The Introspective Clown | Aravind Menon
Aravind Menon The curtain was pulled rather harshly, And the clown tried putting on a smile, But it soon turned wry, And tears rolled...
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- Jun 30, 2017
- 1 min
Old Men | Shivani Lalan
Shivani Lalan old men old men settle like the last ashes of a strongly worded editorial in a newspaper – burnt, crumbling, but carrying...
- Jun 29, 2017
- 3 min
The Escape To Life | Bruhad Dave
Bruhad Dave Budapest, March 1874. The night outside was pleasant and a mild breeze was blowing, rustling through the trees and making...
- Jun 19, 2017
- 2 min
Earphones | Shivangi Adatia
Shivangi Adatia On some days I go up to the terrace and put my earphones on not to listen to Bon Iver or Lennon but to listen to...
- Jun 12, 2017
- 1 min
अब अाप हि है | Pushparaj Sinh Jadeja
Pushparaj Sinh Jadeja ना आसमान की हसरत है न ज़मीन की तलाश है ना बाग-ए-बेहशत की ख्वाहिश है ना अज़ल-ऐ-अमन का ख्वाब चाहत है तो बस आपकी...
- Jun 11, 2017
- 4 min
The Psychotherapist | Bruhad Dave
Bruhad Dave The man in the white doctor’s coat moved steadily through the stark powder blue corridor. It smelled of surgical spirits and...
- Jun 6, 2017
- 1 min
As I Think Of You | Neep Saikia
Neep Saikia As I think of You I walk upon a bridge of imagination To sketch the glittering kohl upon your protruding eyes which have the...
- May 14, 2017
- 6 min
Into Death’s Embrace | Bruhad Dave
Bruhad Dave The year: 1916. A shadowy little cemetery. Trees and grass all around. Snowflakes of every shape imaginable, fluttering down...
- Apr 15, 2017
- 1 min
आपकी एक जलक | Pushparaj Sinh Jadeja
दील की रियासत को मिली रियायत आपकी एक जलक से सूकूँ-ए-क्लब मिलता है रूह को आपकी एक जलक से ईश्क खता है केहते है लोग तो खता हो गयी समजिये...
- Mar 29, 2017
- 7 min
Unrequited Love: On Canvas & In Our Lives | Neep Saikia
Neep Saikia “Love is sweet but unrequited love is a sweet poison.” Dante and Beatrice- A tale of two souls who were so near yet so far...
- Mar 26, 2017
- 1 min
The Perfect Gentleman (3 0z / 90 ml) | Megha Saha
Megha Saha If sugary dollops of what feels like the rainbow hits you too hard, then wait for the maraschino cherry bit that will come to...
- Mar 25, 2017
- 3 min
Hiding | Bruhad Dave
Bruhad Dave There was once a boy who, despite his brown hair and brown eyes, was never thought of as a ‘brown’ person. If you knew him...
- Mar 13, 2017
- 1 min
आज इबादत | Pushparaj Sinh Jadeja
Pushparaj Sinh Jadeja आज इबादत कबूल हो गयी जब एक मुरीद की आपने मूर्शीद से रूह रूबरू हो गयी पता न था महोबत के सहूर का नशा ये कहेर धयेगा...
- Mar 8, 2017
- 1 min
A Recipe for Nostalgia|Madhulica Kallatt
Madhulica Kallat One unsuspecting mind A piece of the past One gasp of surprise, blended with a nascent smile A small explosion of amber...
- Mar 8, 2017
- 5 min
Greed: One For The Children| Bruhad Dave
Bruhad Dave A long long long long long long time ago, it was just three days after the earth was born and all the little animals were...
- Feb 22, 2017
- 1 min
The Patron Saint of Inspiration| Shivani Lalan
Shivani Lalan In shaking verse She writes down the gifts of his divinity. Her trembling meter pays homage To the ruby red circles...
- Feb 22, 2017
- 1 min
Colours| Megha Jha
Megha Jha In the silence that surrounds the womb of aloofness A familiar voice calls me, Asking,” Which color are you?” Are you the pink...
- Feb 22, 2017
- 6 min
Anthropomorphism in Literature: Seeing Minds in Others| Rajsi Rajora
Rajsi Rajora “There is a universal tendency among mankind to conceive all beings like themselves, and to transfer to every object, those...
- Feb 22, 2017
- 3 min
A Battle Far Above| Bruhad Dave
Bruhad Dave The first character of the grand play made his sufficiently grand entrance. It was a huge, and I mean huge, swordfish. His...
- Feb 7, 2017
- 5 min
Urdu: The Fallen Language|Sumaira Nawaz
Sumaira Nawaz Urdu thrives in a milieu as varied and accessible as daily conversations, revolutionary calls, poetic gatherings and Hindi...
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