Poetry
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‘He pirated his own book’: Arvind Krishna Mehrotra on Arun Kolatkar’s bilingual poetry (and life)
Arvind Krishna Mehrotra
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Lab notes in verse: Science and poetry are more compatible than you think
Sam Illingworth, The Conversation
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How Erasmus Darwin’s poetry foretold his grandson Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution
Ed Simon, Aeon
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Disillusioned with America, did the poet Allen Ginsberg find an antidote to rationality in India?
Manan Kapoor, Sahapedia
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Thinking of starting a literary magazine? Here’s what you should know
Ribhu
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Arundhati Subramaniam’s book of poems offers up a world viewed with quiet wisdom and fresh insight
Aditi Rao
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AK Ramanujan’s diaries reveal the inner turmoil and meditative awareness of the man behind the icon
N Kalyan Raman
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How a book of poems written by Buddhist nuns over a 300-year period helps in understanding suffering
Aparna Sanyal
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Fafnir’s heart: A legend from Norse mythology inspires an anthology of poetry from across the world
Priya Sarukkai Chabria
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How the legendary Begum Akhtar influenced the life and poetry of Agha Shahid Ali
Manan Kapoor, Sahapedia
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Reading Gorakh Pandey, the people’s poet who rebelled against his feudal roots
Saudamini Deo
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Imtiaz Dharker has refused to be Britain’s Poet Laureate. ‘The poems won,’ she said. She is right
Sohini Basak
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Watch: Kubbra Sait, Kunal Kapoor recite powerful poem on how thalassaemia affects lives
Scroll Staff
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Beyond ‘Rebecca’: Daphne du Maurier’s recently discovered poems reveal a writer of great versatility
Laura Varnam, The Conversation
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This book of poetry weaves the intimate and the public, the private and the shared, into stories
Shikhandin
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‘The great leader’ appears in Varanasi in this poem about the city’s past and present
Ashwani Kumar
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‘A Kind of Freedom Song’: In life and mythology, women find a voice after violence in these poems
Aditi Rao
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#NaPoWriMo: 10 poets from India who are embracing (and excelling at) National Poetry Writing Month
Rohini Kejriwal
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‘Terrarium’: A debut poetry collection that is therapeutic, nuanced and bursting with wisdom
Niyati Bhat
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Mustansir Dalvi’s dexterous poetry seeks a promise of cosmopolitanism from the reader
Maithreyi Karnoor