Ranjith Sivaraman is, without a doubt, a stand-out among the rare and gifted writers. Amongst a sea of submissions, Ranjith’s work, “Men” caught the attention of our entire staff. It moved us in its expert composition and in its willingness to lay bare real emotion and experience. It was a jewel of a poem and we remain profoundly proud to feature it in our issue and to have Ranjith as a member of our ‘parliament’ family.