“Oh Gangu! Our body is 70% water and so is the earth. So, be generous with water. The slab needs it”, said the contractor with an unnecessary smile. Why then there wasn’t enough for the land we called ours The land that we tilled with hopes of emerald crops That […]
Month: August 2017
The Hate Way
By Terence Wynne from Camillus, NY
Mahakavi Bharathiyar “We Know No Duty”
By N. V Subbaraman from Chennai Here is a beautiful poem by Mahakavi Subhramaniya Bharathiyar, one of the greatest national, patriotic poets from Tamilnadu , who lived in the early part of twentieth century. This poem deals with the knowledge of our duty to perform. As usual his poem original […]
Person of the Week: Linda Voith
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 […]
The Red Hell in God’s Own Country
By the Editor: Siddharth Sehgal Kerala, a state endowed with the natural beauty and bounty, famous for its rich heritage, culture and one of the few states in the country with very high education ratio is now famous for the blood bath which is becoming a new norm in the […]
Bad Day Blues
By Mark Antony Rossi What are your viable options when having a bad day? Some take a deep breath and say a small prayer. Some bury their head in a dark beer in a darker bar. Some rant and rave to strangers on Facebook. I’ve done all three and a […]
Horizon
The pessimist in my core, always Rued the fate of night Who could never be with her beau She croons without delight The Day, on the other hand, wanders on Scaling the vast sky His dream to love, may be unfulfilled Still, he does not cry But the optimist, that […]
Mahakavi Bharathiyar “Sidhdhantha Sami Temple”
By Mr. N V Subbaraman from Chennai Here is a religio-philosophic beautiful poem by Mahakavi Subhramaniya Bharathiyar, one of the greatest national, patriotic poets from Tamilnadu , who lived in the early part of twentieth century. This poem talks about the TEMPLE OF A SIDHDHNTHA SAMI”- Sidhdhantha Sami is a […]
The Zamindar’s Footprint
By Raamesh Gowri Raghavan When Bade Zamindar Babu died, it was a major celebration in the village of Kamahi. The Zamindar was not an evil man who tormented the poor villagers, but when a rich Hindu dies, the number of funeral rites performed makes it no less than a festival […]
On Independence
We will be celebrating our 71st Independence this year A lot of fuss over it will be made A medley of programmes, Great lectures on our accomplishments will- Boldly be publicized on air But have we really achieved genuine freedom? At first we were slaves to foreign rule And today […]