The Bombay Review

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]] 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 80 countries as of now, and is currently based out of New York City and Pune.

Focus and Scope

Founded in August, 2014 by Kaartikeya Bajpai, a journalism graduate from Symbiosis International University, the magazine has a young team of passionate individuals who work for the magazine voluntarily.

Apart from publishing, the magazine conducts literary events across cities in India. The first print anthology was released in July, 2015 by Manjiri Prabhu, Director of Pune International Literary Festival, and the team also conducted a reading at PILF 2015.

TBR is currently on a 12 city literary events tour this winter of 2015. (Dehradun, Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Chandigarh, Kolkata, Bangalore, Ajmer in India; Lagos in Nigeria, Cardiff in UK, Dubai in UAE, and New York City in US)

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.

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."

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."

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."

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."

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Kaartikeya Bajpai, Editor-in-Chief

Aravind Jayan, Fiction Editor

Garima Pura, Poetry Editor

Huda Merchant, Events Head

Delna Abraham, Head Illustrator

Amal Shiyas and Nirmolika Sangha, 'Septacled' Editors

Illustration Team - Shristi Singh, Rashi Agarwal, Vaishnavi Suresh, Aarushi Periwal

Cover Designers - Angela DiLella, Suhasini Penna

(Past - Aarti Ramchandran, Gulal Salil)

See also

• List of literary magazines

Notes

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

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

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

'On discovering The Bombay Review', by Nandini Varma, in Campus Diaries, on Nov 20, 2015

'Have you read The Bombay Review?', by Utkarsh Krishnan, in Sakaal Times, on Jan 19, 2015

External links

• The Bombay Review
• Editorial Team