Emotionally Speaking

Aung San Suu Kyi’s 64th Birthday: My 64 words on the great Hero of Freedom and Democracy

Today is the 64th birthday of Aung Saan Suu Kyi, the pro-democracy activist and ‘prisoner of conscience’ who has spearheaded the movement for democracy in Burma against all odds. There is this website (link) where you can submit your 64 words for the cause. Also read this article by  Mukul Sharma on Kafila. Long [...]

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An excerpt from my favourite poem on the woman I love(d)

The following excerpts are from one of my favourite poem (on my unrequited love; ‘labour of love’ so to speak, March 2005). A few corrections have been made in the original before republishing it here. You may have seen many women around Tall, short, fair, dark, thin or sound! But the woman who is the most beautiful Is [...]

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A short poem on Ambedkar

This was written in 2004 and was probably my first poem. These are only the excerpts from the full poem on Ambedkar. This is also a commentary on the caste system. In the ancient ages lived a man named Manu, a Hindu who devised a system in the valley Sindhu a system of fragmentation non-pareil in human [...]

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A short pessimistic poem on life

While living incessantly one does wonder wandering in life’s matrix and meander when most things in life are torn asunder what else could one do than of course wonder! the world is pain, indubitably that all of us have to undergo bear torture and damage – incalculably and inflict some, on friend and foe! I don’t believe in this though I wrote it! [...]

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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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