By Mark Antony Rossi Aldous Huxley warned us of science and technology outpacing ethics and morality. The latest project in that category, The Human Genome Project, is a classic case in point. Billed as humankind’s most ambitious and beneficial scientific endeavor ever undertaken, The Human Genome Project’s incredible mission is […]
Month: July 2016
Micropoems
Search High above the clusters of high-rises a bird soars through the smog desperately searching for a tree. Rain Rain batters the Mughal Delhi. The swamped sections are new playgrounds for the slum kids splashing in the muddy waters inconvenience to the motorists. Roar The debris-choked drain in the summer […]
The Demons!
What a gorgeous day it was! The majestic sun shone in all its glory Within its folds bliss wrapped the earth Merrily the leaves sang as the branches did A swaying dance to the melodious gentle breeze The birds chirped harmoniously The animals frisked around the tree Sheltered under its […]
A Beggar on his Death
On a certain day When the pitiless sun Was at her malevolent best On a certain busy street souls swamp like bees On a nectar Making for their daily bread tired traders licked the sweats From thier tired pours At a certain broken boulevard Made from broken blocks Stood a […]
सुना है
सुना है लोगों से हमने कि वो दिल दरिया है मेरे लिये तो उसमें एक बूँद भर पानी भी नहीं सुना है आबशारों से मुक़ाबिल होता है अब तो लेकिन वहाँ दरिया सी रवानी भी नहीं सुना है उसने कभी प्यार किया था हमसे कहने सुनने को मगर अब वो […]
The Fiends
They assembled for celebrations Unaware, fiends were on the watch Treacherously hidden in a truck That rolled on the streets like the devil The eagles and hawks confined inside Armed and saddled with deadly bombs Hungry for human blood like vampires Driven out of graves to suck and bleed Innocent […]
Yamraj
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Person of the Week: N V Subbaraman
Dear Readers, In this interview series where we ask few questions to people who are making a difference, it can be big, it can be small it doesn’t matter what matters is their contribution to our society. It can be anyone from any walks of life and from any country. Please, do […]
Here is Valluvar’s Voice
Following is the translation of Thirukkural, a discourse on ethics, its author is Tamil poet and philosopher Thiruvalluvar who lived around 3rd Century. It’s translation is done by Mr. NV Subbaraman, he lives in Chennai. ~*~ Original அறிவற்றம் காக்கும் கருவி; செறுவார்க்கும் உள்ளழிக்கல் ஆகா அறம். Pronunciation Arivatram kaakkum karuvi seruvaarkkum ULLazhikkal aakaa aram. Translation […]
Child Soldiers of the West
By Mark Antony Rossi “The future belongs to the youth” is an old adage proven beneficial to fascist regimesong to the aiming to convert the most impressionable members of a population to their sinister agenda. Centuries ago evil Japanese Ninja clans raised their young in training schools to become professional […]