrain & Other Poems” by Chitra Gopalakrishnan

    23 September 2026

    “The Search for a Place to Belong: Omair Ahmad’s Homecoming” by Anjana Basu

    22 September 2026

    Sadie Kaye and Holly Sykes Go Beyond The Book Cover: Judging Books Judging Us — Art, Memoir, and the Books That Read Us

    21 September 2026
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    Off the Main Road

    12 October 2025

    Jacelyn Yap — Excerpt: The teahouse district in Kanazawa, now a popular spot for traditional sweets and crafts, is a well-preserved historical geiko district.

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    “Shinkansen Diaries: Discovering Japan by Rail (Part 4 – Kyoto)” by Michael Smith

    5 July 2026

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    10 May 2026

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    26 April 2026
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