I had a fantastic conversation with Jane Houng when we met this May for the ‘Mending Lives’ podcast in Nepal during the Kathmandu Literature Festival. Jane inspired me from Day One with her zest, fiery spirit, and easy laughter when we met in Bali over an APWT conference.Today she is unstoppable. To those who don’t…

Friends in Bengaluru, hope to see you in August @BengaluruPoetry Festival. On 3 August 3 pm -5 pm at the (prose poetry) Haibun-writing workshop. Registered yet? Follow the link in the bio linktree. 4 August 1:45 PM – 2:30 PM, Rock Paper Scissors with Gautam Vegda, Maaz Bin Bilal, and Mukul Kumar sharing our poems.You…

I had no clue I was a playwright – not even by an inch, atom, or iota. But the short film scripts I adapted to 10-minute plays (Fishbowl and Catharsis) have been shortlisted at the Short+Sweet South India 2024 Theatre Festival for directors to direct. 18 such 10-minute selected plays will be showcased this September…

Friends in Kolkata, If you are free this 25 July 2024 do partake in the book launch of The Violet Sun Anthology, edited by Inam Hussaid Begg Mullick. Two of my poems appear too. [It’s been a while since my poems appeared in a new anthology. a. I have stopped submitting b. I have nothing…

Writing Haibun (Prose Poetry)Learn the art of HaibunLet’s capture epiphanies but with lyricism. In Bengaluru. At the Bengaluru Poetry Festival 2024. In August. Am I seeing you then? Limited slots. You can book a place here.

Thank you Satbir Chadha for deeply engaging with ‘Coins in Rivers’. The full review is here.

Glad to see my poem ‘Rage’ part of my first poetry collection ‘Four Degrees of Separation’ appear in French in Apulée magazine, translated by the evocative writer Cécile Oumhani. For those who can read French, here are photos of Apulée and the poem. “So happy to see your powerful and thought-provoking poem in French!” Thank…

“Two powerhouse writers sat down at Dogears’ Bookstore in Margao on 7 June, 2024, to talk about poetry.” I have had the most memorable association with the Joao Roque Literary Journal when I was its Poetry Editor, and I am so glad to see its next releases.This issue also features Heta Pandit, the consummate conservationist…

Heta Pandit is a mesmerizing person. Fun and easy-going. She obviously doesn’t carry the burden of the success of the ten books she has written, aimed at bringing to light the art, culture, and history of Goa. Living in Goa for 26 years, she co-founded Goa Heritage Action Group dedicated to the advocacy of preservation,…