triveni spotlight: 23rd February 2026

triveni spotlight A FEATURE EVERY ALTERNATE DAY hosts: Anju Kishore and Mohua Maulik GUEST EDITOR: Namratha Varadharajan

23rd February 2026

triveni spotlight February 2026

self-checkout 

I thank the machine 

out of habit

—C.X. Turner

haikuKATHA issue 42

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Liminal Haiku

Some haiku do more than place the reader in a moment; they stir something—humor, tenderness, unease, recognition. They pay close attention to the everyday and trust small details to do the work. Nothing is pushed or explained; instead, each poem leaves a little room for the reader to step in and meet it halfway. This set of haiku, drawn from various editions of haikuKATHA, are ones I’ve enjoyed and returned to—and I hope readers find as much pleasure in them as I did. 

Namratha Varadharajan

Thank you, Namratha for your curation. We look forward to engaging with your diverse selection evoking myriad emotions this month.

Team Triveni Spotlight 

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