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She is the international editor of The London Miscellany (first founded in 1825). Papia Gjoshal is also known as Papia Das Baul under her musical banner. Baul Papia & Baishnav Tantra is a authentic baul music group founded by Papia Das Baul in 2008 Prague.

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  • The London Miscellany was first founded in 1825 as an irreverent alternative to the established literary magazines of the day. Throughout its various publishing guises, it has maintained that initial character of the witty bystander, commenting with dry humour on the doings of his fellows. The magazine has veen recently exchanged hands by the renouned fine artist and poet, Papia Ghoshal, who was working as the international editor of the magazine since 2006. Ghoshal is now the editor-in-chief and the publisher of the magazine. The magazine was refounded in 1990 by Christopher Arkell, who has published it ever since. The Miscellany reached its third decade under his guidance, and looked further afield for the poetry, short stories, reviews and commentaries on current affairs which have made literary magazines published in Britain the admiration of the world. Papia Ghoshal has introduced the magazine to the English speaking countries, including India. She has also explored the idea of discussions about the world cinema. The magazine started it's digital journey in 2023. Recent contributors to the magazine include: Peter Porter, Ann Stevenson, Irina Ratushinskaya, Boris Akunin, Viktor Pelevin, David Benn and Adam Johnson (the poet who died so young and full of promise - "a modern Keats"), Guy Thompson, Prakash Karmakar, Mani Shankar Aiyer, Jay Viswadeva and many other stalwarts. Ghoshal has earnestly tried to discover hidden jewels in the literary scenarios, and they had been published regularly. Ghoshal is all geared up to carry forward the legacy of Christopher Arkell to publish the new London Miscellany magazine a mark of it's own. 2025 will witness the completion of 200 years of journey of The London Miscellany! The English Heritage Literary magazine becomes truly international as Ghoshal plans to launch the latest 200th edition in all the major countries of the world. Kolkata International Book Fair 2025 will be the starting point, followed by London, USA, Australia, China, Africa, and the list goes on.




2025 will witness the completion of 200 years of journey of The London Miscellany!