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Poetry Corner: Volume 3
Read more: Poetry Corner: Volume 3March brought some unexpected heat and setbacks. Both the poles set record temperatures, the education of young Muslim girls in the subcontinent continues to suffer amid political and judicial malice, there’s economic ruin somewhere while foundations are being laid for an apartheid state elsewhere. There’s not much good news, which is why this month’s poetry…
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Poetry Corner: Volume 2
Read more: Poetry Corner: Volume 2The world is hurting – there are wars afoot, we are still reeling from the pandemic, there is an alarming rise in fascism, fake news, poverty, hunger and ignorance. It’s time we recognise that it’s important to take a stand for human rights above everything else, for one can’t remain insulated from the divisive forces…
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Poetry Corner
Read more: Poetry CornerOutside my window it’s never the same—some mornings jasmine slaps the house, some mornings sorrow. There is a word I overheard today, meaning lostnot on a career path or across a floating bridge Boketto—to stare out windows without purpose.Don’t laugh; it’s been too long since we leaned…
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Love without a story
Read more: Love without a storyThis is a collection of poetry fermented and aged with love. A love that’s long past the sappy, blinkered vision that youth harbors. A love that goes beyond just two individuals and walks the earth, misses friends and family, connects deeper with the gods. More importantly, one that finds self at last; a wounded, stitched-together…
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Nine Lives and a Summer Requiem
Read more: Nine Lives and a Summer RequiemNine Lives by William Dalrymple In a land where gods and goddesses abound as do their stories, Dalrymple’s search for the sacred in Modern India still throws up interesting threads. From tantric rituals in cremation grounds, houses lined with skulls to the frenetic energy of Sufi dancers, the author underlines how faith in chosen gods…
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