Contents: Issue 23/ September 2026 EditorialShort fiction
Gajar Halwa by Khadija Rehman
Fish Trap by Dhanya M D [trans. Shyma P]
The Extra Word by Ajayy Pattanshetty
To the Rhythm of a Dying Dynasty by Abiral Kumar
Under the Same Roof by Ayesha Siddiqa Khan
PoetryTwo Poems by Priyanka Aravind P
How to Hold a Prayer by Ayesha Fatima
Two Poems by Sawmitra Roy
Whispers of the Fallen by Anju Devadas R D
Two Poems by Barnali Ray Shukla
Four Poems by Shubham Negi [trans. Aditi Bhattacharjee]
Two Poems by Sahil Parmar [trans. Sahil Kureshi]
Four Ghazals by Mirza Abdul Qadir Bedil [trans. Homa Mojadidi]
Two Poems by Firdaus Soni
Two Poems by Iqra Kitekar
Four Poems by Srija Umapathy
EssayThe Miracle of Intersections: The Cosmopolitan Imaginary of Amitav Ghosh’s Gun Island by Paromita Patranobish
Photo storyPainting Ourselves Into Peshawar: A Khwaja Sira Account by Namkeen Peshawri and Javeria
Artwork: Nidhin Donald