by Shobha Diwakar We have all heard the saying, ‘empty vessels make the most sound,’ how true this is of our media. It yells, it shrieks, it beats about the bush about any news it fancies making a raucous noise about it on every channel you switch on. Whether it […]
Month: July 2020
Barren Yearnings
My dear girl, have you brought What I’d asked for yesterday? Were you careful? To keep it hidden from eyes that scorch even my sleepless dreams In this basket, you have collected the tit-bits of my humble fantasies Green bangles tinged with gold Perfume from a forgotten time wafting […]
The White Moth
Standing on the step to the sunken room I saw a white moth by my shoes. Kept awake by an exciting appointment, like a candle not yet melting its own fuse. I can never sleep when I need to. Ideas regroup in my head and attack; outnumbered, desire and […]
Atmanirbhar in Defense: an Illusion or Reality?
by the Editor: Siddharth Sehgal Now that government has suddenly woken up to the reality of being neighbors with a hostile Communist regime. The word Atmanirbhar or ‘Self Sufficient’ in English is being thrown around quite a lot. Though the general sense in the country right now is to cut […]
The Engagement Ceremony
Marriage rings have been worn for hundreds of years by a married person, given to them by their spouse. Engagement ceremony forges the bond between two souls and marriage rings are chosen for bride and groom. The ring is symbolic of joining in close intimacy of one man with […]
Where’s National Reconciliation?
by Mark Antony Rossi My country, the United States, needs to heal. It truly needs to sit down with all aggrieved parties and find reconciliation in a televised national dialogue. But this cannot happen with ad hoc groups springing up and causing chaos through looting and burning and unlawfully occupying […]
Killing the Crime or the Criminal??
The killer caught at last after the chase His colleagues killed in a dubious haze Caught at last, taken into a secure custody The countrymen thought it was relief from malady. But much was known behind the thought He would be killed without any sought His connections with the powerful […]
In Silence
In silence we had found each other We built a world where our friendship thrives Blessed to withstand the test of time Beads of rosary bound as one. In silence you taught me to trust man again You opened my heart to world of love— the world I had […]
माँ की सीख
ज़िंदगी को खुल कर जीना माँ ने सिखाया, सर हमेशा ऊंचा रखना माँ ने बतलाया, चेहरे पर मुस्कान बनाना माँ ने समझाया, मेरी खुशियों के लिए मां ने हमेशा अपने हाथों को बांधे रखा यह माँ ने नहीं, बल्कि उसके शरीर पर लगे चोट के निशानों ने अर्थाया, शायद इसीलिए […]
When Life Goes Out of Control
This invincible enemy has caught the world by storm Carved in the wild dreams of an apathetic adversary Dreaming dreams to overpower the world Men, women and children, No one spared from its evil design Encroaching ubiquitously upon ambiance not its own The terrified citizens look up to Heaven Protect […]