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// A space for aspiring writers and independent artists to share their work.
READ MYSTICETI'S MAGAZINE
Mysticeti's magazine features a curated selection of short stories, artist profiles, and impromptu writings. The best way to explore the collection is through the tags in the description. Once you find tags that interest you, click on the image and start reading!
The Colour of Light
A personal essay that explores the themes of truth, memory, love, and forgiveness.
Author: Anubhab Roy
Illustrator: Shivani Tipari
Tags: Music | Mother | Nostalgia | Personal Essay
Author: Anubhab Roy
Illustrator: Shivani Tipari
Tags: Music | Mother | Nostalgia | Personal Essay
Expressions 11
Reflections shared during the album preview and listening party for Shashwat Bulusu's "Fitrat".
Prompt by Shashwat Bulusu
Words by Ragini Chawla, Manavi Bhardwaj, Ritu, Nitendra
Tags: Impromptu Writing | Coping | Poems
Prompt by Shashwat Bulusu
Words by Ragini Chawla, Manavi Bhardwaj, Ritu, Nitendra
Tags: Impromptu Writing | Coping | Poems
Achamma and Amma fed me till I burst | Free Form
A short story where food becomes the life of a home and the bond that holds a family together.
Author: Isha Jain
Illustrator: Shivani Tipari
Tags: Short Story | Food | Family
Author: Isha Jain
Illustrator: Shivani Tipari
Tags: Short Story | Food | Family
The Forgettable Moments | Free Form
The Forgettable Moments captures a daughter’s reflection on her father’s quiet, everyday rituals.
Author: Ankita Rajasekharan
Illustrator: Shivani Tipari
Tags: Short Story | Memory | Reflection
Author: Ankita Rajasekharan
Illustrator: Shivani Tipari
Tags: Short Story | Memory | Reflection
Expressions 09
Journals and poems inspired by a visual prompt by PAJA.
Tags: Loss | Pretence | Journal | Poem | Impromptu Writing
Tags: Loss | Pretence | Journal | Poem | Impromptu Writing
Lost & Found
A traveler's log about the balance between solitude and apprehension.
Author: Sayani De
Illustrator: Vishnu Baiju
Tags: Short Story | Travel Log | Solitude
Author: Sayani De
Illustrator: Vishnu Baiju
Tags: Short Story | Travel Log | Solitude
Sometimes Samantha
A third-person narrative reflecting on monotony, loneliness, and the search for connections in urban life.
Written by Ananya Surana
Tags: Short Story | Monotony | Urban
Written by Ananya Surana
Tags: Short Story | Monotony | Urban
The home and the world
A collection of thoughts, inspired by photographs of a pigeon, that explore the themes of solitude and the search for home.
Prompt by Ronald Tuhin D'Rozario
Tags: Journal | Poem | Home | Solitude
Prompt by Ronald Tuhin D'Rozario
Tags: Journal | Poem | Home | Solitude
Analog Home
‘Analog Home’ is a series of sketches attempting to portray the artist's home, the place where he was born and raised.
Artist and author: Pratik Tushar
Tags: Sketches | Home | Thoughts | Nostalgia
Artist and author: Pratik Tushar
Tags: Sketches | Home | Thoughts | Nostalgia
Folk Tales of Virus Land | Listening Room
A short story about the harsh realities confronted by migrants, particularly those from the northeastern region, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Author: Anindita Das
Tags: Short Story | Forced Migration | Informal Workforce
Author: Anindita Das
Tags: Short Story | Forced Migration | Informal Workforce
Red, White and Blue | Listening Room
An account of a walk in Rainbow Village - a rare expression of Taiwanese identity and freedom.
Authors: Ching Ching Yang, Stuti Sareen
Tags: Photo Essay | Identity | Taiwan
Authors: Ching Ching Yang, Stuti Sareen
Tags: Photo Essay | Identity | Taiwan
How to Smash the Core of Patriarchy | Listening Room
Structures of patriarchy in different countries, and why women in different cultures uphold their society's versions of it.
Author: He Says, She Says, They Say podcast
Tags: Conversation | Patriarchy | Middle East
Author: He Says, She Says, They Say podcast
Tags: Conversation | Patriarchy | Middle East
The art of dress making with Bushra Waqas Khan | Evoke
Bushra Waqas Khan is a printmaker based in Lahore. She works with the patterns of affidavit paper from Pakistan to create miniature dresses. Join Mysticeti for a guided tour of her art.
Author: Shankar Triphati
Tags: Guided Tour | Dress Making
Author: Shankar Triphati
Tags: Guided Tour | Dress Making
States of limbo | Free Form
Relive the moments before submitting your thesis for examination.
Author: Vrinda Chopra
Tags: Uncertainties | Journal
Author: Vrinda Chopra
Tags: Uncertainties | Journal
Living in a universe held by the ocean with Devin Osorio | Evoke
Read a letter from Devin Osorio and learn about their paintings and textile works.
Author: Devin Osorio
Tags: Letter | Paintings
Author: Devin Osorio
Tags: Letter | Paintings
The Whites | Free Form
Have dinner with a food anthropologist.
Author: Srishti Sareen
Tags: Kitchen | Field Notes
Author: Srishti Sareen
Tags: Kitchen | Field Notes
Rugs of war | Evoke
An attempt to understand Afghanistan's war rugs with Kevin Sudeith.
Author: ShankarTriphati
Tags: Photo Essay | Weaving | Afghanistan
Author: ShankarTriphati
Tags: Photo Essay | Weaving | Afghanistan
Dreaming in nostalgia | Expressions
A collection of poems about coming-of-age and nostalgia.
Prompt by A Humming Heart
Tags: Poem | Nostalgia
Prompt by A Humming Heart
Tags: Poem | Nostalgia
The monotony of loss | Expressions
A collection of poems about acceptance.
Tags: Poem | Acceptance
Tags: Poem | Acceptance
Make forests with Ditty | Evoke
Read our conversation with Ditty - an independent artist and urban ecologist whose music is inspired by the natural world.
Tags: Conversation | Music
Tags: Conversation | Music
Fugitive City | Free Form
A poem about the voice of sudden anger that comes from being trapped inside a dull brain fog.
Author: Mitra Visveswaran
Tags: Daze | Poem
Author: Mitra Visveswaran
Tags: Daze | Poem
To look towards | Expressions
A collection of thoughts and poems about hope and happiness.
Prompt by Preksha Sipani
Tags: Poem | Hope | Happiness
Prompt by Preksha Sipani
Tags: Poem | Hope | Happiness
A Midnight Tale | Free Form
Read stories within stories from the hills of Mashobra.
Author: Shreya Shah
Tags: Folklore | Himalayas | Short Story
Author: Shreya Shah
Tags: Folklore | Himalayas | Short Story
Dreamscape with Begum
Join our conversation with Kartik Pillai, Karan Singh and Dhruv Bhola, and learn about Begum - their alternate dreamscape band.
Tags: Conversation | Music
Tags: Conversation | Music
Brief escape from time | Expressions
A collection of journal entries about mysticism and liberation.
Prompt by Maira Bose
Tags: Journal | Mysticism
Prompt by Maira Bose
Tags: Journal | Mysticism
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