(In fond memory of my late husband 7th May 2019) You were sick, very sick You were aware of it So were we Yet we looked forward To your recouping your health You were frail you became a fighter We knew you would soon be yourself again The day you […]
Month: May 2020
Agra 2001
I looked out of Shah Jahan’s window and watched the sun setting over the Taj Mahal. The Yamuna was blue silk under the rose-satin sky; the latticework let in a cool October breeze. I imagined the imprisoned Emperor watching the yearning tomb on lonely nights under a quintessential golden moon. […]
हे मातृभूमि..!
अक्षय तेरा ज्ञान है हर युग में होए उजागर, अमित गुणों वाला कोई सत्पुरुष जब, प्रबल अपनी शक्ति से चेतन रहस्य जाता जान, सदियों तक हे मातृभूमि, तेरे गुणों का होता गान। रोहित वर्ण तू क्रोध में ,पर विनय तेरा स्वाभाव, रवि समान तेज तेरा,ऋषभ सा है वेग तेरा..! रजत-वर्ण […]
Love In Lockdown
Amidst the days of lockdown There started a story very new, Of two grownups loving uptown, As much as they ought to argue. The corona bringing so much fear, Paved the way for their love, Conferring them the time to pioneer, Each others heart as the heaven above. Had the […]
I Love Birds
I love watching pigeons, as they swoop down in flocks, to enjoy the pleasure of food grains. It’s a joy to see them flutter with their coloured feathers puffed out. A few pigeons visit me daily, and sit on the outer edge of the balcony, waiting for their treat. I […]
Mumbai’s Lockdown
I still don’t believe what happened to my beloved city which never slept, This city always gave us more reasons to celebrate and hardly anyone wept. For many, this city was a destination to their dreams and passion, Never did anyone living here imagined empty roads as this city’s fashion. […]
Migrant Laborers and State Sponsored Cruelty
By the Editor: Siddharth Sehgal Daily the news paper reports a new harrowing story of migrant laborers perishing in an effort to reach their homes, to their loved ones, to their sense of safety. Right from the very beginning of lockdown, they were the first and inevitable casualty of this […]
Physics Lab
By Terence Wynne from Camillus, NY, USA
The Cage Of the Internet
By Chandrasen Yadav I am not as much compelled to write poetry and articles about the lockdown, as much as I see happening out there, as the suffering here seems too banal to me. In no way that I am talking here about the victims of the disease, I have […]
Do You Remember?
Do you remember? It seems a lifetime but It was only weeks ago When we used to talk about anything under the sun Buried in Review papers Local and International conferences Paper citations and publications Messaging each other in the social media Spewing ideas from podcasts and blinklist Moments of […]