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Dispatch

‘Dispatch 2022’ | Creative Writing Competition

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Our annual creative writing competition 'Dispatch' welcomes fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction. The winning entry will receive $250.
ALMAxFeatures

‘El Lay’ with Laura Alfonsi Castelli

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For decades Los Angeles has led movements in modern art, photography and culture. Home to an industry in global entertainment, the city becomes, perhaps,...
Happenings

MICANVAS, India’s Leading Creative Marketing Festival

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MICA'S 20th Annual Marketing Festival, going hybrid from 26th to 28th November, 2021
Artwork

‘The Mumbaikar’ Series, by Rachita Vora

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A local re-imagination of The New Yorker’s cover art
ALMAxFeatures

Wellness, Women’s Health, and Tackling PCOS with Mishti Khatri

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“A lot of women—especially young women—are diagnosed with the syndrome but often don’t know that it is best approached holistically.” In conversation with Mishti Khatri
Pages from a Diary

‘Gutawa Khich’ by Gia Singh Arora

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"Filming ma while cooking in Falmouth, UK." A short film by Gia Singh Arora
Artwork

Movement and Mayhem

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Kolkata based artist Angana Kundu creates uninhibited line portraits in transit, using the motion of the underground metro.
Essays

Fathers: The Psychologist, the Monster and the Holy Archetype

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“While it may have originated from the need to ascertain paternity, fatherhood has long since crossed over the wall of mere biology into concepts of identity, symbolism, and psychological inquiry.”
Humour and Cartoons

Pandemic Management Guidebook For Aspiring Fascists

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“When hospitals beg for oxygen—say it’s already there (in the air). When people die—deny it.”
Inkblots

The Revolutionary Poetry of Shankha Ghosh

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Legendary Bengali poet Shankha Ghosh passed away on the 21st of April, of Covid-19. His literary work and resilient life has inspired generations to stand-up to fascism.
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