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Grandma

By Devi Dang

A poem dedicated to a grandmother: the pillar of a monument called family.

Reel/Real

By Hues_n_Blues

Real vs. Reel takes a new meaning with this poem, based on the version of you known by everybody-and-nobody.

Love’s Broken Symmetry

By Nisha Joshi

Love left me aghast, with my frozen heart in my hands, which I willingly smashed into so many pieces that I don’t think I’ll ever really get around to putting them all back together.

Is It Really Me?

By Ekasmayi Naresh

A poem on crossing the revolving door of real and reel, into the cloakroom of existence by a vivid dreamer.

There is a fine line between ‘cutesy’ spooky and intimidating which most shows have never attempted to cross. Although, one cartoon network show portraying a little pink dog as a protagonist threw all that out of the window.

To Be a Writer

This musing talks about how sometimes, our words and sentiments are not ours alone; they belong to the writers who have come before us.

The Web

This short-story tells a chilling yet beautiful tale of how all 7 billion of us are intertwined in the same web with different narratives.

The Choice of Motherhood

By Vasundhara Singh

Is the role and identity if a woman restricted to motherhood? This poem explores the journey of a woman (through pregnancy) by a new narrative, based on the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act Amendment, 2020.

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Fabric of Narration

By Preeti Kathuria

When Truth becomes pliable, it falls upon the reader to distinguish fact from opinion. Read about narratives in news here, in this poem.

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New Narratives and Newer Concerns

By Ekasmayi Naresh

What happens when multiple narratives in post-modernist discourses conflict, each polarized? What is the role of the reader? Read here.

Narratives: A Story on the Covid Experiences

The Dialogue

By Aastha K. Pant

A story set in the early days of Covid-19 in Mumbai between Nalini, an employer, and Laxmi, her housekeeper, which illustrates the different experiences and narratives of two women during a seemingly global event.

Finding Homes Away From Home

By Geeta Lalvani

Live vicariously through adventures and photos of the journey undertaken to find Homes away from Home, in the city of New York.

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