Anupom Kumar Hazarika writes under the pen name Karna. Born and raised in Golaghat, he is an Assistant Professor of English at Cotton University. You can find him on Instagram: @anupomkhazarika.
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Anupom Kumar Hazarika writes under the pen name Karna. Born and raised in Golaghat, he is an Assistant Professor of English at Cotton University. You can find him on Instagram: @anupomkhazarika.
Personal Essay by Karna: ‘I was adept in two subjects demanding two utterly distinct kinds of engagement: one gave me insights into culture, society, language, and human beings; the other perhaps anticipated that I would prefer the mind to the body.’
Poetry by Karna: ‘You know my ancestors’ history / and say I am the anomaly in your / clean galaxy.’
In the solo play Adhura, Vivek Vijayakumaran explores how, even as we idolise historical and mythological figures, life tests the ideals they embody. Do these tests still liberate us, or do they become burdens that make it harder to make choices? By Sravasti Datta