Your Deccan Heart
bySometimes, old streets and by lanes of a city are a memory, a joy which ring tears or a song. For a poet, the Deccan is one such place.
Art & Poetry
In The Indian Coffee House
byThe art of leisure is perfected at the Indian Coffee House, where you can sit for hours without having a sip of coffee.
An Evening In The Amazon
byThere is something evocative about the jungle river. The Amazon, mightiest of them all, evokes romance and a spiritual awakening
Face
byTo the inquiring eye, a human face is an abstraction, a compilation of lines, analogies and emotions – tempting, alluring and sweet.
Our Casuarina Tree
byA tree that watched over your home; saw siblings grow from children to adults; perhaps that held the tragedy of outliving all else.
Drops
byExtinction has been a part of Nature. For each lost species, we weep for their passing and ignore our own.
Paleontology
bySometimes, we know of a person through their memories reminisced through art and things they left behind.
Once When I Visited Uncle Santo
bySpending a night out at sea is a magical experience, an opportunity to appreciate the fish below and stars above.
Amir Khusrau’s Timeless Poetry
byCenturies ago, when Amir Khusrau discovered Sufi mysticism, he could not stay attached to the material world except by verse.
Stare
byStaring at a colourful blank wall, at times, may make your mind work and awaken dead thoughts. But, none of it matters.
The Mists of Dao
byA writer is inspired to verse by watching a Chinese painter weave his magic with brushstrokes of colour and visions of future.
Sunlight
byThere is an optimism in sunlight, one that defies all argument to make sure you start your day on a positive note.
Dakhnī Poetry: Of Identity and Patriotism
byEarly Dakhnī poets conveyed a sense of 17th-century patriotism through verse – imbibing the spirit of the Deccan people.
Misplaced Photographs
byA photograph is an eternal moment captured in time. A memory that reminds us of unfulfiled promises and lost opportunities.
The Dakhnī Poetry of the Everyman
byDakhniī poetry challenges the notion of poetry being for the elite. Scholar Sajjad Shahid curates a selection.