Cafe Dissensus

Our July issue, 'Epidermal Metaphors and Narratives in India', is now live. Edited by Elwin Susan John, Sophia College, Mumbai. Do read. #Skin #EpidermalNarratives cafedissensus.in/2024/07/11/con…

"I then joined Teach For India and today I am working as a teacher in a low-income school in the vibrant cultural and commercial heart of Gujarat." - Abani NA #Education #School cafedissensuseveryday.com/2025/06/24/roo…

"It is this diversity of talent in multiple genres that is reflected in Makhija’s new collection of poems, ‘Changing, Unchanging: New and selected poems (1995-2023)." - Neera Kashyap #Books #Poetry cafedissensuseveryday.com/2025/01/08/boo…

So very happy to read poems on my favorite writing platform.

Three poems by talented Bengali poet Rajeswari Sarangi, translated by yours truly. Thank you, @CafeDissensus. cafedissensuseveryday.com/2024/12/14/thr…

"Bound in shadows, can our last wishes morph into a wandering minstrel of our spirits?" - Rajeswari Sarangi #poetry cafedissensuseveryday.com/2024/12/14/thr…

"Neha Bansal’s collection of poems, 'Six of Cups', published by Hawakal Publishers, is a book of myriad nostalgia delving into the depths of mostly forgotten human emotions." - Rajorshi Patranabis #Poetry #Books cafedissensuseveryday.com/2024/10/05/boo…

"The messenger has remained an enigmatic character in theatre. The messenger can be traced through various eras of theatre and has remained a prominent part of larger-than-life Greek tragedies." - Ishaan Singhee cafedissensuseveryday.com/2024/09/22/the…

"Achal Mishra's films challenge and subvert the very concept of chalchitra (moving images) with their achalchitra (still images/ frames)." - Tathagat Banerjee #AchalMishra #Film cafedissensuseveryday.com/2024/09/20/dar…

"The increasing incidence of crimes against women can be traced back to historically entrenched power structures." - @ShahidDarwish #gender cafedissensuseveryday.com/2024/09/15/cri…

"A friendship blossoms between the two. Irawati opens up to Preetam about her trauma, anxiety and panic attacks." - @rimli76 #8AMMetro #Film #Trauma cafedissensuseveryday.com/2024/09/15/8-a…

"Saikat Majumdar’s The Remains of the Body suggests a decisive move in the author towards écriture feminine." - Ananya Dutta Gupta @_saikatmajumdar #Books cafedissensuseveryday.com/2024/07/30/tan…

Read my latest opinion piece on Jharkhand

"Jharkhand’s aim to become an inclusive state also prioritises economic inclusion as a fundamental aspect." - K. M. Ziyauddin #Jharkhand cafedissensuseveryday.com/2024/07/24/how…

My latest piece👇🏻

"To truly transform the Indian education system, we must heed Ivan Illich’s call to dismantle existing structures and embrace new approaches that promote creativity, critical thinking, and social justice." - @ShahidDarwish #IvanIllich #Education cafedissensuseveryday.com/2024/07/14/the…

"In the post-colonial Indian Politics, we see how the right-wing Hindu nationalism has drawn tropes from the mythic realities of Indian epics to evoke a form of hegemonic ‘ideal’ masculinity of the Hindu male." - Anjali Shreshth #MuscularNationalism cafedissensuseveryday.com/2024/06/15/mus…

"Anisur Rahman’s 'Hazaaron Khwashishein Aisi: The Wonderful World of Urdu Ghazals’ harnesses and displays canny powers of precision and grace." - Pradeep Trikha #Books #Ghazal cafedissensuseveryday.com/2024/06/11/boo…

A brilliant review of The Blight and Seven Short Stories by Bitan Chakraborty (translated by Malati Mukherjee). Thank you, Sreemati Mukherjee, for this incisive review. @CafeDissensus @Bitan84