Dipika Mukherjee


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Essays



I write essays about literature and travel and ecology.


I have written essays for Hemispheres, Orion, The Edge, Poetry Foundation, World Literature Today, Scroll, among others.


I write regularly for The Edge in Malaysia, and you can read a variety of articles here.


Essays in World Literature Today are here.


I also write book reviews for the Windy City Reviews, RHINO, and Jaggery.


Scroll to read some of my recent publications (below).



McLeodganj taught me much about serendipity and trusting the universe. About ceding control and slowing down. The day before I was about to leave, the lights went out after a relentless storm ... I was forced, in the dim light, to watch the strong winds lashing the trees, which seemed to reach out to each other, the conifers and the shrubbery, all shivering leaves in a dance of solidarity against the elements. Then a flock of kites came. At first, I thought they were in distress, wheeling in the wind with raucous cries, but then it was clear that they were riding the wind, as confident surfers ride the high waves. And meanwhile, the mountains in the background were being slowly dusted with a cloud of white, like a divine hand sprinkling powdered sugar on chocolate.


Click here to read "A Journey to the Dalai Lama"

Travel & Ecology



“Age of Elegance” The Edge, Singapore. February 10, 2021,


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“Hope and Mangroves” Orion Magazine, USA. Winter 2020, 10-11, December 2, 2020,


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"Sudah makan?”: Telling Malaysian stories and building a sense of community through food, Writer’s Postcard, The Edge, Malaysia. November 11, 2020


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A Journey to the Dalai Lama, Writer’s Postcard, The Edge, Malaysia. September
2019


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Five Weeks in Rimbun Dahan. Cultural Cross Sections. World Literature Today, USA. July 2019


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Science Teachers Nurture a New Generation of Budding Ecologists on Redang Island, The Edge, Malaysia. July 22, 2019.


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Beacons of Inspiration: Cover Story, Option, The Edge, Malaysia. April 2019


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Literary



Malaysian English Writing Today. World Literature Today,



Censorship and creativity


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Four Books From Malaysia, World Literature Today.



An introduction to Malaysian writing


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Why are many Bengali rhymes and songs for children, loved for generations, so misogynistic? Scroll India


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Do My Poems Cry with Me? World Literature Today



Migrant Poetry Festival in Singapore


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‘A Ministry Of Defense, But No Ministry Of Peace’. Harriet, Open Door, Poetry Foundation,



A Celebration of Myanmar Poetry at the Irrawaddy Literary Festival


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