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How we planted marigold From one end of Aaraspoora To the other, Hoping many more would be Wedlocked the coming year, And…
Badri Raina
Badri Raina is a well-known commentator on politics, culture and society. His columns on the Znet have a global following. Raina taught English literature at the University of Delhi for over four decades and is the author of the much acclaimed Dickens and the Dialectic of Growth. He has several collections of poems and translations. His writings have appeared in nearly all major English dailies and journals in India.
Dear habitual marauder, Here is what I wish to know: Will you learn to behave yourself, If I should now let go?…
After his “lockdown” address to the nation, prime minister Modi made two more appearances on national television to enthuse the populace to…
Older people may throw up, But the young must surely live; Stepping away from our debris, They must dream something new. …
A Puritan, as you would know, Is an agonizing man, That someone, somewhere may happy be, Despite our “fallen” pain. The…
The rich spread the virus, The poor pay for it; But, however Caesar rules the earth, The meek shall heaven inherit? …
Were you sentenced by poverty To die by one of two— Corona gasp or hunger pang, Which one would you? Do…
Their impeachment having bombed, Democrats spread the virus, As if such shenanigans Will fool us, or tire us. We, republicans, are…
Are you a migrant labourer, Escaping death by lockdown? Then trudge, O lifelong sansculottte, But with no hope of a town …
Corona is a sly assassin