Vol 2 No 3 | Oct-Dec 2022 The Discovery of J. Baret Story by Francesca Cotta | Art by Pakhi Sen The first woman to sail the world Jeanne Baret was the first woman known to have sailed around the world. She came on board the Etoile as the ship’s naturalist Philibert Commerson’s […]
Bone Music
Vol 2 Issue 2 | July-Sept 2022 Bone Music Story and art by Anupam Arunachalam Cultural repression in the USSR Because much of our view of the Communist USSR comes from western sources, largely American, there’s a lot of US propaganda that obscures the real picture of Cold War Soviet Russia. But in […]
Here I Like the Sounds
Vol 2 Issue 2 | July-Sept 2022 Here I Like The Sounds Poem by Salil Chaturvedi | Art by Haasini Casukhela Poet Salil Chaturvedi says about this poem of his: “The idea is to introduce the sound-gathering paraphernalia of the ear and how the outside world of sounds is interpreted through the ear, and […]
Jaane Wale Sipahi
Vol 2 Issue 2 | July-Sept 2022 Jaane Wale Sipahi Story by Falah Faisal | Art by Mad Paule This story was based on an episode described in the Safdar Hashmi biography ‘Halla Bol!’ by Sudhanva Deshpande. Safdar: a man of many talents Safdar Hashmi wore several hats – he was an actor, […]
Lockdown Fugue
Vol 2 Issue 2 | July-Sept 2022 Lockdown Fugue Story by Nandita Basu | Art by Anjora Noronha The story of ‘Lockdown Fugue’ is set during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, when a strict, nationwide lockdown brought a nation of 1.38 billion people to a standstill. In a bid to contain the […]
New Wave
Vol 2 Issue 2 | July-Sept 2022 New Wave Story by Jay Kshirsagar | Art by Annada Menon This story is a fantastical imagining that involves cats, music, superstrings and the rejuvenation of our damaged earth. The harmony of spheres A single note contains infinite harmony in the form of overtones. Each note naturally […]
The Legend of Tau Moe
Vol 2 Issue 2 | July-Sept 2022 The Legend of Tau Moe Story by Naresh Fernandes and Annie Sen Gupta | Art by Avik Kumar Maitra Music in Hawaiian culture To quote from the GoHawaii Website linked out below: “The roots of Hawaiian music go back a thousand years and you can still hear […]
Suffernama
Vol 2 Issue 1 | April-June 2022 Suffernama Story and art by Suhail Naqshbandi Kashmir: a brief history Over the centuries, Kashmir has been ruled by several dynasties and kings – from Ashoka of the Mauryan Empire to the Mughals to Ahmad Shah Durrani of the Durrani Empire and later, Ranjit Singh of […]
Into the Woods
Vol 2 Issue 1 | April-June 2022 Into the Woods Story by C.G. Salamander | Art by Rajiv Eipe Russian Forest Rangers Russian forest rangers like Anya are tasked with protecting forests, national parks, and local parklands. Living a basic life often in the remotest, coldest parts of the country, they are constantly […]
The Beholder’s Eye
Vol 1 Issue 4 | January-March 2022 The Beholder’s Eye Story by Anirudh Singh | Art by Kavita Singh Kale This piece of speculative fiction explores the borders of science and spirituality, playing cleverly on a much-overused saying about the nature of beauty. The short story by Anirudh Singh has been interpreted in […]