• Blight

    Blight

    Close your eyes Do not sleep to flit off to realms unknown dark dreary shallow And steep   Languish… trapped Never getting out? Getting up… an ordeal (wished devoutly)   “Lie down… sleep” Languish… in your midnight dreams Sweet Saccharine Delusional dreams   A prison Imprisoned Opium eater…. Tranquility?...
  • World Literature Today, Ananke to Host Delhi in the Anthropocene Conversation on June 30

    World Literature Today, Ananke to Host Delhi in the Anthropocene Conversation on June 30

    World Literature Today (WLT) in collaboration with Ananke will cohost a special event to showcase WLT’s latest city issue, “Delhi in the Anthropocene,” guest-edited by Amit R. Baishya. The conversation will be held digitally on June 30th, 2025. The webinar — which begins at 10:00am EDTin the US, at 6.00pm...
  • Nightshade

    Nightshade

    What is your go to poison? Choose… wisely!! Wisely? A pill… bitter to swallow? Death It is easy Coy even Playing hide and seek Or so it seems Playing hard to get Silence, sleep… Perhaps that is all that I seek? Death It is no enemy Aloof, indeed, untouchable...
  • A Masterclass in Atmosphere, Character, and Quiet Rebellion- Nocturne Pondicherry by Ari Gautier

    Namrata reviews Nocturne Pondicherry (Hachette India, 2024) originally written in French and translated into English by Roopam Singh calling it a masterclass in atmosphere, character, and quiet rebellion. In Nocturne Pondicherry, Ari Gautier delivers a collection of seven masterful stories that are both hauntingly lyrical and brutally honest tales...
  • Exploring Transcendence in Sinners

    Exploring Transcendence in Sinners

    Originally a European lore, myth and story, vampires have long held great fascination all around the world. While a huge number of literary and cinematic iterations vis-a-vis the blood sucking monster originating from Europe explored themes of love, obsession as well as the notions of East versus West, otherness...
  • Where Stone Whispers and Forests Speak: The Mythopoetic World of Dr. Kanika Gupta

    Where Stone Whispers and Forests Speak: The Mythopoetic World of Dr. Kanika Gupta

    In an age of distraction, where the present clutches tightly at our gaze, Dr. Kanika Gupta chooses to look back, deep into the crevices of time, where myths still flicker like oil lamps and forgotten hands etched divinity into stone. Art historian, dancer, filmmaker, and author, Gupta is a...
  • Celebrating The Cultural Significance of Bengali

    Celebrating The Cultural Significance of Bengali

    The impact and influence of the Bengali language, the literary traditions and forms of expression cannot be emphasized enough. Be it literature, art, music, theatre or cinema – to name a few – Bengal’s contributions are immense not only when it comes to South Asia but the rest of...
  • Ananke LitFest Celebrates Urdu Language, Exploring Impact on Contemporary Society

    Ananke LitFest Celebrates Urdu Language, Exploring Impact on Contemporary Society

    Urdu which is called language of the lashkar – not just because it was spoken among soldiers; but because of its organic assimilation of words from other languages. One can, therefore, say it was not just the language of the refined and elite (as it – perhaps? – evolved...
  • Ananke-Keemiya Creatives’ key partnership envisions symbiotic space for dialogue, inclusivity, solidarity in climes of vitriol

    Ananke-Keemiya Creatives’ key partnership envisions symbiotic space for dialogue, inclusivity, solidarity in climes of vitriol

    Ananke’s key festival partnership with Keemiya Creatives over the past two years have led to compelling dialogue, cross-regional cultural exchange, building pathway to positive change. The partnership has played a pivotal role in bringing together thinkers, authors, musicians, and creatives in general, who have shared alternate perspectives in the...
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