A conversation with Virajas Kulkarni, actor, playwright, director, and co-founder of Theatron Entertainment: “Nobody can deny the electricity of a live performance. But we do need to keep changing what is being performed, and how it is being performed.” - by Karan Madhok.

Superfluous, dispensable, and restricted, Netflix’s Indian Matchmaking is as (Un)necessary as arranged marriage itself. An analysis into the flaws of the docu-series—and the deeper flaws it exposes in contemporary Indian culture. By Harshita Murarka.

Senryu and Haiku by Nishi Pulugurtha: ‘there is no joy here / only shrieks and tears of pain’.

Indian Matchmaking: So, why were you rejected? A comic story by Maitri Dore

Two poems by Mallika Bhaumik: ‘The vagueness of love runs down / the steps of a baoli, / we could have been born sometime in future, / time yet to be born to us’.

The soundtracks of several contemporary Indian films and shows have become an unlikely source of poetry. Srikanth M.V. discovers the relief that this poetry can provide in turbulent times.

Over the decade, a number of literary giants have emerged from Bengaluru—including Vivek Shanbagh, Madhuri Vijay, and more—to garner worldwide critically acclaim. Kamalpreet Singh Gill argues that the trend is a sign of the country’s ‘Silicon Valley’ evolving into the new heartbeat of Indian literature.

In her captivating debut novel A Burning, Megha Majumdar reports on the searing flames that ignite the ambitions of aspiring Indians—or destroy them. Review by Karan Madhok.

Four poems by K.S. Subramanian: ‘Once the cacophony peters out / emerges the calm cadence of order. / Life is never a bouquet to the living / surprise always on the fringe’.

Gulabo Sitabo is the latest release from the oeuvre of writer-director duo Shoojit Sircar and Juhi Chaturvedi, featuring strong, everyday women who are often underrepresented in the vast Hindi cinema ecosystem - by Harshita Murarka.

Three poems by Santasree Chaudhuri: ‘a love story- a harmony / of, / shadow of light / playing /hide and seek’

Urdu singer-songwriter Sameer Rahat’s debut solo album AAMAD is quiet as the eye of a hurricane, rich in poetic depth and deeply-personal energy. A track-by-track review by The Blue Magpie