The Wise Owl Magazine - The Wise Owl (January Edition 2025)

In this issue

The 50th Issue of The Wise Owl Magazine spotlights Reena Puri, Executive Editor of Amar Chitra Katha. Through Amar Chitra Katha, we absorbed stories from Sanskrit texts, legends, literature, and folklore. They shaped our imagination before we even realised it.
The 50th issue is also a Talking Books Special, and I find particular joy in these conversations. We feature Shailendra Jha, Robert Witmer, and Kavita Ezekiel—three writers working in different registers, yet united by a deep attentiveness to language.
​What continues to sustain The Wise Owl is the way poetry and stories find their way to us—from across borders, time zones, and sensibilities. This issue brings together voices from around the world, each distinct, each carrying its own characteristic stamp.
​In our Reviews section, we engage with Signing in the Air by Malashri Lal—a work marked by grace and intellectual depth—and the quietly devastating film Homebound, which stays with you long after the screen goes dark. The Wise Owl Picks turns to Amitav Ghosh’s Ghost Eye and Kitamura’s Audition, books that resist easy categorisation and reward patient reading.
​The Visual Arts segment takes us to the National Gallery of Modern Art, London, where we spend time with three luminous works by Pierre-Auguste Renoir.