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SILKWORMS!
To you I carry an innocence mixed with my habits in servitude of being a crazy person doing stupid acts … Continue reading SILKWORMS!
PASSIONATE!
With each foot of the depth Comes an unfathomable breath Secreting the venom of love Living every beating crest & … Continue reading PASSIONATE!
DAYLIGHT!
My lady! This is the right time when I could remind you of our love, although I do that every … Continue reading DAYLIGHT!
IN BHARAT!
Rape her in your cozy bedroom Making her trap inside her screams But do not roam on the night of … Continue reading IN BHARAT!
DECEPTION!
Poems I wrote for you weren’t from my heart, Lies I crafted in a form of art; Endless promises that … Continue reading DECEPTION!
HEAVEN IS LOCKED!
It has been six months, your bullets haven’t forgotten their trajectory to our head, it often rains in winter, bursts … Continue reading HEAVEN IS LOCKED!
INQUILAB
On the way to attain freedom you’d lose all your money, the home of your dreams would shatter, you’d be … Continue reading INQUILAB
CLUED!
The soil has your marks, ordered, unique and very tender, the anklets swirl all around pulling me towards you like … Continue reading CLUED!
SHE!
The circle on your spine has my efforts hidden in its border, the planets find their place like a rare … Continue reading SHE!
I’M
I’m a freak I don’t go to parties or I avoid being in spotlight, I usually scare people who socialise, … Continue reading I’M
PLATONIC!
Night in my place is thick with lust, love and leisure, it has the monstrosity of seven hells, it covers … Continue reading PLATONIC!
COLD!
I’m an old soul I’d love you in old way wearing a long black coat buying roses for you, having … Continue reading COLD!
COLD!
I’m an old soul I’d love you in old way wearing a long black coat buying roses for you, having … Continue reading COLD!
DRAPED!
It’s nine o clock of night I’m still buried in your chest, playing a game of tongue twisters around your … Continue reading DRAPED!
Capitalism Is Not the Solution to Urban America’s Problems — Capitalism Itself Is the Problem
The COVID-19 crisis has triggered a fresh round of soul-searching in establishment media outlets about the problems of urban America. … Continue reading Capitalism Is Not the Solution to Urban America’s Problems — Capitalism Itself Is the Problem
CAGED BIRDS!
Humans are like birds I often doodle in my head We value freedom And we desire to fly You can’t … Continue reading CAGED BIRDS!
IT’S TIME!
Vaults will be broken to take out all our belongings you took away from us like nothing to make one … Continue reading IT’S TIME!
❝Kill one’s reputation, kill one’s cause❞: BJP and the politics of character assassination!
The women of Shaheen Bagh, through their intense courage and determination, have captured the imagination of the entire nation and … Continue reading ❝Kill one’s reputation, kill one’s cause❞: BJP and the politics of character assassination!
Through ‘Mooknayak’, AMBEDKAR questioned Gandhi’s Swaraj
Who is Swaraj (self-rule) for? Would this be the ostracized Untouchables’ Swaraj, too? Would they be equal participants? Or would … Continue reading Through ‘Mooknayak’, AMBEDKAR questioned Gandhi’s Swaraj
Dr Ambedkar’s journalism : From ‘Mooknayak’ to ‘Prabuddha Bharat’
As a journalist, Ambedkar worked towards liberating the India of the outcastes (Bahishkrit Bharat) and building a new, enlightened India … Continue reading Dr Ambedkar’s journalism : From ‘Mooknayak’ to ‘Prabuddha Bharat’
❝Bahishkrit Bharat❞: Ambedkar’s decisive challenge to Brahmanism!
On 3 April 1927, Ambedkar launched the Marathi fortnightly ‘Bahishkrit Bharat’. In one of its many editorials severely critical of … Continue reading ❝Bahishkrit Bharat❞: Ambedkar’s decisive challenge to Brahmanism!
THE GARDEN OF FREEDOM
Lessons that Shaheen Bagh teaches us about citizenship ON THE NIGHT OF 31 DECEMBER 2019, I crossed six flyovers along … Continue reading THE GARDEN OF FREEDOM
DESIRES!
The burial is over for now sermons have been said all over my body, I see my world disappearing before … Continue reading DESIRES!
KAMALA DAS!
She smirked, He yelled Former fell in the hands of self – respect Latter punished himself, with shame To understand … Continue reading KAMALA DAS!
SAPPHIRE!
I’m embraced by faith, not of an omnipresent lord but of someone I can call as love with whom life … Continue reading SAPPHIRE!
OATH!
When all the war would be over and all the people would groan in pain lie like a cloth of … Continue reading OATH!
INCENSE!
I’ve seen stars taking birth in the saree you drape every night, it holds my darkness but never erases for … Continue reading INCENSE!
BJP CLAIMS CAA HELPS DALITS. BUT LIVES OF JOGENDRA NATH MANDAL & AMBEDKAR SAY OTHERWISE!
Ambedkar and Mandal resigned from Indian and Pakistani cabinets in 1950-51. Their letters hold the key to understanding the debate … Continue reading BJP CLAIMS CAA HELPS DALITS. BUT LIVES OF JOGENDRA NATH MANDAL & AMBEDKAR SAY OTHERWISE!
MODI GOVT’S HANDLING OF CHANDRASHEKHAR AZAD & KANHAIYA KUMAR SHOWS WHO IS THE BIGGER THREAT!
Kanhaiya Kumar is no threat to ‘ghar ghar Modi’ and BJP. But a Dalit leader standing with the Constitution on … Continue reading MODI GOVT’S HANDLING OF CHANDRASHEKHAR AZAD & KANHAIYA KUMAR SHOWS WHO IS THE BIGGER THREAT!
❝We are doing our part to save the Constitution ❞ : Students protest the CAA in Karnataka’s Kalaburgi
Protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, the National Register of Citizens and the National Population Register have been cropping up … Continue reading ❝We are doing our part to save the Constitution ❞ : Students protest the CAA in Karnataka’s Kalaburgi
NATIONALIST!
It is easy to be a nationalist among all those who’ve something to lose, someone in their home, enemy is … Continue reading NATIONALIST!
CAA-NRC: Protesters Fight for Nation While Delhi Elections Loom
Recent events and the Delhi election inject uncertainty into the Shaheen Baghs everywhere, but their historic role is indelible. The … Continue reading CAA-NRC: Protesters Fight for Nation While Delhi Elections Loom
ARDHANGINI!
I’m placed here in winter holding your arms, you over me like a sunflower shining to cure illness, I find … Continue reading ARDHANGINI!
MUHAMMAD TO SIDDHARTHA!
Statues broke apart amidst the dry hills of Kabul, thinking to break the man in them the five feet Buddha … Continue reading MUHAMMAD TO SIDDHARTHA!
BIRTH!
I’ve read fourty six tales of those people who still remain in dust and drought, some feed on herbs others … Continue reading BIRTH!
WHAT THE RIGHT WING IN LATIN AMERICA MEANS BY DEMOCRACY IS VIOLENCE!
There is a rapid and disturbing attack on the political fabric of Bolivia It was a curious exchange. Frustrated by … Continue reading WHAT THE RIGHT WING IN LATIN AMERICA MEANS BY DEMOCRACY IS VIOLENCE!
BLUSTER, BIGOTRY, BOLSONARO!
The Brazilian far-right President, set to be the chief guest on Republic Day, has sharply polarised the country’s politics In … Continue reading BLUSTER, BIGOTRY, BOLSONARO!
THE STORY OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA AS A HOUSE BUILDING : TO BE TOLD ON JAN 25 AT DALIT SHAKTI KENDRA!
On the Republic day eve, January 25, Gujarat’s premier Dalit rights organization, Navsarjan Trust, will be releasing Constitution House, an … Continue reading THE STORY OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA AS A HOUSE BUILDING : TO BE TOLD ON JAN 25 AT DALIT SHAKTI KENDRA!
CAA: 30 REASONS TO REJECT!
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA) has become the most controversial legislation since the promulgation of Constitution of India on … Continue reading CAA: 30 REASONS TO REJECT!
RELATIONSHIP!
I have a shirt of cotton you chose for me one evening I wear it in my home, when I … Continue reading RELATIONSHIP!
THE SUPREME COURT’S CAA HEARING WON’T IMPACT THE GRASSROOTS STRUGGLES!
There are a large number of people who have been pinning their hopes on the Supreme Court to quash … Continue reading THE SUPREME COURT’S CAA HEARING WON’T IMPACT THE GRASSROOTS STRUGGLES!
ALL THESE YEARS!
On a very cold January after the dawn of globalization I cried among the green hills of Haflong with all … Continue reading ALL THESE YEARS!
HANG THE LORDS!
Hey you, who rule on our lives in one life Go back! Let us live, let us die without politics … Continue reading HANG THE LORDS!
IN LOVE!
Thousand years have passed And I still play the flute to sink in you Memories haven’t been gifted or researched … Continue reading IN LOVE!
WHY INDIA NEEDS A.V. RAMASWAMY PERIYAR!
In the ongoing movement against the Citizenship Amendment Act the images of Gandhi, Ambedkar and even Bhagat Singh have been … Continue reading WHY INDIA NEEDS A.V. RAMASWAMY PERIYAR!
To better understand the Shaheen Bagh protest, we must understand the locality itself !
Since mid-December, Shaheen Bagh, a neighborhood in south Delhi, has been the site of a women-led protest against the Citizenship … Continue reading To better understand the Shaheen Bagh protest, we must understand the locality itself !
MOMENT!
It was 18th August, It was the day for newcomers from every door But that one blue door from which … Continue reading MOMENT!
MOLECULES!
God did a heinous crime, he used his mind to find a place where he could create some misery, he … Continue reading MOLECULES!
AN INTROVERT LOVES!
“You know my Sapphire, there’s a bliss when I think of you, my pen never dries, my fight never stops … Continue reading AN INTROVERT LOVES!
STAYING CLOSED!
She’s a cold breeze healing the paining souls with love and care, she’s a room for all the depressed people, … Continue reading STAYING CLOSED!
CONSCIOUS!
It is time I write yet another poem for you, with my worst dreams now dead between your eyes, I … Continue reading CONSCIOUS!
THE HORROR!
To be free. To fly high. To break barricades. To have no strings attached. To have a reason to live. … Continue reading THE HORROR!
Remembering Comrade JYOTI BASU!
Jyoti Basu was born on 8th July, 1914 at Kolkata. His father Nishikanta Basu and mother Hemlata Devi lived in … Continue reading Remembering Comrade JYOTI BASU!
ROHITH : MY BUD
“I loved science, stars, nature but then I loved people without knowing that people have long since divorced from nature” … Continue reading ROHITH : MY BUD
NOT AN INCH: INDIAN STUDENTS STAND AGAINST THE FAR-RIGHT!
The rods of the muscular Right wing were aimed at Aishe Ghosh’s head, but the students of JNU have pledged … Continue reading NOT AN INCH: INDIAN STUDENTS STAND AGAINST THE FAR-RIGHT!
IF MY!
It is a thing to be sure of that the world is a perfect mystery it is cunning, merciful for … Continue reading IF MY!
MERMAIDS!
It rains often in winter for the fire here burns always summer has no complaint against it, in winter when … Continue reading MERMAIDS!
FOR SINGLE MOTHER’S!
A birth is what she dreams After she is tied in a knot on her saree She travels through every … Continue reading FOR SINGLE MOTHER’S!
I LOVE YOU!
Let me see the glory of your nakedness When you wear your blue salwar Kissing every curve on your body … Continue reading I LOVE YOU!
THE INDIAN LEFT IS GOING ON THE OFFENSIVE!
India’s left-wing Jawaharlal Nehru University has been the epicenter of the country’s movement against university tuition fees. A violent attack … Continue reading THE INDIAN LEFT IS GOING ON THE OFFENSIVE!
WHO KNEW/KNOW TOO MUCH
Over the last two days we’ve been hearing about the arrest of a senior police officer—Davinder Singh, Deputy Superintendent of … Continue reading WHO KNEW/KNOW TOO MUCH
FOREVER!
It was four o clock when the birds first chirped the dew drops shone in the garden I can hear … Continue reading FOREVER!
THE NARRATIVE OF STUDENTS BECOMING TERRORISTS IS FASCISM!
We live in times when students act as torch bearers while the senior citizens act like idiots, cowards and opportunists. … Continue reading THE NARRATIVE OF STUDENTS BECOMING TERRORISTS IS FASCISM!
No escaping the state: the story of Lovett Fort-Whiteman
To be free, to walk in dignity—for these precious privileges some men will go anywhere, sacrifice anything. — Homer Smith … Continue reading No escaping the state: the story of Lovett Fort-Whiteman
PRISON!
I’m not here for guns or I’m not living to kill those who file me as terrorists, improper it is … Continue reading PRISON!
FREEDOM!
I’ve been threatened, bullied tortured, locked between four walls, I’ve seen my death and I’ve fought with it erased it, … Continue reading FREEDOM!
METAPHORS!
I’ve hundred pages written on my bare chest secluded from all other literature it is the pile of metaphors for … Continue reading METAPHORS!
SONS OF SLUTS!
Nothing feels okay on the street, in our homes, with the air going thick in a curfew, the apples in … Continue reading SONS OF SLUTS!
INDIA’S DEMOCRACY IS FACING AN EXISTENTIAL THREAT!
India’s Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu made a curious comment on 28 December. “Express dissent in a democratic way,” he … Continue reading INDIA’S DEMOCRACY IS FACING AN EXISTENTIAL THREAT!
DIARY OF AN INDIAN UPRISING!
What is the point of being alive if you do not want to make the world a better place? India … Continue reading DIARY OF AN INDIAN UPRISING!
IS WRITTEN!
In here between the walls I light a pyre to cook the remains, through the windows the smell reaches to … Continue reading IS WRITTEN!
HERE’S WHAT A REAL STRIKE LOOKS LIKE: 150 MILLION SAY NO TO DESPOTISM IN INDIA!
If a new trade union law goes into effect, India will essentially abandon any commitment to workplace democracy Indian cities … Continue reading HERE’S WHAT A REAL STRIKE LOOKS LIKE: 150 MILLION SAY NO TO DESPOTISM IN INDIA!
WHEN I WALKED!
I was on the street holding your end I designed before a library I ate my breakfast, an egg, a … Continue reading WHEN I WALKED!
BEFORE I LEFT!
Before I left, I watched you leave your steps, hurried, your feet, restless, each goodbye, tight lipped I watched you … Continue reading BEFORE I LEFT!
How to stop caring what people think about you
It’s not simple. But it’s part of being human. Around 11 p.m. every night, I lie alone with my thoughts … Continue reading How to stop caring what people think about you
VIOLENCE IS HIS LEGACY!
Full of violence, rape Vedas are their revered Tales of deceit … Continue reading VIOLENCE IS HIS LEGACY!
THE U.S. IS WEAKENED BY SOLEIMANI’S KILLING!
Trump’s recklessness has isolated the U.S. further and deepened anxieties in Israel and Saudi Arabia On January 3 , Qassem … Continue reading THE U.S. IS WEAKENED BY SOLEIMANI’S KILLING!
YOU CAN’T HIDE!
I can see you dying right before me with a shame hanging from your neck like a rope! The scavengers … Continue reading YOU CAN’T HIDE!
IT’S TOO DARK!
I’ve been told once about the people of today years back when I was fifteen years old there I was … Continue reading IT’S TOO DARK!
REBEL!
I think my country is prison Where will I leave my country and go now? Where will i go now … Continue reading REBEL!
WE WILL SEE…
It is a system not a sudden gathering or attack, it doesn’t have a group it has a body planning … Continue reading WE WILL SEE…
FIGHT JNU FIGHT!
You cannot crush us, O Fascist your lathis and rods will be of no use we know how you rule … Continue reading FIGHT JNU FIGHT!
NOT MY LEADER!
It is a handshake that is above all our deaths, you see you burn me for I’m not you or … Continue reading NOT MY LEADER!
TORNADO!
It’s night, we must move in, for long my demons have waited to get conjured by your smile and smell … Continue reading TORNADO!
TO JYOTIBA, FROM SAVITRIBAI PHULE : THESE AREN’T LOVE LETTERS, BUT TELL YOU WHAT LOVE IS ALL ABOUT!
The relationship between the pioneering couple of women’s education in India was marked by deep and shared concerns as they … Continue reading TO JYOTIBA, FROM SAVITRIBAI PHULE : THESE AREN’T LOVE LETTERS, BUT TELL YOU WHAT LOVE IS ALL ABOUT!
FRUSTRATED!
I count my dreams in the stars above my head abrogated are dreams of the mass as I collect their … Continue reading FRUSTRATED!
YOU, MY SAPPHIRE!
I’m glued to my desires they’re just like every middle class, a handful of rice, some nice cosy rooms, incense … Continue reading YOU, MY SAPPHIRE!
KNOW THE SOCIAL THINKING OF SAVITRIBAI PHULE FROM HER LETTERS!
January 3: Savitribai Phule Jayanti Special Letters written by Savitribai Phule to Jotirao Phule, his kind respect for his life … Continue reading KNOW THE SOCIAL THINKING OF SAVITRIBAI PHULE FROM HER LETTERS!
THE BATTLE!
I stood before the Satan; Offered him some marijuana; He asked about the price; I demanded life; He smirked and … Continue reading THE BATTLE!
KILLING ME SOFTY!
I’ll get you the key to my heart and you’ll seal it from all other zombies, I’ll spend all my … Continue reading KILLING ME SOFTY!
NECESSITIES!
Did you listen to the night about how it sent us a message with our necessities hidden in its pocket? … Continue reading NECESSITIES!
NOTHING!
Some poems are meant to be read only While some to be re – read after completing responsibility Few come … Continue reading NOTHING!
I LOVE YOU!
I wrote a song for you it had all the words you spoke on the very first day we met … Continue reading I LOVE YOU!
FOR SAPPHIRE!
Most of the time I see a magic weaving beside my bed, over my head all the moments conjure to … Continue reading FOR SAPPHIRE!
LOVE!
I roll my sleeve to wash your body when your body aches of motherhood, I pull down the clothes from … Continue reading LOVE!
CRAVE!
I brace my arms around you to slowly tie your arms with my fingers you count the buttons on my … Continue reading CRAVE!
COMMITMENT!
The beast in me throbs inside your heart it swallows us together to be a world of fantasy other than … Continue reading COMMITMENT!
MEERUT ANTI-CAA “VIOLENCE” LED TO DEATH OF POOR, MARGINALISED : FACT-FINDING REPORT!
A fact-finding team comprising of Yogendra Yadav, Kavita Krishnan and Riad Azam had visited Meerut on December 25, 2019 to … Continue reading MEERUT ANTI-CAA “VIOLENCE” LED TO DEATH OF POOR, MARGINALISED : FACT-FINDING REPORT!
LEARNING DEMOCRACY FROM OUR CHILDREN!
There has certainly been no dearth of bad news in recent months. Kashmir happened, and then there was Assam. But … Continue reading LEARNING DEMOCRACY FROM OUR CHILDREN!