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Literature
TBR present an excerpt from Jerry Pinto’s essay titled On Translation from The Moving Finger.
Creative Non-Fiction
It’s well known that in Indian culture, male children are considered the parents’ support system for their old age.
Creative Non-Fiction
In the basement, Ike awaits. The staff person explains that Ike will be released soon,
Creative Non-Fiction
The ghost of Maamma walks the astral plane, accepting the praise sung by Nanna to all that hear.
Non-Fiction
In India, many hospitals do not allow partners in the room during childbirth, the rule hinging on a mix of shame around the female body
Literature
Both Srilata and Sylvia seek to mirror the tangibility of their respective vision of an absent father figure. They attempt to strike roots in the barren landscape of fatherly love
Literature
At TBR, we wanted to recognise the efforts that go into independent publishing and showcase a few interesting books (published in 2024) that caught our eye.
Book Reviews
Rituparna Sandilya reviews Sumana Roy’s Provincials: Postcards from the Peripheries
Creative Non-Fiction
Uncle Louie stood beside the Dark Lake a long time, starring out at the placid water as the sun rose.
Creative Non-Fiction
My earliest childhood memory is of the herd of slow-rising hot air balloons over the Rocky Mountains. Every morning, my twin sister, Ava, and I would stand beneath the westward-facing window of our playroom and gaze towards the horizon as the
Non-Fiction
“What?” I stammered, my head foggy from the Nyquil I’d taken a few hours before. The three kids and I had gotten in late, after a hectic week of skiing and the long drive from Colorado to Dallas. Somewhere around Denver,
Literature
Shortly afterwards in that novel we encounter a celebration of the body, grime and all, unimpeded by this abstraction called mind. While writing the body might seem not altogether unusual, my point is that you cannot simply assume its naturalness. Language, even fictional language, is so much of a mentally…
Literature
“Of course he’s not a fool, darling. He’s very clever. He works in a bank. He just likes Khurshed and wanted to show us that he knows about and eats foreign delicacies, and I suppose wanted us to think that it was quite expensive. He was trying to impress us,…
Cinema
Aditi Rao Hydari’s mesmerizing performance of the Gaja Gamini Walk in the song “Saiyaan Hatto Jaao” from the Netflix series “Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar” has taken the Indian media and audience by storm. The Gaja Gamini Walk, considered the epitome of seduction in the Kamasutra, is a graceful and sensual…
Music
John Lennon’s “Woman” is a multifaceted tribute, a deeply personal reflection on the impact that all the women in Lennon’s life had on him, from his mother and aunt to his wives and lovers. Through its lyrics, musical composition, and broader thematic content, the song captures Lennon’s journey of self-discovery,…
Non-Fiction
Her boyfriend, driving the jeep, escaped. V. F Babkov, in his book on road construction and traffic safety does not fail to mention that country roads, in particular–if my memory serves me correctly– when lined with especially tall, thick trees could distract motorists’ horizon, so to speak, lulling them to…
Creative Non-Fiction
The Author traverses the space between support and understanding of the geopolitical situation of Israel and Palestine.
Creative Non-Fiction
The author writes about her experience regarding body shaming and judgmental glares of neighbourhood aunts.
Literature
The writer juxtaposes the nuggets of wisdom of writers and philosophers and poets to arrives at an aspect of understanding.
Culture
A photo essay by Veditum India Foundation based on walks conducted by fellows of Veditum’s Moving Upstream fellowship programme.
Nature & Environment
The ‘I’ in my poetry is never always myself. Trees and birds live inside me and much of my voice is theirs. They have changed..
Nature & Environment
For years now from the front porch of my old Michigan farmhouse I have closely watched a variety of ordinary birds. I have concluded –..
Cinema
TBR pays tribute to the maestro for his 101st birthday, with ten unique posters that celebrate his films
Creative Non-Fiction
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