Fiction & Poetry

The Last Dance

Amid sweat and pant Under blinding lights, and blazing dissonance Hip swung, chest twisted Feet tapped, hands twirled Our last…

April 25, 2021

Drink, My Friend

Drink, my friend, drink. A sip, after a sip, after a sip Whiff the aroma, savour the sting. Drink to…

March 21, 2021

Gandhi

I am not a saint Don't make one of me. It wasn't all sacrifice and humility and truth. I didn't…

October 4, 2020

Return To The Vedas

Know Thou we are all souls, we are the eternal; Veda points to the path of righteousness in action and…

August 20, 2020

Closed Doors

The doors: Doors at the front, Doors at the back, Doors above doors, Doors next to the doors. Doors in…

August 16, 2020

To Tapash Gomes

Here I hear, now and then thumping and dancing of ghosts of the war field soldiers who died of stress…

August 2, 2020

To My Oldest Friend

My friend I have known you for so long, Probably the longest since I was born. You stay with me…

July 26, 2020

Suddenly

I heard You're gone, In the stretched muffled breath of the night, In increasing pain, No forecasts, no warnings, No…

July 19, 2020

Books

I fell into a dream And awoke in it And I have been In the dream since. The world is…

July 12, 2020

Small Dreams

I said our village is better You said my eyes are small, I am a small village girl My dreams…

July 4, 2020