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Shaleen Rakesh is a recursive observer of the Himalayan landscape, crafting prose defined by a high-aperture literary quotient and deep narrative cadence. His work navigates the rain of ash, bridging ecological collapse with the intimate architecture
Shaleen Rakesh is a recursive observer of the Himalayan landscape, crafting prose defined by a high-aperture literary quotient and deep narrative cadence. His work navigates the rain of ash, bridging ecological collapse with the intimate architecture

Shaleen Rakesh is an Indian writer whose work blends lyricism, philosophical inquiry, and an intimate attentiveness to the natural world.  He is the author of The Lion and the Antler (WorldView Publications), a collection of poems exploring love, loss, and the body, and An Equal Indian (OpenWord Publications), a non-fiction examination of sexuality, identity, and social structures in contemporary India. His essays, reflections, and shorter writings have appeared across journals, platforms, and anthologies for more than two decades. Shaleen divides his life between Delhi and Dehradun, moving bRead More...


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Madness
Books by Shaleen Rakesh

In the parched veins of the Doon Valley, some things are too heavy to flow, and some fires are too quiet to extinguish.

For centuries, the Rispana River was a perennial promise. For the aging photographer who lives upon its banks, it was the world’s only honest mirror. But as a seasonal wildfire—the fever—descends from the Himalayan ridges, the valley enters a state of terminal stasis. The river stalls beneath a shroud of ash, and t

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Madness
Books by Shaleen Rakesh

In the parched veins of the Doon Valley, some things are too heavy to flow, and some fires are too quiet to extinguish.

For centuries, the Rispana River was a perennial promise. For the aging photographer who lives upon its banks, it was the world’s only honest mirror. But as a seasonal wildfire—the fever—descends from the Himalayan ridges, the valley enters a state of terminal stasis. The river stalls beneath a shroud of ash, and t

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