I open the gates of graveyard And enter The dark and cool serenity Makes me wonder, Why do we always attribute A sadness to this place I come here for tryst With my loved ones I had lost and Find some solace Perfect peace And soothing silence Also obtain much […]
Month: November 2016
Person of the Week: Michel Montecrossa
Dear Readers, In this interview series where we ask questions to people who are making a difference, it can be big, it can be small, it doesn’t matter, what matters is their contribution to our society. It can be anyone from any walk of life and from any country. Please, do send […]
The Bookstore
By Terence Wynne from Camillus, NY [slideshow_deploy id=’3209′]
Echoes
Echoes in my surroundings calling me to love you again. My friends dare me to have a boyfriend. But I cannot choose ‘coz there are no choices. I’ve been played mostly by my admired faces. Echoes in my mind, reverberating your voice and your name. I conscientiously pitied for myself. […]
Splinters in the Eyes of Judgement
By Mark Antony Rossi I wrote a piece recently, entitled “Black Mayonnaise,” which laments how reckless manufacturers polluted the river I swam and played in as a child and how presently it’s impossible to bring my children to its poisoned environs. This situation, unlike activists who chain themselves to fences […]
Here is Valluvar’s Voice
Following is the translation of Thirukkural, a discourse on ethics, its author is Tamil poet and philosopher Thiruvalluvar, who lived around 3rd Century. Its translation is done by Mr. NV Subbaraman, he lives in Chennai. Chapter 57 AVOIDING TERRORISM அதிகாரம் 57 வெருவந்த செய்யாமை […]
The Screaming Rays
Night flows, drowsing man into slumber A wee cool breeze crossing the barred window Halts awhile The heated room with no power Seemed to strangle its might I turned around as a whiff of the swirling fan Touched my aching dehydrated limbs Morn dawned, the screeching sunny rays Upturned my […]
Talking America First Is A Good Idea
“America First!” is a good idea if it’s the first step to World Unity, the Unity of the Americas, of Europe and Eurasia and the first step of building the United States of Planet Earth. “America First!” is a good idea if it’s a moment of reflection on humanity, on […]
A Crusade against Corruption
By the Editor: Siddharth Sehgal They have a saying in military, “Sometimes, you have to blast your way through”. The ban on Rs 500 and 1000 currency bills as a legal tender came something like that; the fight has been taken right at the forefront of corruption. The cash, the […]
Person of the Week: Amruta Houde
Dear Readers, In this interview series where we ask questions to people who are making a difference, it can be big, it can be small, it doesn’t matter, what matters is their contribution to our society. It can be anyone from any walk of life and from any country. Please, do send […]