Remembering Childhood
byWhen you look back at your childhood, are you reminded that you lived your life burdened by expectations?
poetry
What The Village From My Childhood Drawing Book Looks Like Now
byPoets have the uncanny ability to paint brushstrokes in time with their words. Here’s a poem that does precisely that.
Off-Balance
bySaranya Subramanian’s charming verse tells you what it feels like to wake up to an earth that is a bit off-balance.
On the Subjugation of the Reader
byAre we all books of the world, with stories to tell, shelved into cognitive spaces?
Eight Minutes & Forty-Six Seconds To Freedom
by“Breathe:“ When we revolt it’s not for a particular culture. We revolt simply because, for many reasons, we can no longer breathe.” Frantz Fanon.
The Death Of An Artist
byAn artist interprets the world, creates perspective & permeates the world With ideas & opinions. Does an artist ever die?
It’s All In The Mind
byYour mind is to your body what your body is to your mind. It holds the key to your health.
In Praise Of Slowness
byBeautiful, profound, philosophical, Bhaswati’s poem explores the idea of time & juxtaposes it with the precepts of nature.
The Road
byIf there’s a verse that’s poignant & powerful – this is it. It punches you in the gut, compels you to reflect on humanity.
To An Onion
byHere’s an ode to an onion – one that ought not to be missed.
Thoughts Of Paradise
byThe idea of paradise could be a glorious day – or a dystopian facade – filled with snippets from reality.
King Donald
byA “very stable genius” has an ingenious idea to cure COVID-19: inject disinfectant. Sigh!
Encrypted Insecurities
byWith all movement stalled, for once, the world seems to behave itself. For a poet, this bizarre tranquillity like utopia.
The Girl Inside a Man
bySiddhartha’s mystical poem is provocative & abstruse – stands apart for its poetic recompense.
What Kalidasa Teaches Us About The Lockdown, Loss Of Biodiversity & Climate Change
byCenturies ago, Kalidasa deciphered the art of communicating through the cloud messenger & codified it as a Sanskrit verse.