The Idea of a Private University

Perhaps it is time one should write on the real idea behind a private university and prove that Newman and his ideas
29 June 2018, 18:00 PM

A wrong choice and its aftermath

I picked up this book on a whim. Maybe it was the easy-to-hold feel of it. Or maybe it was the golden sticker adorning the names of the prizes it has amassed that floated on the water hyacinth covered pond. Whatever the reason, it sure didn't disappointed me.
27 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Through the Eyes of Mrs. Funnybones

Balancing beautifully between her panache and wit, Twinkle Khanna a.k.a. Mrs. Funnybones shares some insider's information of the
22 June 2018, 18:00 PM

A Tale of Rohingya: A Take on Dislocation and Displacement

The life of refugee people has always been difficult, and in the current world it has taken on a monstrous form across borders.
22 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Djinn City: Myth and Mystery in Dhaka's Underbelly

No need for a movie tonight! Grab yourself a cup of steaming hot chai, turn off all distractions, and get strapped in for the
22 June 2018, 18:00 PM

THE MAN WITH THREE NATIONALITIES

“This house,” said Mr Ranodhir Palchaudhuri, the owner of the colonnaded 19th century Neel Kuthi at Maheshgunj, “was built by a
22 June 2018, 18:00 PM

SEX OR SLEEP OR SILK

You are the night
22 June 2018, 18:00 PM

GOODGE STREET STATION

For a split second I was startled beyond belief. For a longer while, maybe about a minute, I must have stood still with my mouth agape
22 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Two Poems

When home is broken
8 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Once in a Blue Moon

That Man with heavy glasses-
8 June 2018, 18:00 PM

THE SMOKE ALARM

Since it was my fourth or fifth visit to the US, I considered myself a pro there. When I reached my cousin's home in Hicksville, Long Island on a Monday morning, she was busy preparing to leave for office.
8 June 2018, 18:00 PM

At an Ominous Time

My spirit is in tatters
8 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Nirbachito Galpa: A Reflection of Middle-Class Lifestyle

Abul Hayat is a renowned Bangladeshi actor. Starting with Oedipus in 1969, he has acted in over five hundred plays to date. Not
8 June 2018, 18:00 PM

THE ETERNAL BARD

Just the other day I was watching over CNN the celebrated journalist Christianne Amanpour prefacing her interview of the veteran
8 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Snippets

Boss: What is a Botox filler?
8 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Poetry

Death news often comes
1 June 2018, 18:00 PM

A Requiem of Rain

Maybe it was a feeling of triumph that I felt on my way to the bus stand. A sensation of joy took me over and made me forget about
1 June 2018, 18:00 PM

The Philosopher & the Poet

These stories were told to John Drew by the Hungarian poets Ádám Nádasdy, translator of Shakespeare and Dante, and Győző Ferencz, Keeper of the Radnóti Archive.
1 June 2018, 18:00 PM

A Review of The Sunset Club

'Boorha Binch' is the term used by walkers and wanderers in the historical urban jewel that are the Lodhi Gardens in central New Delhi.
1 June 2018, 18:00 PM

The Best Asian Short Stories: Stories from a Changing Continent

A son worries whether his mother, who is travelling alone, will be able to haul her luggage down from the conveyor belt. An elderly
1 June 2018, 18:00 PM