To Mr Fifty-Six, Mr Vishwaguru
byWhy does the Guru of the world stay silent when needed the most?
Why does the Guru of the world stay silent when needed the most?
For years, the international art world acknowledged South Asia while keeping it at the periphery. It is now becoming much harder to tell the story of global modernism without placing the region near its centre.
A meditation on courage, conscience, and the enduring strength of ordinary people confronting power through unwavering hope.
Poetry gathers the fractured echoes of ordinary lives, where silence, memory, and longing become their own language.
Are all our prayers answered?
All will be well. All will be well. You will rise and shine.
Poetry is a blade forged from language, which cuts through the velvet curtains of tyranny.
Behind all the glitter and gold, behind the facade of happiness, lies a bitter truth that is difficult to swallow.
Why does freedom, so hard won, feel so hollow now?
Killing dissent, pushing propaganda, and stifling democracy are all made possible with one act: muzzling questions. Read this brilliant poem.
Fantastical, surreal, weaving myth and fiction with contemporary life, this poem is at once cinematic and phantasmagoric.
Hope is the engine of the world.
Do read this haunting poem about identity and belonging.
Can a bird perched on top of a water tank be a reflection of your soul?
A book lodged on a shelf narrates its yearning to be picked up—in verse. Do read this fun poem.