It wasn’t love at first sight But over a period of time Love flourished between us As a poem flows with rhyme Love needs time to grow We had looked at each other Though liked what we saw Yet, living together wasn’t The conclusion we could draw Love needs time […]
Month: January 2020
Devils Engulfing Wildlife
In the middle of a winter night I wake up drenched in my own sweat While the room temperature remains stable and cold, I wipe my forehead and slide back under the blanket Wondering while the weather, chill Where the wings of fans in most homes would hang still, What […]
Pompeo
By Terence Wynne from Camillus, NY, USA
Climate Change and Actions for A Smart City
Dr. Ranjit K. Sahu and Ravi Shankar Behera The super cyclone of 1999, Phailin 2013, and Cyclone Fani, 2019 have depleted considerable vegetation from the cityscape and coastal districts causing irreparable damage to the local biodiversity impacting human lives. A smart city is not just a conglomeration of concrete structures […]
The Anxiety Toolkit – A Book Review
By Lahari Kanadamuru Am I actually doing this? I guess so. This is the first time I am expressing my opinion about a book. To be honest, I don’t think I am even ready to do this. Why? Because until now, reading has been my refuge, a getaway when life […]
JNU: No Semblance of Order
By the Editor: Siddharth Sehgal JNU one of the most controversial and prestigious academic institutions in the country is once again in the lime light. But it’s a little different this time, on 5th of January, JNU and the whole country saw the mob violence on JNU campus. Broken glasses, […]
Donald Strangelove
By Terence Wynne from Camillus, NY, USA
Dream
They surmise proud is occupancy of male And get submerged in air of despondency Synchronously, men glaciate by dream of female And women get dashed upon the obloquy. Notwithstanding I dream of you more than once Been with and for me alone But never maintain temerity to reach you Except […]
The Adopted One
I am an orphan Or am I ? I have my parents My adopted parents Actually I am the adopted one I have everything That a child should have My (known) parents see to it That I do not Lack anything I am the blessed one Or am I ? […]
Blood Island – A Book Review
By Sreya Sarkar In his non-fiction debut, Deep Halder embarks upon an arduous journey of uncovering the truth about the merciless state-sanctioned brutality unleashed on an island called Marichjhapi and its refugee inhabitants. The island, tucked away in the remote, marshy terrain of Sunderbans, far away from Calcutta’s critical eyes, […]