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Month: December 2020

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The kartik amavasya,The darkest night of yearBrings Deepawali –The festival of lights… An opportunity for dark forcesBlack magic and occult ritualsTo alcoholism and gamblingFor those who live in darkness… But the essence of the festival isTamso ma jyotir gamaya –Lead us from darkness to lightThe eternal and everlastingJnana – the knowledge and wisdomFor our internal […]
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What is expected of citizensIn a civilized societyAnd a mature democracy? Parliamentarians debate over issuesIntellectuals share common concernsPeople avoid disputes on roadsCourts expected to deliver justiceWith Idiot-box to play entertainment But look at the ironyIn the Indian insinuationBoasting the largest democracy! Parliamentarians entertainIntellectuals take sidesPeople fight for justice on roadsCourts are the site of compromiseAnd […]
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As was anticipation and expectationYet again on Father’s Day celebrationMany tributes received for daddy dearAnd we humans are always very cleverFor everything within our imaginationWe have earmarked a day for jubilation. All of us are sons and daughtersAll of us are fathers and mothersWe have universal values and obligationDo we really need an annual celebration?We […]

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​Upon the ancient, sun-baked sacred landWhat a walking citadel makes its tread!A thick mantle of collagen and dermal foldGuarded by the giant limbs uphold. ​ No bone or antler but pure, unyielding keratinA sculpted prow where primal ages still beginWith hooked-set lip for nimble leaf-bound gripIt shapes and charts the forest’s misty strip.​ Through the […]

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​Upon the ancient, sun-baked sacred landWhat a walking citadel makes its tread!A thick mantle of collagen and dermal foldGuarded by the giant limbs uphold. ​ No bone or antler but pure, unyielding keratinA sculpted prow where primal ages still beginWith hooked-set lip for nimble leaf-bound gripIt shapes and charts the forest’s misty strip.​ Through the […]

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