By Aadinath Sastry from Bhubaneswar, India
Month: February 2021
The Last Sampan
by Steve Carr The gentle waves of the Yellow River tapped against the sides of Wang Wei’s sampan, producing shallow reverberations, like fingers drumming arrhythmically on the stretched animal skin of a tanguu drum. Along the docks that lined the river banks of Zhengzhou, the tiny white lights hanging from […]
Rebuild Girl To Lady Today
Dame in red is the bride to be; Lots of dreams and passion dwells within, Orthodox perception heartily followed, Schooled subject, Focus self on low; Chilled all dreams and avert to glow, Fear of the mysterious world froze to rim. Worldly ignorance besides to trim; Embarked into anonymous world; […]
Pain
Asking me the outlet Is my heart hiding from the body. I have understood that my aching gets fixed by the soul unseen And not by my heart. I have sheltered pain of existence, unseen worldly desires and A question of seclusion always talked about. Like a silent radio, I […]
Meanderings…
The streets of the dark Winter night cradled Sleeping bodies huddled Close, close as ants On an ant-hill seeking Warmth from the proximity Of each other’s thinly clad Forms and figures The misty air meandered Through the pavements gray Compelling the little urchins To embrace their limbs Tightly to their […]
I love You Kishah
Most misty, yet beautiful is the life With you, O dear Pamela If life give us chance to become we Beyond the senses, O’ my darling, I pray thee Traveling on the same tract, we are so close Yet, so for away thy soul, hath I can’t feel […]
We Beat The Odds: Heroic Efforts of Health Workers in a Time of Deadly Virus
by Meghaa Mazumdar COVID-19 pandemic outbreak was a huge turning point for small businesses worldwide as they were ordered to shut and stay at home. Work from home was not possible for the pharmacists, doctors, and nurses. Pharmacy professionals performed the frontline role. With the orders to stay at home, […]
Person of the Week: Akanksha Agarwal
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 […]
When You’re FAT
When you’re fat you lose your name, When you are fat and ugly you lose your confidence, When you are fat and tolerant You’ll be bullied, When you are fat and inferior You get into depression, When you are fat and grumpy You’ll be made fun of, When you are […]
एक प्रश्न
मैंने देखा है अपने पिता को दिसम्बर की कड़कड़ाती ठंड में , पानी की धार से जूझते हुए तनिक संकोच नहीं मुझको , देश के प्रधान सेवक से पूछते हुए अन्नदाता रो रहा है , आपका जमीर सो रहा है , 21वीं सदी में क्या ? घोर अनर्थ हो रहा […]