Yes Me’lord It’s murder Please do not dismiss My plea, without hearing Me further He came with Intent and design Made me Relent and resign From my stiff stand And listen to his serenade He said his love Was far above The mundane He promised bliss, Never the pain It was […]
By The Editor It’s an amusing thing about human nature, to judge, people sizing up others on abilities and grounds they themselves don’t possess. For instance, the innumerable experts on cricket, the gurus who point out flaws in a batsman’s technique from the comfort of a couch, most of these […]
By Ranjit K. Sahu There has been an unprecedented wave of heat across the globe starting from the western hemisphere to the east, affecting the countries that can be categorized as developed with modern amenities to poorer countries with burgeoning populations. While considerable debate still goes on over the reality […]
Dreamt there stood an angel bright Outside my room, the other night He looked so sorrowful, so meek, so calm I wondered what was really wrong I spoke to him in a comforting voice It made him start and heave a sigh “You mortals are surely very unkind To use […]
By Sudha Dixit Aruna Saunbhag died. Did I say ‘she died’? Was she alive? Was she living? No! She had been dying for past 42 years – from 1973 to be precise – in instalments. Aruna, then 25, was sexually assaulted by a sweeper, Sohanlal Bartha Walmiki on Nov. 27, […]
Life, O you gracious lady, Why have you forsaken us In a world as empty as We, the living dead? Parched land we have become With all ties of love and humanism lost- […]
Knots, and knots and knots There are knots every where Life is not a bed of roses Thorns crown it everywhere The humming bees sing a tune And glue themselves everywhere The ears are wild sometimes mild When the singing sirens raise the air: Life is shelved like a honeycomb […]
कोख़-ए-ज़मीं से यूं बा-तरतीब जब एक ज़लज़ला चले सतह पे सर चलें कहीं, कहीं गला चले माना है रसूख़ दुनिया में ख़ूब तेरा ओ आदमी, मगर जो पल भर को भी उसकी चले तो फिर किसकी भला चले ज़िंदा हूँ मैं के फ़ज़्ल है ओ नक्शगर-ए-हादसात कौन जाने हो कब […]
By The Editor Neighbors, more often than not are envious of each other, their progress each others’ eyesore. This goes same for people and nations alike. India and China have a historical chance to bolster their relationship. Despite our historical and ideological differences world has placed its hopes in our […]
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