Emotionally Speaking

Excerpt from a farewell poem to a friend

This was my farewell poem to my friend Rubul Patgiri when he was leaving the Kaveri Hostel sometime in 2005; he had quit JNU for lecturership in Assam. This poem throws some glimpses on his personality. [I'm not in touch with him presently]. You may also see this farewell party invitation on this blog. His [...]

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Protected: Surprise! The password is 'love'

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Musings: on the Female Nose!

Many years ago, I fell in love at the proverbial first sight. In the first sight, believe me or not, I did not see the woman! So, what did I see? I saw her nose! She was standing beside me (thanks to the haphazard queue) and my glance from the corner of my glasses landed [...]

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A Poem on Food

This poem on food was written for a competition. The plan was to make it 2500 words but then I did not participate. It was written in 2004. What is food? What is food? Is it bad or enormously good. Is it what we eat @ our mood No, that is missing the trees for [...]

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Poem on Sonia, Slogans on Atal (Hindi/हिन्दी )!

From my archives; mid- 2004. I was happy about the probability that the country was going to  have a female PM . I was upset over the hullabaloo over her Italian origins. I don’t have any special liking for her or the Congress party; I just wanted a ‘woman’ at the helm. So, I wrote [...]

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Poem: Dreaming of a girlfriend

This poem on dreaming about a girlfriend was written in 2004-05.   I know dreaming is not a futile exercise Especially when one is wise and not otherwise All dream their dreamgirl, don’t speak lies Adolescent ,teen, adult, senile – whatever their size!!   So many girls around and all are beautiful And I must [...]

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