Choosing Chaos Over Control
The quest for our world now must be to find ways to navigate through uncertainty and chaos, not control it
2020 Vol 3 Qtr 1
Building a New Loka: A Short Documentary
A short documentary about a village school in Bihar that has taken the leap and put to practice the much-needed transformations in schooling and education
About Touch and Time: Two Poems
Mangalesh Dabral’s poems ‘Touch’ (2008) and ‘There’s No Time’ — originals in Hindi and translated into English by Sanchit Toor (2020)
“Poets Are the Citizens of Language”
Politics has polluted language and we have to touch and protect its meaning, its sensibility, and its moisture in these ruthless times
A World Playing Itself Out in the Open
A personal introduction to LOKA, a school which presents itself as a space of hope, reflecting the light of the stars and the music of the spheres
Ideas and Discourses in Assamese Contemporary Literature
A question lurking behind the literary discourses in Assamese is regarding the writer’s commitment to the social needs of the people, and whether their practices have remained too aesthetic.
Decolonising Bengali Literature in the Age of the Internet
While the Internet has opened up the Bengali literary space by removing barriers of entry, it has also reduced engagements in some cases to LOL and TROLL
Where Do the Public Intellectuals Meet?
These are difficult times, but writers should struggle to find new ways to reach the readers. Common readers. Not fellow writers and critics.
The Vulnerabilities and Fluidities of Maithili
The give-and-take with other literary and cultural spaces have resulted in not only a large volume of translations but many new trends and movements.
A Quest for Uncertain Selves
The prime task before us is to step out of autistic comfort zones and accept the challenge to explore the vast Indian semiotic network through its complex history and contexts
