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Memories
Faiz, was on the Indian leg of his research on the noted prisons of the world. The Indian prison that he visited was the Kalapani. The sight of the cellular jail sent shivers down...
Poetry
Masked Life
Living in a hiding, so far,
Away from your near and dear ones,
To not meet again even once,
Life becomes uncertain like war,
Decisions that would always marr
When one's existence is at stake,
Hardly any choice left to...
Poetry Styles
Decima
A decima is a ten-line stanza of poetry, and the song form generally consists of forty-four lines (an introductory four-line stanza followed by four ten-line stanzas). It is also called "espinela" after its founder, Vicente Espinel (1550–1624), a...
Poetry
Smile that Masks
Every smile that she bore
Masked some emotions and fears.
Behind it, lay a plethora of,
Unspoken words and feelings.
Her soul remained sealed
Beneath the deceptive smile you see.
The mirror was her soul sister,
As she revealed the bruises...
Poetry
Autumn Learnings
The colours of fall,
Captivates us all.
Ushering the onset of winter,
When snow falls pitter patter.
The trees get ready,
To face the snow, all steady.
They probably know,
The leaves can't stand the snow.
Is that why the leaves ripen?
And...
Books
Blackboard and Beyond
Blackboard and Beyond, an anthology conceptualized by Ms. Meena Mishra, edited by Dr. Sanam V Shaikh and published by The Impish Lass Publishing House houses poems, stories and anecdotes that will for sure take...
Poetry
Awaken the Artist Inside You
A stroke here and a stroke there, or
Raising up the level of a building, or
Testing one's taste buds, or
Igniting the senses within, or
Swaying to the tunes and beats,
The true artist lies within.
Arouse that little...
Poetry
Zero’s Rant
Bhramagupta, my father, named me Shunya,
Which means Absence.
Did he give you the right
To use that for failures?
I add value to digits
And make them grow ten-fold.
I depict completeness,
As I start and end at the same...