Tradition must continue—of writing and reading thereof. While it is understood that the debate will be around on the mode–print or digital, it must not affect the age-old tradition. Let’s not even decide whether or not it is in the larger interest. It should, however, be left to the discretion of the reader as to…
How many of today’s writers are able to travel back to their roots in the wild, rustic corners of India where our ancestors lived, loved, toiled, sang together, and set the tradition rolling of story-telling through immortal folktales? There appears to be a strong disconnect in today’s panther writers who are maddened by the runaway…
It is a fast-paced world, I understand. But it is not foolish enough to digest a half-cooked work. The thought is striking me after a rush of ebooks on multiple online platforms that I had to go through in search of information. I was astonished by the way the ebooks were listed randomly on these…
In continuation of the last post “Why shouldn’t a cop write a poem?”, I’m happy to put in some interesting insights from LinkedIn group friends. It’s not something new that a cop has spoken against the system which she has to protect against the internal attacks. There are examples spread across the literary history. My…
Below is a press note from the organizer of the contest that calls on the budding writers. Please note that the contest will close on 4th February 2013. If you have the flair of writing but have not shown it to the world, here is the chance to showcase your hidden talent and discover the…
Ever wondered why a cop should not be a poet? Here is how. Recently a lady traffic cop from Mumbai dared the line and wrote a poem. You know what happened. She didn’t garner a contract with a publisher. Rather she landed in a controversy. Now on her hangs a danger of being fired and…
‘Let the grand ritual begin of paying a visit to the victim’s family.’ ‘The parents must be in grief. The only daughter died at night. The body swung loose from the nylon noose. A mysterious note was left behind placed under the cellphone on the window sill visible directly from the door way.’ ‘Let…
Originally posted on Literary Yard:
Irrespective of current novelists in India, what drew editor’s interest most was a mythological novel–‘Asura–Tale of the Vanquished’ by Anand Neelakantan. It is author’s debut book and really impresses with out of the league approach of treating a malevolent character like Ravana (from the Ramayana). It weaves a true necklace…
Sunken in the mire of grief– in the radius of a funeral place surrounded like a prisoner from all sides with the barren-broken hills– an ex-armyman, distressed and doleful, kept on sitting on a rock by the algae water pond, even when all kins had returned to the hustle. Did he mourn the departure…
Will 2013 be able to fetch the lost glory for poetry? Will poetic music return into the publishing world–print and online? In the last few decades we have seen the poetry losing its grab in the society. Writers or wannabe poets are less convinced, because they don’t see takers for the poetic art. Nor do…
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