Dear Reader, Are you currently at a point in your life where you find yourself parenting your own parent? You know, telling them what they should eat, how they should live, or even renounce. Keeping track of their ill-fitting beliefs, rolling out medical and nutritional advice, convinced that you have a better understanding of the …
Beyond Labels : Poetry and Followers
Dear Reader Does identifying with poetry, soaking in its flavours, feeling its rhythm on your skin, qualify you as a poet? Recently, I changed my social media bio from ‘poet’ to ‘interested in poetry’. The more I read poetry and dive into its dew-ness, the more I am aware of how far I need to …
Live Not in Counts
Dear Reader, The first post of 2025 will be incomplete without the mention of the quintessential New Year. And with this change of dates, I cannot help but think of our obsession with quantification. Numbers play a significant role in our lives. We have calendars that help us transition from one year to the next. …
आज लंबी कतारें हैं
आज सुबह tv पर न्यूज़ सुनी। कह रहे थे कि आजकल कॉफिन्स की बिक्री बढ़ गयी है। फिर कहा कि कुछ देश अभी भी अपनी सीमांतों को लेकर लड़ रहे हैं। कुछ राजनैतिक तंज कसे जा रहे थे। एक चक्रवर्ती तूफान की तबाही का समाचार था। चिली में मज़दूर अपने हक के लिए लड़ते नज़र …
A Hundred Quills 