2025

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What Is There Left to Believe In?

Dr Graham R Smith July 7, 2025 0 Comment

That resistance lives in small, defiant acts.That truth can still burn through screens.That a poem might awaken a soul.That even in the darkest verse,a flicker of light waits to be seen.That history bends not...

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Art & Culture Books FEATURED Latest Literature Poetry Release Review

A New Global Anthology Explores the Many Frontlines of Conflict and the Fragile Longing for Peace

Mira Svetlana June 28, 2025 0 Comment

Kurukshetra: Between War and Peace"- A New Global Anthology Explores the Many Frontlines of Conflict and the Fragile Longing for Peace...

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FEATURED Latest Literature Literature Poetry Poetry

Nobody Asked Me

Dr Graham R Smith June 22, 2025 0 Comment

I want gardens, not graves.Bread shared, not borders sealed. You talk of enemies I’ve never met,accuse, sanction, divide, repeat.But my neighbours have names, not allegiances.We speak with laughter, not warnings. Dr Graham R Smith...

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Culture FEATURED Language Society

Syriac: The Forgotten Language of the Early Church

P. KOSHY June 3, 2025 0 Comment

While Hebrew was the sacred scriptural language of Judaism and Aramaic the common tongue of Jesus and his followers, it was Syriac, a dialect of Eastern Aramaic, that emerged as the language of the...

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Fountain Pens in the Digital Age: An Enduring Tool for Thought and Expression

P. KOSHY May 31, 2025 0 Comment

By P. Koshy In an era of digital convenience — where typing on laptops, tablets, and smartphones is second nature — the fountain pen may seem like a relic of the past. Yet for...

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Books FEATURED Literature Literature Review Review

Porridge and I: A Child’s Window into Postcolonial India

P. KOSHY May 28, 2025 0 Comment

In her memoir Porridge and I, Dr Roopali Sircar Gaur captures the delicate beauty and inner confusion of growing up in newly independent India. Seen through the eyes of a young girl, the story...

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Editor's Desk FEATURED Literature Literature

Healing Minds, Telling Stories: Dr. Raj Velamoor on His Journey from Psychiatry to Fiction

P. KOSHY May 13, 2025 0 Comment

From Hyderabad to Canada, from science to storytelling—Dr. Raj Velamoor’s debut novel The Reunion is a moving exploration of friendship, identity, and memory. In this candid interview, he reflects on his transition from psychiatry...

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Books FEATURED Literature Literature

From Mahabharata to Modern War Zones: A Literary Reckoning

Mira Svetlana May 13, 2025 0 Comment

A Global Anthology Reimagining Conflict, Justice, and Peace In a world torn apart by ideological polarization, armed conflict, and the growing erosion of empathy, Kurukshetra: Between War and Peace emerges as a powerful literary...

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Russia and Thailand Align on Economy, BRICS Coordination in Rio Talks

Mira Svetlana April 29, 2025 0 Comment

The meeting comes as Russia deepens its pivot to Asia, seeking new economic and strategic partners amid sustained Western sanctions. For Thailand, it represents a subtle but strategic outreach beyond traditional alliances, with a...

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FEATURED Meditation

Easter and the Enduring Self: Reflections on Identity and the Soul

P. KOSHY April 20, 2025 0 Comment

While Easter carries many layers of meaning—historical, theological, and cultural—its core message is profoundly philosophical and spiritual. At its heart, the resurrection of Christ affirms a central truth: the essence of your being is...