'A film among thousands / Would have passed us by / Had the chelas kept quiet and / Let sleeping dogs lie.'
Category: Fiction & Verse
Sounds, the English Way
A poem on the complexities of the spoken English language, written after attending a phonics workshop.
I’ve Turned Twenty Today
A poem on the poet coming to terms with her age as she leaps from her teenage years to 'adulthood'.
Gandhi: A Poem
Those that killed your body / Are dead in the soul. // They are the leaves that fall, / You the trunk, the root, the soil.
To Ban or Not to Ban, That is Not For You to Question
From the Vishwaguru Archives: A glimpse into the debate over how to respond to the BBC’s documentary on our Leader.
A Very Happy Republic!
A poem on how India is witnessing an erosion of constitutional values that could have made us a successful Republic.
Two Lions
A poem on how cultivating a little patience can make a difference in our lives over time.
Space
I spread my tiny feet in those 48 inches of legroom. My eyes glued to the space, then shifted to his face. Suddenly the guy didn’t seem so bad. …
Red Walls
The poem is a lament over the hopeless situation of DU students, left without the professors who helped them realise their potential.
Questions as It Is
The poem is about the questions we all must ask ourselves and arise to build a better tomorrow.