A poem on the relationship between a parent and a child as they familiarise themselves with each other's similar, yet distinct worlds.
Sangeeta Kampani
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.
The Golden Door
A poem on the life of a young girl – a flower handler – who doesn’t know what it's like to go to school.