Month: March 2018

Editorial

Indian Politics: The Lost Cause

By The Editor: Siddharth Sehgal When I saw BSP supremo Mayawati openly explaining her “arrangement” with SP boss Akhilesh Yadav and claiming that favors her party will do by supporting SP’s candidate will be returned in Akhilesh’s support of her candidate’s Rajya Sabha nomination. Though the scheme did not go […]

Fiction

Finding Me Again – Part – 2

By Sreya Sarkar Pakhi was eating her morning cereal when Trisha came down from her bedroom, ready to leave for Home Décor Depot. Trisha took the car keys off the kitchen hook and was about to leave when Pakhi spoke suddenly. “Where are you going this early?” Trisha stopped in […]

Poetry

Entrapped

Upon you, I am no believer nor I like you as benefactor: world ravaged of so many sanctifier(s) exploitation continuing psyche of fear fanatic chimera wandering to crush ancient wise sermons turned trash; confounded, I keep away your sanctum my free will abhors any dictum, such abundance in your charity […]

Poetry

An Entreaty

It was broad day light when- In seething rage the Lady cried out- ‘Help me! Someone please help me! She’s trying to throttle me!’ No one believed her-  For trust worthy helpers took care of her A very sick old Lady she was but- The most precious treasure of everyone’s […]

Poetry

Summer (A Shakespearean Sonnet)

The  chill  of  wintry  wind  has  gone  away, The  fragrant  summer  breeze  is  nice  and  warm The  frost  bites  I  got  during  the  winter, Are  being  soothed  by  the  breeze  applying  balm Bringing   out  the   memory  of  school   days, A  nostalgic   sensation  envelops   me, The  clandestine   tryst  under  mango  tree […]

Poetry

Caught in a Labyrinth

There is a labyrinth of my thoughts I do not find any out- path I wander and wander through the unknown roads Wondering what could be the right quoats I feel breathless and devastated…… The conditions I always hated I like to be free and content And engrossed in my […]

Poetry

We Are The Others

We are the others, no need to bother. We take you out, out of your trouble. Only livin’ is a far cry from being satisfied. We are the others, no need to bother. We take you out, out of your trouble. I see your star within and in the heights, […]

Poetry

Dichotomy

Paradox continues life sustains seeking company and solace in a crowded room oh! the fallacy remains Striving hard to search for the eternal soulmates within a relationship of convenience the contradictions sustains Vows made out of blood and eternal bonding witness by the many the deceptions remains Blessed and pardoned […]