How has your childhood and upbringing equipped you to straddle the two allied spaces of academics and creativity? Being a professor is my profession. I do not profess poetry, I feel restless till words as poems are born on the page. As both my parents were teachers, teaching as a profession seemed to be … Continue reading SANJUKTA DASGUPTA

  A note about the artist's painting, passion and her journey in her own words: My journey in the world of painting  wasn't a planned decision. When I was young I had this habit of sketching Disney characters whenever the classes used to bore me. I had never been able to understand the education system … Continue reading Art Work for 6th Women Scream, Kolkata Chapter By Sufia Khatoon

Kiran Chaturvedi the face behind WRITE & BEYOND, shares in a candid interview about her life and passions. Read on to get inspired. Hello Kiran, welcome to IWI, so what defines you? What are you like? A dreamer and an eternal learner. I delve into all sorts of random questions, subjects, issues…there is no end … Continue reading KIRAN CHATURVEDI

For My Mother, Rama Bhattacharya, on her 3rd birthday in heaven By Lopa Banerjee “Jokhon porbe na more payer chinho ei baante Ami baibo na, ami baibo na more kheya toree ei ghaate go…” (When you won’t be able to trace my footprints, imprinted on the roads, you won’t see me then, in the jetties, … Continue reading RAMA BHATTACHARYA

Paromita Bardoloi is a story teller. She believes in the power of words that can finally change the world. She writes on everything that matters to her and others, in the hope that things will change, one day at a time. She has been published in many national journals and periodicals. She has written short … Continue reading PAROMITA BARDOLOI