kuzhali manickavel/குழலி மாணிக்கவேல்
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Thank you to everyone who's shared & donated for your generosity. But support has fallen a lot. Please help Archita reach her goal and get some semblance of security in this terrible time for her and her mother. I'm the only one who's donated in 3 days:
Fellow Calcuttan writer/editor Archita Mittra is in desperate need of financial help. She recently lost her father, her home was damaged in the recent rains, & her mother's in hospital. They don't have insurance, & she's a freelancer. I can vouch for her. Please share widely & donate:
Donate to Help Archita and Her Mom Rebuild Their Lives, organized by tehseen baweja
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November 26, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Thank you to everyone who's shared & donated for your generosity. But support has fallen a lot. Please help Archita reach her goal and get some semblance of security in this terrible time for her and her mother. I'm the only one who's donated in 3 days:
the piracy debate always reminds me of how many people out there think the entire world is exactly like their world. just as writing is not accessible for everyone, reading isn't accessible for everyone either.
November 25, 2025 at 6:07 AM
the piracy debate always reminds me of how many people out there think the entire world is exactly like their world. just as writing is not accessible for everyone, reading isn't accessible for everyone either.
i'm supposed to be doing so many things right now but at the moment, i'm watching a snake climb into the neighbour's bathroom window and i should probably say something so i am thinking about that also
November 22, 2025 at 7:39 AM
i'm supposed to be doing so many things right now but at the moment, i'm watching a snake climb into the neighbour's bathroom window and i should probably say something so i am thinking about that also
what is a nuzzi?
November 18, 2025 at 6:52 AM
what is a nuzzi?
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81% to the goal--thank you so much to everyone for your generosity in sharing & giving so far. Archita would be very grateful for your continued support so she can make her goal and find some semblance of security in this terrible time.
Fellow Calcuttan writer/editor Archita Mittra is in desperate need of financial help. She recently lost her father, her home was damaged in the recent rains, & her mother's in hospital. They don't have insurance, & she's a freelancer. I can vouch for her. Please share widely & donate:
Donate to Help Archita and Her Mom Rebuild Their Lives, organized by tehseen baweja
Hey Everyone! My name is Tehseen and I publish an online magazine called T… tehseen baweja needs your support for Help Archita and Her Mom Rebuild Their Lives
www.gofundme.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:38 AM
81% to the goal--thank you so much to everyone for your generosity in sharing & giving so far. Archita would be very grateful for your continued support so she can make her goal and find some semblance of security in this terrible time.
what does 'desi' actually mean? it makes me think of some amorphous country where no one wears pants on principle.
November 11, 2025 at 6:59 AM
what does 'desi' actually mean? it makes me think of some amorphous country where no one wears pants on principle.
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Kuzhali Manickavel's second collection has gone for reprint.
Read one of her flash pieces. Let yourself be metagrobolised by her titles.
Watch the book trailer (featuring record scratching / razor blades / superdance).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gjaj...
Order a copy!
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Read one of her flash pieces. Let yourself be metagrobolised by her titles.
Watch the book trailer (featuring record scratching / razor blades / superdance).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gjaj...
Order a copy!
www.blaft.com/products/thi...
November 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Kuzhali Manickavel's second collection has gone for reprint.
Read one of her flash pieces. Let yourself be metagrobolised by her titles.
Watch the book trailer (featuring record scratching / razor blades / superdance).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gjaj...
Order a copy!
www.blaft.com/products/thi...
Read one of her flash pieces. Let yourself be metagrobolised by her titles.
Watch the book trailer (featuring record scratching / razor blades / superdance).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gjaj...
Order a copy!
www.blaft.com/products/thi...
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Thank you to everyone who's donated & shared so far for your generosity. But Archita is at 70% to her goal & donations have slowed. Please help her get some security in this terrible time if you can.
Fellow Calcuttan writer/editor Archita Mittra is in desperate need of financial help. She recently lost her father, her home was damaged in the recent rains, & her mother's in hospital. They don't have insurance, & she's a freelancer. I can vouch for her. Please share widely & donate:
Donate to Help Archita and Her Mom Rebuild Their Lives, organized by tehseen baweja
Hey Everyone! My name is Tehseen and I publish an online magazine called T… tehseen baweja needs your support for Help Archita and Her Mom Rebuild Their Lives
www.gofundme.com
November 1, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Thank you to everyone who's donated & shared so far for your generosity. But Archita is at 70% to her goal & donations have slowed. Please help her get some security in this terrible time if you can.
enjoyed watching The Ugly Stepsister with some illustrious acquaintances, great film for shouting 'eeeeeewwwww' en masse every few seconds
November 2, 2025 at 1:21 PM
enjoyed watching The Ugly Stepsister with some illustrious acquaintances, great film for shouting 'eeeeeewwwww' en masse every few seconds
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Thank you to everyone who's shared & donated so far for your generosity. But Archita's stuck at 69% to her goal and has had only 1 donation since I last shared 2 days ago. Please keep sharing & donating so she can get some security in this terrible time.
Fellow Calcuttan writer/editor Archita Mittra is in desperate need of financial help. She recently lost her father, her home was damaged in the recent rains, & her mother's in hospital. They don't have insurance, & she's a freelancer. I can vouch for her. Please share widely & donate:
Donate to Help Archita and Her Mom Rebuild Their Lives, organized by tehseen baweja
Hey Everyone! My name is Tehseen and I publish an online magazine called T… tehseen baweja needs your support for Help Archita and Her Mom Rebuild Their Lives
www.gofundme.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Thank you to everyone who's shared & donated so far for your generosity. But Archita's stuck at 69% to her goal and has had only 1 donation since I last shared 2 days ago. Please keep sharing & donating so she can get some security in this terrible time.
because it's not a book launch unless someone gets stitches.
Wonderful book launch at Kannadi Cupboard yesterday... Except that 1 author and 1 guest cut themselves with the too-sharp knives we'd brought for pumpkin carving. 😮 Turned into a real demon summoning ritual. Thankfully the Bandigoat is not really evil, only strange!
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Bandigoat: A Collection of Strange & Horrible Tales
Releasing October 2025. Now taking pre-orders. edited by Rakesh Khanna 144 pages. 8.25" x 5.5". 300 g.Paperback ISBN: 9789380636788 Seven Indian authors. Seven stories of the eerie, the gruesome, t...
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October 28, 2025 at 7:31 AM
because it's not a book launch unless someone gets stitches.
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BANDIGOAT: A Collection of Strange & Horrible Stories as well as our zine "ARTHASHATRA Book XIII Chapter I -- Sowing the Seeds of Dissension" (narrated by public domain clip art of worms and dinosaurs) is part of this very cool limited edition book box
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The Garden October Box — Bandigoat Edition | Limited First Box
Our first-ever book box: Bandigoat, a collection of strange and horrible tales, plus limited-edition art, zine, notebook, and handmade spooky merch. Limited seats.
discoverthe.garden
October 26, 2025 at 6:18 PM
BANDIGOAT: A Collection of Strange & Horrible Stories as well as our zine "ARTHASHATRA Book XIII Chapter I -- Sowing the Seeds of Dissension" (narrated by public domain clip art of worms and dinosaurs) is part of this very cool limited edition book box
discoverthe.garden/products/oct...
discoverthe.garden/products/oct...
come hang out with us, and you will remain evergreen in the pastures of our memories
Come hang out with @kuzhalimanickavel.bsky.social, @anjalialappat.bsky.social, Rashmi Ruth Devadasan, & Srividya Tadepalli at our Bandigoat Release Party Oct 25!!
October 23, 2025 at 5:46 AM
come hang out with us, and you will remain evergreen in the pastures of our memories
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I am delighted and honoured to say that my second novel RAKESFALL has won the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction! vajra.me/2025/10/21/r...
RAKESFALL wins the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction
RAKESFALL wins the Le Guin Prize!
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October 21, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I am delighted and honoured to say that my second novel RAKESFALL has won the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction! vajra.me/2025/10/21/r...
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Fellow Calcuttan writer/editor Archita Mittra is in desperate need of financial help. She recently lost her father, her home was damaged in the recent rains, & her mother's in hospital. They don't have insurance, & she's a freelancer. I can vouch for her. Please share widely & donate:
Donate to Help Archita and Her Mom Rebuild Their Lives, organized by tehseen baweja
Hey Everyone! My name is Tehseen and I publish an online magazine called T… tehseen baweja needs your support for Help Archita and Her Mom Rebuild Their Lives
www.gofundme.com
October 19, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Fellow Calcuttan writer/editor Archita Mittra is in desperate need of financial help. She recently lost her father, her home was damaged in the recent rains, & her mother's in hospital. They don't have insurance, & she's a freelancer. I can vouch for her. Please share widely & donate:
that one time when someone said they thought my writing was unapologetic and i immediately said i was sorry
October 15, 2025 at 7:15 AM
that one time when someone said they thought my writing was unapologetic and i immediately said i was sorry
friends i found a story i wrote when i was about 6 i think? it is a roller coaster of emotion, starting with a cat and a cow, then suddenly there is fire and people screaming. it finally seems to segue into an ad for new children's books.
October 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
friends i found a story i wrote when i was about 6 i think? it is a roller coaster of emotion, starting with a cat and a cow, then suddenly there is fire and people screaming. it finally seems to segue into an ad for new children's books.
to those writers who don't have access to books, workshops, mentors, degrees and whatever else, my humble suggestion is to just write. you will learn and get better. it's not the easy way and you'll make all those extra mistakes self-taught people make. but it's possible and you can do it.
October 3, 2025 at 5:23 AM
to those writers who don't have access to books, workshops, mentors, degrees and whatever else, my humble suggestion is to just write. you will learn and get better. it's not the easy way and you'll make all those extra mistakes self-taught people make. but it's possible and you can do it.
unsolicited writing advice- writing is a privilege. it's cool to talk about inspiration and whatever but the truth is that we write because we can. many, many people do not have the same agency to tell their stories. don't be a dick about it.
September 30, 2025 at 10:31 AM
unsolicited writing advice- writing is a privilege. it's cool to talk about inspiration and whatever but the truth is that we write because we can. many, many people do not have the same agency to tell their stories. don't be a dick about it.
now that we have successfully funded the bandigoat, please consider subscribing to the Post Prandial Riot. four months. four bonkers zines. the first one is already out and features sexy owls. you know you have to. you HAVE to.
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Get more from Post Prandial Riot on Patreon
A brand new zine in your mail every month.
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September 22, 2025 at 8:25 AM
now that we have successfully funded the bandigoat, please consider subscribing to the Post Prandial Riot. four months. four bonkers zines. the first one is already out and features sexy owls. you know you have to. you HAVE to.
www.patreon.com/c/PostPrandi...
www.patreon.com/c/PostPrandi...
aaaand we did it! thank you to everyone who supported us, you are all such amazing people, thanks for helping this weird little book come into the world
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bla...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bla...
Bandigoat: A Collection of Strange & Horrible Tales
Seven Indian authors. Seven stories of the eerie, the gruesome, the demonic, and the melty.
www.kickstarter.com
September 21, 2025 at 1:20 PM
aaaand we did it! thank you to everyone who supported us, you are all such amazing people, thanks for helping this weird little book come into the world
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bla...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bla...
an ancient dark temple of deadly blood sacrifice! cobras! hindoos! elephants! more cobras! the great goddess kali! one another cobra!
i don't think any of these things appear in this volume of weird/horror fiction from india so please support us!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bla...
i don't think any of these things appear in this volume of weird/horror fiction from india so please support us!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bla...
Bandigoat: A Collection of Strange & Horrible Tales
Seven Indian authors. Seven stories of the eerie, the gruesome, the demonic, and the melty.
www.kickstarter.com
September 21, 2025 at 8:34 AM
an ancient dark temple of deadly blood sacrifice! cobras! hindoos! elephants! more cobras! the great goddess kali! one another cobra!
i don't think any of these things appear in this volume of weird/horror fiction from india so please support us!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bla...
i don't think any of these things appear in this volume of weird/horror fiction from india so please support us!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bla...
give us like 200 dollars. or 150 pounds. or 17 thousand rupees. don't give us bitcoin, we're still not completely sure what that is.
also just to be clear; there is nothing more fashionable than supporting third world indie weird/horror fiction. nothing.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bla...
also just to be clear; there is nothing more fashionable than supporting third world indie weird/horror fiction. nothing.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bla...
Bandigoat: A Collection of Strange & Horrible Tales
Seven Indian authors. Seven stories of the eerie, the gruesome, the demonic, and the melty.
www.kickstarter.com
September 20, 2025 at 11:01 AM
give us like 200 dollars. or 150 pounds. or 17 thousand rupees. don't give us bitcoin, we're still not completely sure what that is.
also just to be clear; there is nothing more fashionable than supporting third world indie weird/horror fiction. nothing.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bla...
also just to be clear; there is nothing more fashionable than supporting third world indie weird/horror fiction. nothing.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bla...
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Just heard about this: not sure we can make it cuz we'll be setting up at Kannadi Cupboard for the zine fair this weekend. But show up if you can Chennai!
September 19, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Just heard about this: not sure we can make it cuz we'll be setting up at Kannadi Cupboard for the zine fair this weekend. But show up if you can Chennai!