We all have the same path… poem
iPhone 11? I got that. Latest MacBook Air? I got that too. Costly suits? I have many. Can I peep into tomorrow? Do I have any tools to alter what is to happen to me or you? I am…
The Tailor’s Needle by Lakshmi Raj Sharma: Book Review
Novel: The Tailor’s Needle Author: Lakshmi Raj Sharma Publication: 2012, Penguin India (Indian Edition) Number of Pages: 336 Genre: Raj Novel, Pre-Independence Novel Style: Traditional In the journey of Indian English literature, there have been many occasions when the…
To the women in my life… Women’s day 2020 poem
No matter you have stayed a moment or two, a week or month or a year or two, for a decade or lifelong – you made me who I am, a kind and soft man and when needed, too…
The Penthouse by Niraj Sharma – Book Review
Book: The Penthouse Author: Niraj Sharma Publication: Ashvamegh Publication, 2019 Pages: 255 Genre: Crime Thriller Niraj Sharma's crime imagination travels to various dimensions and eventually reaches the destination where a criminal begins to think about his past, present and…
Sisyphus is Happy and Selected Poems by Sanjana Saksena – Book Review
I accept that writing poetry does mar my objectivity as a poetry critic. However, I will also maintain that it is not a usual business and it only happens at times. As a reader who reads my critical opinions on…
Hold it before it falls and shatters – A poem
Where is my water? Drinking water that my grandmother carried home in pitcher from the well not far of our house made of woods and earth. (Mother Earth! You have seen enough, haven't you, yet?) Cold drink, wine, whiskey,…
Truth or lie – a short poem
the idea of truth is a lie if you find it in a rush. sushhh... just pass by. alok mishra 7 January 2020
truth or dare? a poem
silent words dry tears sad sorrows empty crowd dark sunlight enduring torment unreal reality phoney truth deluding illusion i will climb the tree with roots above, in the sky and will never come down to have that fruit …
What makes Indian English Poets Indian? Looking for Indianness in Indian English Poetry: 1
Indian English Poetry has been through different phases and it has yet to reach a conclusive destination where a critic can mark and say, ‘Indian English Poetry is rich in content and diverse in ideas’. Fortunately, we have been diverse…
आलोकित – हर्षित
आवेग-प्रफुल्लित, आनन्दित, असिम और अथाह, अनंत, अनवरत, आह्लादित सागर की उठती-गिरती लहरें यूँ ही आती-जाती रहती हैं - सागर में और मेरे मन में भी। नित्य-नवीन, नव-स्फुटित, निर्मल, नयन-आलोकित, निरंतर निशा-शीतल सी तुम्हारी छवि मेरे ह्रदय-निकेतन में यदा-कदा आती-जाती…