A poem on my father being caught up in the Partition, and how his narration of the events of 1947 helped me understand the human cost of the division …
Author: Sangeeta Kampani
Poisoned Ink
A poem on the mother-daughter relationship, from generation to generation.
Burden of Dreams
A poem on missing the romance of illusions and dreams as one gets older.
Conversations
A poem which explores loneliness in a world that has been taken over by social media where the joys of civilised discourse are fast receding.
Sister-in-Sorrow
A poem on the struggles of women in a world that has privileged men for thousands of years.
The Giant and the Dwarf
A poem on the relationship between a parent and a child as they familiarise themselves with each other's similar, yet distinct worlds.
My Daughter’s Wedding
A poem on how a mother worries about how her daughter, who is about to tie the knot, will deal with life after marriage and its myriad complexities.
Museum of Memories
Of long conversations over a sugary cup of tea and mellow afternoons extending into starry, melancholic nights.
A Very Sivakasi Diwali
A poem on the plight of children manufacturing crackers in Sivakasi in Tamil Nadu.
Shame
A poem on how society makes a woman feel guilty over her own sexuality.