Among poets dead and gone Only a very few Come alive to tickle again A world gone mad, askew. Your verses,…
I do not know which of the chills Is more mortal in import— The one that descends from arctic ice, Or from…
Sitting out the chilling night At Shaheen Bagh, you lead India’s second struggle for freedom, shaming men who would come But are…
The seemingly compassionate CAA not only introduces religion as a marker for the grant of citizenship but seeks to demarcate one and only religion as a persecutor – thus furthering the domestic political agenda of the Hindutva forces
Is there a sun that warms itself? A spring that drinks its water? A tree that eats its own fruit? A breeze…
It may not be an exaggeration to say that “we the people” have re-assumed their ownership of India
(December, 2019) All is not lost. The young still feel the sting Of oppression. Setting aside the quiescent Counsel of terrified…
Do not fret, my flesh and blood, At this loathesome move. Whoever makes you a stranger Makes me a stranger too. …
A tough old race of ancient men, Kin to the dynasaur, Now return to recharge the earth With ablutions of gore. …
I never thought I would see Godzilla in town. But here he is, bringing bashingly Old constructions down. He leaps with…
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