When you open the windows and let in the sunlight, yet to shine on broken columns And the rain comes in too? What do you do? You shut the drapes tight And ask Why can’t I just have the sun And leave the rain outside? So you hug your knees to your chest And dream […]
I had time on my hands and energy I could run a race or climb a tree But I felt something take hold of me So I sat down and wrote some poetry Do you know? Why do I do so? I mean, write poetry? Well, I don’t know But it must be so; When […]
Busy buzzy bumble bee You seem so restless Just like me. Can’t choose a colour Is that why you chose black n’ yellow stripes, Do you also not know What to do in this little life ? Do you also sway from highs to lows Do you make plans that fail, Or you just go […]
माँ बाप से लड़ना है।कहना है,माना बीज हूँ मैं इस गर्भ कासींच हूँ तमाम त्याग की,जीवन दिया है आपनेएहसान है बहुत,पर उसे जीने की आज़ादी भी दे। समाज से लड़ना हैं।माना अंश हूँ मैं तेरातेरे इस यम नियम के यज्ञ मेंएक आहुती ही तो हूँ ?संरचना दी है तूनेउपकार हैं बहुतपर पुराने ढर्रों में ना […]
Dream an absurd dream. For dreams to reach maturity They need to cross the threshold of absurdity. Like a girl, bleeding her first, Steps into womanhood. Dream an absurd dream That makes people laugh On your face, in disbelief. Or gets them simmering with anger Oh, how dare you! Dream with such audacity When life […]
Today, I am a visitor Maa No, No I can’t stay You pack your Aloo Poori I will eat it on the way. On the way to the big city Where ambitions are crafted out of dreams And fattened on money. Money is plenty, Ma It is all about the hustle! No, Ma I can’t […]
It was the year 2006 when Kiran Desai’s novel The Inheritance of Loss won the Booker prize. Although since then, I have had the good fortune of reading many award-winning books in my career as a literature enthusiast, I distinctly remember that particular book and author. I remember that novel because it was the first […]
