Indian Periodical

We played together we danced together We together went to school We hopped and skipped and during play We played ‘pittoo’ too At the big huge dining table We sat together and yapped. Ma helped us with our home- work  sometimes Whenever we shied from it, Teaching us a moral […]

चलो  समझा  लिया  है  हमने अब   ये   दिल   नहीं   रोता लेकिन    तुम्हारा    इंतज़ार ख़त्म   क्यों    नहीं    होता उठा   कर   एक   कोने    में तुम्हारी   याद   रख   दी   है ख़लिश   फिर   भी   वहीँ   है दर्द  ये  कम  क्यों  नहीं  होता , अब  ऐसा  भी  नहीं, आदत तुम्हे   हो   बेनियाज़ी   की  सभी    से  […]

Pensively, on a wharf she stood Gazing blankly at the clear azure sky Deeply lost in her own world A sudden chirping sound pervading the serenity Brought her out of her wakeful slumber A tiny delicate bird at her feet she saw- With a perplexed questioning look It seemed to […]

Only in calm waters the ship of relationship sails smoothly But when into murky turbulent waters it drifts The entire scenario changes! A roller coaster ride it soon becomes Accompanied with volcanic eruptions   A massive earthquake Shakes the very existence of a placid life! Becoming dainty fragile glassware A single […]

गीत  तो  गा  लूँ  मगर  स्वर  सो  गये  हैं सो  गये   हैं  वादियों   में सो  गये  तरु-झुरमुटों  में पल्लवों  से  लिपट  सोये सांध्य अरुणिम  झुटपुटों  में खोल   दूँ   अनुभूति   अक्षर   खो  गये  हैं गीत  तो गा  लूँ  मगर  स्वर  सो  गये  हैं खो  गये   हैं  निर्झरों  में खिलखिलाती  उर्मियों में […]

I thought beads were beads  And pearls were pearls But lately I have learnt That beads are pearls and pearls are beads No matter what I am told.  Lately I learnt a bitter lesson An online chain of stores Tempted me with a bright fascinating ad That I could not […]

A woman! A woman did you say? Yes, a woman that’s what I am And very proud of being one! It spares me from being an empty boastful man! I don’t deny there are many good ones too But the egoistic selfish ones out number them! Disrespecting women is their […]