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Focus: Modern Marathi Literature |
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Feature: Contemporary Telugu Poetry |
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ARTICLES / DISCUSSIONS |
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Eminent Gujarati poet Dilip Jhaveri discusses with Manu Dash how nature is integral to all literature and how tradition plays a significant role in moulding our writing. Hear him narrate his own growth as a poet and various influences.
The section also carries an interview with D C Chambial, editor of Poetcrit, by Nilanshu Agarwal; an obituary to the Oriya scholar-writer Niranjan Mohanty by Jaydeep Sarangi; and literary essays by Bodhisattwa Khan and Ram Sharma.
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BOOK REVIEWS... |
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Reviewing “Vijay Tendulkar Omnibus,” Jayashree Mohanraj says the book presents the master craftsman in a capsule and is a comprehensive coverage of the celebrated Marathi playwright’s works in all genres, including his musings and essays.
The section also presents Ambika Ananth’s review of R S Sudarshanam’s “The Tree of Life and Short Stories” and Meena Kandasamy’s review of Praveen Gadhvi’s “The Voice of the Last.”
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FICTION... |
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Complementing the feature on Contemporary Telugu Poetry in this issue, the section offers translations of four Telugu short stories. These are by the master narrator Munipalle Raju (picture), P Sathyavathi, R Vasundhara Devi and K Viswanatha Reddy.
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POEMS... |
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“I saw Bay of Bengal / Reflected / Through her Atlantic deep eyes” writes Chittaranjan Mishra (pic) of Kirsten in one of his soft romantic poems in the section.
Also featured are poetry of Amiya Patra, Harekrishna Meher, G Kameshwar, Nandini Dhar, Shailendra Chauhan, Sharmila Ray, Sunanda Pradhan and Vyom Prashant. Ambika Ananth offers her selections from Your Space.
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