Where poet Akila G. reviews Paper Asylum in Muse India: “The author’s vivid images pull us from deep within of our own madcap days, nights and lull noon where we aren’t mere spectators of time but find a figment of time in ourselves locked in the narrow corridors of livelihood and beliefs. Be it Aparanta,…

I will be reading some of my new poetry at the Cuckoo Club, Bandra tomorrow evening, 26th July 2018. Meet me! I am thinking of reading, ‘in that land under the sun’, ‘Amber’, ‘Key holes’ (not sure the Bandra crowd has heard it) or I will pick two other poems instead of ‘Key holes’. Decisions….

Happy to be part of the Hyderabad Huddle on 29th July 2018. Excited to be in the midst of SO many friends from Hyderabad! There is lot more planned for this day. For more details follow the FB page: https://www.facebook.com/events/647598648949923/654693938240394

One of the few projects as an Editor that I have been so proud to associate with is the collected works of Joseph Furtado. The process probably turned my own page on understanding a long-ago Goa. This book is soon to hit the stands by Cinnamon Teal Design and Publishing. * This book is an…

That lovely festival with Crossover Poems, The Poetry Club (TPC), Women Empowered-India (WE), at The Goethe-Institut, Max Mueller Bhavan, Mumbai that brings in gushes of memory. Three of my poems here for you: Ice Factory, Confluence, To Daraza.

So excited to be travelling soon to Hungary for the Indian-Hungarian Translation Workshop, Budapest (18th to 23rd July 2018), and to see my poems in Hungarian! This poetry event is part of the annual writer’s camp organized by FISZ -Fiatal Írók Szövetsége. From the monsoon-hood of Mumbai, let’s see what climes this city by the…

Talking about the Bengaluru Poetry Festival, here’s a small conversation with Samantak Bhadra at Atta Galatta bookstore. https://www.facebook.com/BengaluruPoetryFestival/videos/1413777935432335/  

Participate. Participate, Mumbai poets! 15th July. Artisan’s Gallery. Kalaghoda. Looking forward to judging this feast.   INFORMATION: Mumbai. The slam-poetry capital of the country. Nobody is immune to her charm! So let’s meet at the beautiful ARTISANS’ Gallery, Kalaghoda on the 15th of July at 2pm to enjoy an afternoon celebrating the English spoken word….