by Vatsal Kariya Yavatmal, Maharashtra: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the world came to standstill but our plates were not empty even during the long lockdown. That was because our farmers toiled to fill the warehouses with food grains. Inspired by farmers and India’s eagerness to become Aatmanirbhar (self-reliant), a middle-aged […]
Cherry lips Those deep blue eyes How do you hide Behind those glasses tainted of grey Merry smiles They will make you go miles Oh! how do you hold those back Back behind those barriers of grey Precious laughs That fill the room with delight Oh! how do you let […]
By Terence Wynne from Camillus, NY, USA
by Pratiksha Jadhav “During the lockdown, my six-year-old son used to stay at home with my mother-in-law when I went on duty. For the first two or three days, when I used to come home in the evening, he would come running to me cheerfully, but I would warn him […]
वो कर्मठ था किसी धुन में मग्न अपने फितूरों पे सवार कुछ कर गुज़रने को आतुर । ज़मीनी हक़ीक़त खूब जानता था वो और ये भी के कितने आये और चले गये पर कुछ भी नहीं बदला । लेकिन उसको इन बातों से फर्क़ नहीं उसको था तो बस इक […]
by Umang Kumar Bafna Mr. Sandip Kale, is an old vegetable vendor, who fulfills his family needs by running his vegetable ‘thela’. He sells his vegetables at Ashoka Marg, a prominent area of Nashik. He started selling vegetables 10 years ago. He has two kids and a wife to look […]
In the desolation of lonely cage I hang on to the pole of seclusion where life seems lifeless And all my happiness had gone I believe in heavenly change Yet waiting for the rainbows of gold looking inside and out, so that I can fold my loneliness Spotting the […]
And after experiencing work she questioned on her capabilities !! Is it normal to express what it is or to hide from sharing as people might judge it She has tried her best and got to do what she needed to do And have come to the point where she […]
by Sheetal Akhade As her eight-year-old son didn’t want her to go out, she used to leave home while he was asleep. Despite the fear that she would bring the Covid infection while returning home, police woman Neelam Karpe continued to perform her duty during the pandemic. Neelam Sachin Karpe […]
She is the eyes of that storm which can be tamed by none, but him She is wild and crazy with nonrhythmic notes of love The more he asked her to stop the unmusical wanderings The louder and louder she sang and that made it more crazy His warmth […]