ANIME – ARTWORK by D Ruppeshwari
Ruppeshwari D is a class 6 student of VelammalVidyashram, Surapet, Chennai. Her areas of interest include drawing, craft, dancing, singingand home decors and compeering. She is an outstanding student as…
Desire, Isolation, Proximity… Ketaki Datta
Steely glances are being exchangedBetween life and desire,Serious decisions are to be takenOn the quiet life everyone dreams ofAnd a secure existence all eye on.Life and its demands are not…
Two poems by Ipsita Ganguli
Fire May our fireBurn the nightOn the wings of fireflies May we burn anewKeep burningKeep glowing May our warmthForever burn brightKeeping away the cold May weLive love laughSoar crackle guzzleKeeping…
Two Poems by Balachandran Nair
SUN BLASE Early in every morning,A llady appeared in my front door,A blood red sweet child in hand,Wrapped in soft saffron silk.That child, Sun, smiled like chirpBangles of flowers, anklets…
Three Poems by Gopal Lahiri
Unfinished Your hands hold evening raga. On the way to Sonajhuri hill,the jacaranda tree sets aside a few seeds of flower. All the leaves turn into rainbows now,a river flows…
EVENING CHIRPINGS – – Dr. Paramita Mukherjee Mullick
The birds fly home to their nests every evening.The trees shake and dance to welcome them back.Chirpings fill the surroundings.The light gradually vanishes away.The silhouettes of trees in the dark.Silence…
ব্যর্থতার দিনগুলি – তুষার ভট্টাচার্য
ব্যর্থতার পোড়া দিনগুলি অন্ধকার নিঝুম রাত্তিরে ফণা তুললেই আমি হাতের মুঠোয় তুলে আনি সূর্যমুখী রুপোলী সকাল।
CLOVER – Rolf I. Doppenberg
Nothing herenot a namenot a single one Nothing herejust the vivid grassand the cloverupstream of the namethehoverfly* in standstillinsudden translation Nothing herebut the body of the valleythe late beeweighed down…
Woman – Nivedita Roy
She is blessed with virtues untold Bears a lot and gives out manifold Compromising on her wishes Adjusting to others’ flavorsO woman ! Thou art a miracle Hiding a lot…