Nine Lives and a Summer Requiem

Nine Lives by William Dalrymple In a land where gods and goddesses abound as do their stories, Dalrymple’s search for … More

Insaan

Itna bechain kyun hain tu, Kya hain teri tamanna Udna tu chahta hain, Par nahi tu koi parinda Bediyon main … More

Flickering, fluctuating, fighting for life The fire dims down Snatching away the glow, The warmth, the comfort A gaping hole … More

Not a name on a wall Or footprints on the sands of time Not a picture or a rhyme I … More

A lonely first step, and then two A heart full of possibilities, Waiting for wonders new Beginning of a smile, … More

A small house nestled among the greens, Peppered with red blushes atop, Yellowed leaves, biding goodbye A stream running across … More

As you fly past me, Fly in dozens, going hither tither Some together, some alone, I so wish, I could … More

The sky is turning an orange-yellow hueAs the crows are taking flight,Knitting invisible patterns into the vast skyThere are people … More

The hot ball of fire fades awaySnatching away the warmthA gaping hole builds upA dark desolate enemy;But the dreams don’t … More

A lone soul she sits on the steps Looking beyond the gravel path Reminiscing the few moments She had; Stolen … More

Lost as ever when will I find my way Beneath the shroud of defiance I lay Wrapped in a cocoon, … More