I know that my time is near, But I wish, before I go, I could douse some tyrant’s head, And for justice…
God is an idea abstracted from The best of human qualities; And the Market likewise exemplifies The worst of our propensities. Between…
It is time to say that India’s democracy will never be truly credible until the republic adopts a provision akin to the American First Amendment
There was a time, not long ago, When blood ran in the veins; Now it spouts from megaphone mouths, And runs down…
Democracy has rarely been The rule of the majority; Rather, rule by a cohering few Over the many who disagree. Thus…
A conspiracy seems afoot To prove Moody’s wrong; Why else would a million farmers’ Capital streets throng? They no longer seem…
Charged with Yogic energy, They set out with buckets in hand To paint secular city and town In spiritual saffron brand. …
This was the day the wand was waived And Currency turned to paper; When was the last the world had seen So…
I ask you, how do you judge An expansive nation?— By the number of people out of work, Or the numbers having…
When God created woman and man, I was a fly on a tree nearby; They came frisking like animals, A feast to…
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