By the Editor: Siddharth Sehgal In the past few days, the national capital has witnessed thousands of angry farmers protesting on the artillery highways of Delhi. Before I further ahead I would like to disclose that I am not a farmer and have little to no knowledge about farming but […]
Month: December 2020
Charm Of Corona
Nature is a symbol of beauty, Nothing there is ugly, Even a thorny bramble bush or A cactus looks kingly Light has its brightness, Colour white looks pure, Often black seems exquisite With its uncommon allure Total solar eclipse that Plunges the world in darkness, Displays a dazzling […]
The Found Purse
by Parbat Lawati Alluding to the arrival of that year’s winter, fall had already started taking place— in the blue flowers, in the tap water, on his skin and teacup. But, only, when one morning, penetrating through and creeping under his blanket, a gust keeps blowing with an icy temperature […]
Living Star
For every living star that ripens They take eternity for their growth But, what about the hydrogen, They breathe is low. Would there be an exuberance of cosmic joy, Dancing in the milky-way. You are a Living star, Why you look so fragile and weak? Even with a solid […]
I Miss You
We filled the little spaces in time with the warmth of ginger tea as the wintry sun played hide and seek in the terrace lending credence to mischief The cosy couch stood as a metaphor for the ensuing rituals of love as wrongs of life faded gently with the […]
Flight to Mumbai
by Rrashima Swaarup Verma It was the winter of 2019, just before the deadly coronavirus pandemic would start spreading its lethal tentacles around the world. That was the time when airports were normal, unmasked, chaotic places where people comfortably stood only centimeters apart without so much as a thought to […]
Smartphones and Our Attachment To It
by Sowjanya M What is your experience with respect to your near and dear ones, family, friends, and colleagues using smartphones – Addiction? Using when necessary? Frequently using? Am sure any sensible person would frown if a person from our close circle is constantly on phone at a family get-together […]
A Ride to the Synagogue
by Vasundhara Singh Rauchak, my tuk-tukwallah has started a chatty streak and within the first few seconds, he has already introduced himself: His name is Rauchak and he lives with his wife and two children, a few kilometers from the hotel. He thinks the hotel’s decor has improved since its […]
The Mind
The mind is like a candle in the wind Flickering inconsistently undefined With no proper certainty signed Difficult to keep it confined The mind, as water in the lake Gets more disturbed more it shakes With the information that is true and fake Keeping the peace of mind at […]
Solitude
In the scintillating moonlight Falls the reflection of the woods Into the swamp that nobody has dwealth into; The swamp may be the only place Where they could have met , For it’s the place they have ventured When all have turned them away; Holding the fingers they had promised […]