When I first got to know that this issue’s theme is poetry, the first thing that popped into my head was a YouTube channel I regularly follow, UnErase Poetry and the reason why I wanted to write about it was because UnErase Poetry was and will be one of the prime reasons I started writing. …
I still remember the very moment we clicked that picture and no amount of words would do justice to my myriad of emotions that I probably never will be able to find the right words for, hence I tend to leave it just at the picture but I want you to know that it’s this …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IPS4geMR-s&t=46s You cannot claim to have seen a performance unless you have seen Neil Hilborn perform. Born in 1980 in Texas Neil is a slam poet who often writes about his battle with mental illnesses. He performs his set like the way his illnesses affect him. It is awe-inspiring how well he brings the character …
The literal translation is about The Originator of the heavens and the earth. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it: “Be! and it is.” This poem has many beautiful verses that leave us wanting more. It acts as a balm to our tired souls. A safe haven. Tune Mujko Banaya Main …
They come, they halt, and they go; And yet she is standing there. Waiting, listening, breathing, breaking; But life goes on everywhere. A storm came and uprooted her life. Then an eerie calm settled in. But no one looked long enough to know; The tornado yet going on within. Such was the story of her …
This poem is dedicated to my father, my idol. (Sarju Shah) Dear men, Remember when you were 21? Life was fun. You had stars in your eyes, Caught by surprise. Then came the careers, Then came the fears. You gave up your dreams, You gave up your tears. Just a boy with an aim, To …
ABOUT RABINDRANATH TAGORE: Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) was a man of prodigious literary and artistic accomplishments. Apart from playing a leading role in Indian cultural renaissance, he was the first to popularise modern India in the world literary scene. Although Bengali was the language in which he wrote, all other modern languages of India have been …