Month: May 2017

Week's Person

Person of the Week: Swathi Ram

Dear Readers, In this interview series we ask questions to people who are making a difference in our society, it can be big, it can be small, it doesn’t matter, what matters is their contribution. It can be anyone from any walk of life and from any country. Please, do […]

Poetry

Bharathiyar’s Optimism!

By N. V. Subbaraman from Chennai Of all the virtues one can possess, I deem ‘optimism’ as the best! As I was brooding over this, some of the quotations of the great on this came to my mind. “Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on […]

Articles

Verdict In Nirbhaya Case

By Sudha Dixit At last the highest court of the country has come up with commendable judgment – ‘to be hanged till death’. Yes! The beasts deserve it. Their counsel says that he “will appeal against the judgment” & that “No one has right to take life of another human […]

Poetry

Sixteen Again

Nothing like first love Neither here nor above A glimpse of her and I’m Sixteen As she had always in my heart been There’s so much to talk Though for reasons I unknown I balk Yet my heart fills with remorse Yearns for the untaken course But on this infinite […]

Poetry

On The Razor’s Edge

Life-risk is lurkin’ on the razor‘s edge. Downtrodden we are and transformed into a mess when encircled by the system and its devil call. On the razor‘s edge we live, overcomin’ all. We fight the next war of innovation, growth and jobs. Banka-Gangstas are always on the watch. The media […]

Poetry

Zaire

the river runs frothing at mouths with meaningless timbre, replete with expletives roving down its spine. holding on to warnings bequeathed in hesitance, Flash floods in the mind. Rubbing off Levantine hues of disgruntled hold all-emoticons carving perfect breasts-yours-in the sand. drying slivers of runny aches in never ending ebb […]

Articles

Power of True

By Mark Antony Rossi In today’s ultra-sensitive society, you are in danger of being called a bigot if your mention someone’s body odor. I guess oppressing folks who “differently bathe” is now a national pastime in my country. Old fashioned notions like ” soap” and” work” are wicked curses to wanderers […]