Tristful Trieste
ChrestomatherA few kilometres from the Castello di Miramare is the city of Trieste. …
Castello di Miramare and Anakin Skywalker’s Idyll
Some place names are attractive enough to be claimed by the whole world. 'Copacabana' is one such; 'Tivoli' is another (as a child I thought 'Tivoli' was a…
Some links
On Feb 23, N.P. Ashley, who teaches English Literature in Delhi University, wrote: ' I found your experiential account of the Sikh Riots of 1984 an extremely powerful…
Rilke’s Castle
One morning, in Ljubljana, I wake and remember a line: 'To stay is to be nowhere ...' Between southern Slovenia and eastern Italy lie the Dinaric Alps…
Ljubljana: Lyric City
Among the younger generation of Slovenian poets, Aleš Šteger is one of the best-known. …
An Amazing Genealogy
Dear Mr. Ghosh: My name is Derek Lang. I am close to finishing River of Smoke, having read Sea of Poppies last year. I’ve found these 2…
Letters from Korea
Namaste. I'm korean girl who love your novel 'The glass place'. Recently I read your book. (I bought a korean translation book.) And than I searched your contact…
Life after SEA OF POPPIES: Students lead Deeti, Kalua and Neel into the future
Dear Mr Ghosh I am Prema Raghunath of Chennai (Madras). Needless to add, I am a great admirer of your writing. I was at the launch of your…
Goa and the Challenge of the New
It is truly an extraordinary privilege for me to be here today, with so many friends, old and new. It is a privilege particularly because this is, as…
Responses to ‘Festivals and Freedom’
The responses to my post ‘Freedom and Festivals’ suggest that I am not in as small a minority as I had thought.* Salil Tripathi worked…