The languages that become ours

Naturally, poets writing in English in different parts of the country have very different concerns

At dusk, as the slanting rays elongate the shadows around the chariot and its wheels tell you the exact time the sun will sink into the Bay of Bengal off the Chandrabhaga beach, you will find it impossible to drag yourself away from the ruins of the temple at Konarak. About 60 km southeast of Odisha's capital, Bhubaneswar, the small temple town is not only a popular destination for tourists but also host to a number of cultural festivals: music, dance and even sand art. On January 13-14, it hosted a poetry festival, named after the legendary “lost” river that