Diplomacy
byIn a world where hawks and armchair generals call for war on a daily basis, diplomats keep the peace – and the poetry.
Art & Poetry
The Rickshaw-Wala
byDays without end and weary feet without rest. The rickshaw-puller pulls the weight of a city indifferent to his plight.
Maqbool Fida Husain: The Anti-Hindu Painter?
byIn 2006, M.F. Husain was forced out of India by religious controversy over his paintings. Did his art deserve this treatment?
Reminders
byYour best memories may not come from the photographs in your phone, but from the objects that created moments.
Mainstream
byThe things that make us who we are are also the things that make us stand out from the crowd.
An Embrace
byThe true language of love needs no words; romance finds its subtlety and an embrace finds its innocence.
The Very Tired Butterfly
byEvery colour on a butterfly’s wing tells a story – even in death.
Your Promise
byPromises made by sunlight are seldom broken.
The Still After A Storm
byOften, it’s not the storm itself that raises the most difficult questions. It’s the silence, thereafter.
Cecilia Meireles: The Brazilian Poet Who Sang India
byIn 1953, a Brazilian poet stepped onto India for the first time and instantly felt at home. Her poems tell the tale.
Screens
byCan you imagine a moment in a day devoid of electronic screens? Sleep might just be our only escape from the digital.
Dreams Of The Silver Sea
byWhat goes through your mind when you look at the endless expanse of the sea?
A History of Thought
byThe math of the social sciences can read like a list of names, but each bears a heavy footnote – and a deeper connotation.
Cabin In The Woods
byA holiday in a log cabin is momentarily interrupted by the thought of looming Reality.
Death and Other Hallucinations
byDeath is a warehouse, a sunflower, a DTC bus; perhaps even the purpose of life. Or is it all a hallucination?