![Bearing Witness to History - A Reflection on two Eastern European poets](https://www.tbr-olderissues.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/milosz-470x140.jpg)
Cheriyan Alexander writes on East-European poetry, with focus on Czeslaw Milosz and Vasko Popa.
![The Future of Philosophy - II](https://www.tbr-olderissues.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/wcp-470x140.jpg)
In the final of a two-part series, Lakshmi Gopal gives us a view of the future of philosophy through her experience of the World Congress of Philosophy 2013, held in Athens.
![Postcard from BLF](https://www.tbr-olderissues.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/blf-470x140.jpg)
Suhail Rasheed records his feelings on visiting the Bangalore Literature Festival 2013.
![Dancing in the Desert](https://www.tbr-olderissues.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/desert-470x140.jpg)
She stood to the side, almost an extension of the tent, enveloped within the folds of canvas waxing and waning in the desert breeze. Only…
![Fireflies](https://www.tbr-olderissues.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/fireflies-470x140.jpg)
I first saw the fireflies when I was a girl, on a hot summer night. “What are those?” I asked my mum. “Fireflies!” she whispered….
![Coffee Break](https://www.tbr-olderissues.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/coffeebreak-470x140.jpg)
She called me to the cafe next to my office. In the six months I’d returned from England, I hadn’t seen her at a single…
![Troubled Sleep](https://www.tbr-olderissues.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/troubled-470x140.jpg)
is it when eyes droop red and lactic acid does bleed
in your veins no blood is left that you be a beast?
![TBR Recommends - October 2013](https://www.tbr-olderissues.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/tbr_reco_img-470x140.jpg)
Every month, The Bangalore Review recommends a reading list, also mentioning in brief why each book must be read.
![Araby by James Joyce](https://www.tbr-olderissues.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/readingroom-470x140.jpg)
Every month, The Reading Room showcases a short story, or excerpts of a book, from some of the greatest writers the world has ever seen.