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It’s up! You will find Sara Rai and Varun Grover and Krishna Sobti in translation, by Brij Yadav and Karthik Venkatesh and Trisha Gupta respectively, but the first thing you ought to read is Anil Menon’s Chief Editor’s note –> about AI and the litmag :)

Happy Publication Day! The Body is the World: Selected Poems {1973-2025} by Hoshang Merchant This new volume — the Essential Hoshang Merchant — distils more than 50 y.ears of the maverick poet’s work from 1973 to 2025. redriverpress.in/product/the-bo…

@tanujsolanki ++

Teenager-like excitement for new TBLM issue, out tomorrow.

Highlights of recent poetry on The Chakkar, including work by Saurabh Suman, @anju_devadas, Gopi Kottoor, Prahi Rajput, Parismita Kakati, Ayaan Halder, and @silentoars instagram.com/s/aGlnaGxpZ2h0…

Here are a few inimitable cartoons drawn by the late Mrs. Maya Kamath. It's a pity that we lost her at the age of 52 years. Great loss to the world of cartoons. Please contact Mrs. C. S. Laxmi of SPARROW, to buy a copy of The World of Maya.

‘Suddenly Father and privy to the village sins Gospel in words with the robust flavour of thick, spicy fish curry and the creamy full body of coconut Miles and millennia bridged in the breath of my mother’s tongue, of mine’ Five poems by @silentoars thechakkar.com/home/caroldsou…

@parodevi @ChampacaBooks @WestlandBooks @JacarandaLit hihi excite. see you here hopefully

On April 18th, there will be a Bangalore book launch of Love, Sex and India at @ChampacaBooks in Vasanth Nagar. Some contributors will read from their pieces and I'll be in conversation with Thommen Ollapally @WestlandBooks @JacarandaLit

Bangalore peepul, I'll be in your city for some screenings and some book events. Hope to see you there! April 17th there is a screening of Working Girls at NLSUI, which is open to the public - but registration is mandatory and can be done here - nls.ac.in/news-events/fi…

Birds call. They know my secret unhappiness. thechakkar.com/home/caroldsou…

@IamKunalRay @wpramodha @JournalVAP congratulations. look forward to reading

Long conversation with art writer & curator Pramodha Weerasekera @wpramodha about #contemporary #artㅤㅤㅤㅤ practice in #Srilanka published in @JournalVAP. Came out of my month long trip meeting artists, visiting studios, looking, reading, observing- tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Minaret to Mandir: Five poems by Carol D’Souza . ‘Before the tabla taal of inevitability kicks in the apocalypse, the first few bars of this blue ghazal are clear notes of what could have been.’ thechakkar.com/home/caroldsou…

कुछ और तो अक्सर होता है पर तुम जिस लम्हे में ज़िंदा हो ये लम्हा तुम से ज़िंदा है ये वक़्त नहीं फिर आएगा तुम अपनी करनी कर गुज़रो जो होगा देखा जाएगा

कुछ लोग तुम्हें समझाएँगे वो तुम को ख़ौफ़ दिलाएँगे जो है वो भी खो सकता है इस राह में रहज़न हैं इतने कुछ और यहाँ हो सकता है

"Sometimes she was taken aback that there was no background music to existence." outofprintmagazine.co.in/2026/04/04/bit…

Get ready for an immersive cinematic journey at the Prasad Preview Theatre, Chennai. The full schedule for the PK Rosy Film Festival 2026 is officially here!… From April 8th to 12th, we are bringing you a curated selection of World Cinema, Fiction, Documentaries, and Shorts that challenge perspectives and celebrate the art of filmmaking. 📍 Venue: Prasad Preview Theatre, Chennai. 🗓️ Dates: April 8 – 12, 2026✨ #PKRFF @vaanam_art_festival @Neelam_Culture @KoogaiThirai #vaanamartfestival2026 #Vaanam5thEdition #pkrosyfilmfestival2026

The last quizzing day for the 2025-26 season at SJU Quizzers is here! Groove-a-pravesha is our music quiz for teams of two! And we end with our solo quizzing championship, Magister ✨ All are welcome 🥰

In this month’s edition of Screen Southasia, filmmaker Anam Abbas follows a team of feminist activists contending with systemic patriarchy by taking to the streets for protest in Pakistan. Watch ‘This Stained Dawn’ here : ow.ly/uKhr50Yytzn You can also attend a virtual Q&A with the director on Tuesday, 7 April at 7:00 pm IST/9:30 am EST by registering here : streamyard.com/watch/AMBVDrss…

@SanSip looking forward to picking it up

Pay attention to the history you are making in the present, Ali Smith suggests, or it will return to haunt you. Wrote about the author's 'Glyph' for The Hindu.

The Love Tour is coming to #Bengaluru! Join us at @ChampacaBooks on 18 April as @parodevi and Thommen Ollapally discuss the many stories of how India loves and desires. Register on champaca.in/products/love-…

My self-esteem is a jigsaw I cannot complete. ... I would like to convince myself about myself but I cannot. ~ Jeanette Winterson, Gut Symmetries