Humans don’t like shadows. There is something sinister about them, about the way they seem to hide unfathomable secrets within their dark embrace. But they forget that it is often the brightest lights that cast the darkest shadows...

This month, join us as our contributors envision shadows, lights and the many shades in between!

When life gives you lemons, give it back some lemonade! Here's to something sour, something tangy, something citrusy, something yellow, something with a little zest - about lemons, whole and sliced. Here's to something fresh, something fun!

This November, our ode to this yellow bugger!

April is the month of jests, roasts, laughter, pranks, and general tomfoolery. It is 30 days of changing weather marked by the start of a new school year, a new financial year and kickstarted with a worldwide celebration of the 'fools' - those who fool, and those who get fooled!
Literature pays an ode to the spirit of foolishness through several idioms dedicated to the 'fool' and his many antics. We at Telegram are celebrating the month of fools, the literary way!

February is the month where Valentine's Day bombards everyone's timelines and love dominate our feeds, how then could we at Telegram stay behind? We muse about first loves, last loves, lost and found loves, sweet loves, dark loves, heartbreaking loves, heart-mending loves, even heartless loves! 

This February, join us as we celebrate, ridicule, ruminate on, accept, reject, philosophise on and throw brick-backs at the enigma called love.

The English language is full of examples of idioms and metaphors around these pachyderms. If you can have an elephant’s memory, see pink elephants, deal with the elephant in the room, or maintain a white elephant, we can (totally) dedicate an issue to elephants!

Join us in a colourful ode to the jumbo animal!

2016 was the year that Telegram came into existence. It started off as a small experiment and grew to a slightly less small experiment within no time, winning absolutely no accomplishments and accolades along the way. What it did earn, though, is some goodwill. In keeping with this spirit of thankfulness, we have decided to make this issue about the best of the entries that we’ve received and published. The best of Telegram, collated and presented just for you. Let this be our gesture of thanks to you, dear reader. This one is for gratitude.

This month in Telegram, we celebrate humanity's fascination with the worlds that lay beyond the stars! Join us in a dystopian alternate future, dive into someone's innermost thoughts, become the sun to someone's midnight sky, and see us gush over the man lost on Mars! This and more, in the November issue of Telegram: Spaced Out. Happy reading!

This month in Telegram, join us for tales of change. There is our cover story, about Delhi’s changing landscapes, two all-new sections reflecting changes in Telegram itself! Read the story of the girl who’s moving out and what she finds, wait at the station with a long-lost memory; let change take a dark turn through dreams of a summer, and read a review of the heart-wrenching Maus, all in the October issue of Telegram: Winds of Change. Happy reading!

Much like books, cities, too, have personalities. A city can be rude
or polite, conservative or modern, fast or slow, just like the people
that inhabit it. And they have stories - unique, distinct, and relatable.  Telegram's September issue is all about these stories. Come and see Hyderabad from a unique perspective, or witness Bombay's transformation into Mumbai. Collect souvenirs from around the world, laugh at the irony of a small-town politician from Chhatarpur, and marvel at the coming together of Kashmir, Madras and Pondicherry. Explore the indie music scene in Delhi, and read a review of the madness and genius of Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway or the spirit of Iran encapsulated in Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis.  And to all the Pokemon lovers out there, there is also a Pikachu. You can catch it all with 'Cityscape'!

Reality is often only a thought away from magic,  and magic is just reality with wings. Telegram's August Issue has Magic Realism at its core. There are entries that have household lizards plotting revenge on humans, reviews of Salman Rushie's books, and poems and stories that toe that thin line between fantasy and real life. There is microfiction that will prove brevity is often the best recourse to fire the imagination, and there are cartoon strips that will make you chuckle and reflect, all at the same time. 

Here's to hoping you enjoy the read!

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Telegram is a literary magazine which aims to rekindle the flames of quality Indian fiction. We are a monthly journal of short stories, essays, book reviews, poems and much more. As the literary magazine culture disappears from the country's newsstands, coffee houses and bookstores, it leaves a gaping hole for the discerning reader. Telegram hopes to cause a ripple in the direction of good stories, fiction and essays.

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