These five works of fiction by women authors are set against the backdrop of the Independence and Partition of India, and inspire us with their strong, resilient characters who survive turbulent times.
By Chanda Bisht
The month of August always brings up mixed memories for those in the Subcontinent. While India celebrates its 78th
Break my chain and set me free
Strip me of my armor tight,
You’ll find I don’t give up a fight
Release my soul held deep within
I am ready now let love begin.
Thành Ba Le, internationally renowned and global awards-winning poet from Vietnam, the Land of Blue Dragon, shares his poetry
Internationally
Let me feel the enchanting melodies of whispering breeze
That blows rhythmically leaving behind the scars of vicious life…
Shakil Ahmed, a renowned poet from Assam state of India, shares his poetry
Shakil Ahmed was born on 31st January 1969 at Badarpur, Assam, India. Since his boyhood days he has been engaged with social
Heavy rainfall and flash floods have affected thousands of people, including internally displaced people (IDPs), host communities, and refugees, in parts of Kassala State.
Yousif Ibrahim Abubaker Abdalla reports on the current situation of war-ravaged Sudan
HIGHLIGHTS
– The floods have directly impacted 10,178 newly arrived
With worn out eyes she sits in the balcony,
Trembling with pain she groans.
Staring towards the horizon far away,
She yearns for her long lost days.
Tasneem Hossain, a renowned multi-lingual poet from Bangladesh, shares her poetry
Tasneem Hossain, majoring in English Language and Literature is a multi-lingual poet from
