Fireflies

Fireflies

I first saw the fireflies when I was a girl, on a hot summer night. “What are those?” I asked my mum. “Fireflies!” she whispered….

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Coffee Break

Coffee Break

She called me to the cafe next to my office. In the six months I’d returned from England, I hadn’t seen her at a single…

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Troubled Sleep

Troubled Sleep

is it when eyes droop red and lactic acid does bleed
in your veins no blood is left that you be a beast?

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Lost Times

Lost Times

On walls I paste, whose colors decline,
‘Wanted’ posters for those lost times!

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Our Belongings

Our Belongings

I keep your belongings,
Our belongings; safe;
For the day we will reconcile

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Earth Woman

Earth Woman

And thus it was that the Earth made light
Shine where it had been forever dark.

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TBR Recommends - October 2013

TBR Recommends – October 2013

Every month, The Bangalore Review recommends a reading list, also mentioning in brief why each book must be read.

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Araby by James Joyce

Araby by James Joyce

Every month, The Reading Room showcases a short story, or excerpts of a book, from some of the greatest writers the world has ever seen.

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Searching for Seamus

Searching for Seamus

… in a warm July you lay Christened and smiling … While I, a guest in your green court, At a West window sat and…

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The Future of Philosophy - I

The Future of Philosophy – I

In the first of a two-part series, Lakshmi Gopal gives us a view of the future of philosophy through her experience of the World Congress of Philosophy 2013, held in Athens.

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Why Maya Angelou

Why Maya Angelou

Arul Gaspar elucidates on Maya Angelou and her writing

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Shakespeare of Rajasthan

Shakespeare of Rajasthan

Mohit Parikh throws light on the works of Vijaydan Detha, also known as the Shakespeare of Rajasthan.

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The Wrong Kind of Dogs

The Wrong Kind of Dogs

Manjiri Indurkar reflects upon her reading of Adil Jussawala’s latest collection, The Right Kind of Dog

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The Yellow Tenement

The Yellow Tenement

From the street below, one could never tell that the first floor of #7 Mullick Road was a tenement. This was so because of the…

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Cast Out

Cast Out

The train stops in the dense night by a temple that stands on a hillock. A Banyan hugs the walls of the medieval temple where…

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