Tag: writing
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Dibyajyoti Sarma: Rooted in Freedom Through Poetry
Semeen Ali in conversation with Dibyajyoti Sarma I spoke to Dibyajyoti to reflect not just on poetry or publishing, but on how language and a city can shape, un-shape, and reshape a person. This exchange is less an interview and more a quiet tracing of that delicate line between rootedness and drift. Dibya, as his…
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Call for Submissions: Parcham July 2025
Parcham ‘s July 2025 Issue will be an Open Issue. We invite previously unpublished Poems, original Short Stories (In English), translations of Short Stories, Non-Fiction pieces, Editorials, Photo-Stories and articles on Films and Popular Culture from interested contributors. Send in your submissions for the July Issue by the 5th of July 2025 to parchamonline@gmail.com. Please follow the guidelines below and in…
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Priyanka Sarkar: A Journey
Semeen Ali In Conversation with Priyanka Sarkar A Note from Semeen Ali: Continuing my conversations with writers, poets, and translators, I now present my exchange with the wonderful Priyanka Sarkar. Through this conversation, I have sought to unveil the journey of a person – the path one takes, or must take, to arrive at where…
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Up, Close and Personal– Nishi Pulugurtha
Candice Louisa Daquin in conversation with Nishi Pulugurtha Candice: Dear Dr. Pulugurtha. It is an honor to interview you on behalf of Parcham Literary Magazine. I knew you prior to Parcham through shared projects and oft admired your writing for its fine candor and ability to get to the heart of an issue with few…
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Interview
Candice Louisa Daquin in conversation with Shruti Sareen CD: Dear Shruti It is an honor to interview you on behalf of Parcham Literary Magazine. We were fortunate enough to know each other through many mutual projects prior to you writing for Parcham. I have followed and admired your work in The Brown Critique, and Muse…
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“Roads”: Poems March 2025
Editorial: Suranjana Choudhury Welcome to Spring, Dear Readers. Is it the beginning or the end of a road that we pursue? Like complex algebraic equations, roads – the real and the imagined, oftentimes confuse us. In our ways, we try to gather meanings from the many roads we tread. In the long run, whatever…
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Candice Louisa Daquin in conversation with Suzette Bishop
CD: Dear Suzette. It is an honor to interview you on behalf of Parcham Literary Magazine. I was impressed with the caliber and consistent quality of your writing, and it came as no surprise that you taught. Do you find teaching helps you be a more prolific writer or do you think the reverse is…
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Calling for Guest Editors
Parcham invites its readers and contributors to guest edit future Issues starting June 2025. We look forward to receiving proposals highlighting the thematic strand around which the issue will revolve. The Proposal, of approximately 500 words should be mailed to the official Parcham e-mail id at parchamonline@gmail.com. The proposals, once received would go through the…
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Call For Submissions– ROADS (March 2025 Issue)
Submission for the March Issue is currently closed. We thank the contributors for sending us their work. We are working on the review and since we are a small team, it might take a couple of weeks for us to get back to you. We look forward to bringing out an engaging and stimulating issue.…