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Hello a new day – Poetry from Vietnam

Hello, the new day That’s the moment when the earth and sky bring us vitality Overcoming failure, sadness, and joy To bring peace and faith to the soul at night Nguyen Dac Lap, a seasoned poet from Vietnam, the Land of Blue Dragon, shares his poetry Nguyen Dac Lap, hailing from Tan Uoc, Thanh Oai, Hanoi, lives in Ha

Book Review: Making the Woman – Discourses of Gender in 18th-19th Century India

The book ‘Making the Woman’ analyses emotions, attitudes, cultural practices, rituals, social norms, entertainment, and alternative sexualities in early modern India Comprising four illustrative parts, this anthology analyses emotions, attitudes, cultural practices, rituals, social norms, entertainment, and alternative

MORAL CRIMES AND LOSS OF CHARACTER

Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness. *It is a pity those who have no sense of morality act as the final arbiters of character. *When we look critically around, we shall find we are in the company of soft criminals – soft because law does not detect them, nor bring them to

The Stone City – Poetry from Albania

Where the feet tread, Memories come down, Cobblestone alleys. Nurie Baduni, a poetess from Albania, a beautiful country known for high mountains, rivers and lakes, shares her poetry Nurie Baduni, born in Saranda, Albania, graduated from the University of Gjirokastër, majoring in Education with a specialization in

Basra existed – Poetry from Iraq

I used to visit there night and day, When sun and moon were locked in intimate embrace. Faleeha Hassan, a poet and writer from Najaf, Iraq, based in USA, shares her poetry Faleeha Hassan, a poet, teacher, editor, writer, and playwright, born in Najaf, Iraq, in 1967, now lives in the United States. Faleeha was the first woman to