The Bombay Review

The Bombay Review (TBR) is a bi-monthly online literary magazine with annual print anthologies, publishing short fiction and poetry. It has a readership base in more than 120 countries, and is currently based out of New York City and Mumbai.

History

Founded in August 2014 by Kaartikeya Bajpai, a journalism graduate from Symbiosis International University, the magazine is run by young team of passionate individuals who work voluntarily. Kaartikeya, a J.N. Tata Scholar and writer, recently gave a TEDx talk at Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad, on : How we found a way to run an international literary magazine for free in January 2016.[1] In the same year, he was one of the awardees of the '25 under 25 Change Makers in India' project by Campus Diaries, in the field of writing.[2]

Apart from publishing, The Bombay Review conducts literary events across cities in India and abroad. The first print anthology was released in July, 2015 and the team also conducted a reading at PILF 2015, and the second one, titled: The Bombay Review International Anthology of Short Fiction and Poetry, 2016, will be out in August. The anthology comprises works from writers and poets of 31 countries.

Reviews

The Times of India, said "In 12 months, a group of literature fans have brought out eight issues, held several literary events, launched their first anthology of poetry and short stories -online, and are now planning to branch out overseas. 'The Bombay Review' is not any run-of-the-mill periodical.It is run entirely by students based in Pune.[3]

The Golden Sparrow, covered the launch of the first anthology extensively, "With a readership base from 90 countries for the online magazine, the print version too has been picked up by many. “What we are aiming for, is to make it possible for every good writer to be able to publish his or her work. If writing is your dream and passion, then The Bombay Review will help it grow,” smiles Kaartikeya."[4]

Daily News and Analysis, on the launch event, "Pune based students behind the online magazine 'The Bombay Review' have published a book with a collection of short stories, poems and articles to mark their first anniversary. The writings are on a broad variety of subjects and are written by authors based across the world."[5]

Campus Diaries, "One more magazine to get published in, is one more step up on the ladder. Watching their efforts closely, and the kind of intelligence they pour into their ideas with The Bombay Review, I can easily vouch for happier times in the publishing industry for Indian fiction writers."[6]

Sakaal Times, "Only five issues old, this ‘journal of literary things’ has already received over 14,000 hits and has a fan base of more than a 1,200 readers on Facebook."[7]

Mid Day, "Piyush Jha is all praise for the magazine. "It is a very good initiative and I support it wholeheartedly. It is sad that very few young people read these days. Moreover, what they read does not add value to their lives. This initiative is about fiction that offers that value," he says." [8]

Sakaal Times Interview, "I knew I would be taking this forward".[9]

Masthead

Kaartikeya Bajpai, Editor-in-Chief

Huda Merchant, Managing Editor

Ushnav Shroff, Fiction Editor

Rochelle Potkar, Poetry Editor[10]

Mansi Goda, Assistant Managing Editor

Illustration Team - Shristi Singh, Rashi Agarwal, Vaishnavi Suresh, Aarushi Periwal, Shreya Malpani, Sukanya Roy, Saanya Chopra

Cover Designers - Angela DiLella

(Past - Aarti Ramchandran, Gulal Salil, Delna Anna Abraham)

See also

Notes

[3] 'Student-run literary e-periodical plans events on foreign shores', by Shiladitya Pandit, in The Times of India, 12 October 2015

[4] 'Creating a platform for young literarati', by Salonee Mistry, in The Golden Sparrow, 10 July 2015

[5] 'Pune based students behind The Bombay Review launch their first book', by Anvi Mehta, in I am in DNA of Pune, 6 July 2015

[6] 'On discovering The Bombay Review', by Nandini Varma, in Campus Diaries, on 20 November 2015

[7] 'Have you read The Bombay Review?', by Utkarsh Krishnan, in Sakaal Times, 19 January 2015

References

  1. ↑ "TEDxIIITA | TED.com". www.ted.com. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Here's Announcing The Final List of 25 Under 25 - 2016! | Samata Joshi". Campus Diaries. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Student-run literary e-periodical plans events on foreign shores - The Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Creating a platform for young literati". The Golden Sparrow. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  5. 1 2 Mehta, Anvi (7 June 2015). "DNA's IamIn". Pune News.
  6. 1 2 "On Discovering The Bombay Review | Nandini Varma". Campus Diaries. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Have you read The Bombay Review? | Sakal Times". www.sakaaltimes.com. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  8. ↑ "Evening with Bombay Review". mid-day. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "'I knew I would be taking this forward' | Sakal Times". www.sakaaltimes.com. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  10. ↑ "Editorial Team". The Bombay Review. Retrieved July 8, 2016.

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