04FebWhen flying on a plane, we often get excited to watch out from the window. The houses and street lamps become small boxes and stars of the ground. The symmetrical patterns and the beauty of the chaos can only be appreciated from that altitude. Setting out to capture those moments,
The 8th annual short play festival, Prakriti foundation’s Short and Sweet commenced with Wild Cards-1 on 3rd of July. Every year, it is flocked by the ever-growing theatre fraternity of Chennai This segment brought together nine plays by various theatre groups and college clubs. The show ran both English and
Coming from a land which has hosted some of the most famed people whose dedication and love for the language has inspired millions, here we present some of the prominent landmarks of this beautiful city. On the exploring trail of shutterbugs we have received an huge response for the contest
26DecSonnet Mondal has read, and represented India, at literary festivals in Macedonia; Cork, Ireland; Istanbul, Turkey; Granada, Nicaragua; Sri Lanka; and Slovakia. Winner of the 2016 Gayatri Gamarsh Memorial award for literary excellence, Sonnet was one of the authors of Silk Routes Project, IWP, University of IOWA. One of the
26DecPriya Sarukkai Chabria is a poet, writer and translator with five published books. Awarded by the Indian Government for her Outstanding Contribution to Literature her works’ translated into six languages & is published in The British Journal of Literary Translation , Drunken Boat, Pratilipi, Language for a New Century, The
Sharanya Manivannan is the author of four books, including the award-winning short story collection, The High Priestess Never Marries and the newly-released poetry collection, The Altar of the Only World. 1.Can you say something about what made you write your first poem?? I wrote my first poem at 7 years
26DecParvathi Nayar is a writer, poet and contemporary visual artist based in Chennai. Parvathi Nayar plays an active role – and is deeply committed to supporting – the emerging renaissance of the contemporary in Chennai. Parvathi is best known for her videos and her complex drawing practices; she also engages
24DecErik Lindner is a poet born in 1968 in The Hague, The Netherlands. He has published five books of poetry and the novel Naar Whitebridge (De Bezige Bij, 2013). His work has been translated into many languages and in France, Germany and Italy. He has read on numerous international festivals
20DecWhat happens when two cultures meet? Some would paint a picture of conflict. But poets and musicians would beg to differ. To them, the coming together of two cultures is a chance for dialogue, a chance to explore, experiment and reinvent. It’s a chance to create something beautiful to enchant
A heartwarming Poem reading by a self-actualized soul and a grand old Indian poet Shri Jayanta Mahapatra. He is the first ever Indian poet to win Sahitya Akademi award for English poetry. He is also a winner of Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour in India. He is physicist by education and commenced
