Netaji

Netaji

Swatantratha* was your aim, Even if you had to move away from non-violence, For which Azad Hind Fauj* was your calling. Your voice lured many, sans gender bias, To take up arms to free the country. “Tum mujhe khoon do, main tumhe azaadi doonga!!” * Your...
The Mushroom Cloud

The Mushroom Cloud

Clouds, the white fluffy cottons, That float on the cerulean sky, Aaah… a lovely sight to watch. When they turn black, They invite the rains, To quench the thirst of the earth and its mortals. Are all clouds like that?   But there was once a black cloud, That...
Confused!!!

Confused!!!

Appalled was I when I read their words, I couldn’t make a head or tail out of it, And words seem to have lost their meaning.   MHROTD, well does this make your day? Or Many happy returns of the day?   The IDK and IDC, Look like acronyms of some...
Heard, but Unheard

Heard, but Unheard

His fingers had a magic, As when they touched the monochromes, Mystical music was created.   His fingers seemed to play with the keys, Cajoling and caressing them, And the keys, longed for his touch.   His music, universal, Could grab everyone’s ears,...
26/11

26/11

The bustling city, Came to a standstill, When some perpetrators, Invaded her privacy.   They, a bunch of youngsters, Came through her waters And killed people in random, Rejoicing at every bullet they fired.   They entered Leopold, And emptied bullets there...