“Yoga’s physical practices and spiritual underpinnings have revolutionized cultures around the world. … Today, the smallest towns in the West may offer several different yoga studios. Why this explosion of interest? Fundamentally, yoga, its practices and philosophies, transforms people - physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. I’ve witnessed such transformations countless times.”  (Michael Sowder, Guest Editor’s Comment, FEATURE)

“The culmination of yoga is the sight of the soul, the sages say. Not a posture, not a headstand or handstand or the ability to hold your breath for minutes, not a certificate from Yoga Alliance, a ten-week online course … not a membership to a studio offering hot classes, not the perfect forearm balance. The culmination is only realized when you glimpse the soul itself.” (Jennifer Sinor, ‘Welcome to Arunachal’, FEATURE)

‘Bara’ is a document that not only transcribes experience but also locates how disasters inevitably lead to contexts where power is at stake. ‘Bara’ also reveals that, as expected, power and resistance may not operate in a binary way. The multiple and heterogeneous interconnections of the past and present become the matrix of a social reality where many inter-connected forces act to create a state of chaos. (H Kalpana Rao, “Power Dynamics in U R Ananthamurthy’s ‘Bara’”, LITERARY SECTION)

Love is the kernel of human existence. Anargha Raghavan through her story, Of Love, Among Other Things, had very subtly and sensitively portrayed the need to love and to be loved. The way the story is narrated by a mother to her little daughter is laudable. (FICTION)

Jyoti Kumar Sarma’s tale The Platform Diaries adds a new dimension to the craft of writing. The protagonist, a writer himself, takes cues from real-life incidents and churns out tales every night. Perhaps writers should take a leaf from the protagonist to beat writer’s block. (FICTION)
 

Ardra Neelakandan Girija’s poems gently guide the reader into a contemplative exploration of the inner self. Her work serves as an ode to discovering tranquility in the gradual rhythm of life. (POETRY)
 

Shamik Banerjee’s poems delve into the self’s connection with those we cherish. His reflection on past memories intertwines with the evolving sense of identity. (POETRY)

Purabi Bhattacharya remarks that The Last Dance of Rationality serves as a reminder for economists and policy makers alike to accept that the global economy is in sour spot; but not all is lost. (BOOK REVIEWS)
 

Vedamini Vikram in her review of An Unplanned Journey writes that the book offers a profound exploration of empathy and actionable insights gained from practical experiences in the realm of intellectual and developmental disabilities. (BOOK REVIEWS)