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Five large treasures of snowUnexplored and unconqueredAnd abode of mythical Yeti…O, Mount Kangchenjunga!Your height and mightPanoramic pristine beautyAnd milky whiteAura and ambianceOf snow-capped peaksRemain a mystique for agesInspiring an awe… No wonderWhy from the timeImmemorialOrdinary folks and elitePoets and romantic loversOwe their allegiancePledge their loveTo the virginHimalayan heights. (Also known as Kanchenjunga – this mobile […]
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Social security and protectionOf women, children and elderly personsRemain the real issue and challengeIn the healthy development and growthOf the emerging Indian democratic nationThat the law makers,The law enforcing agencies,NGOs and the common citizensHave to face and effectively deal withIn the ensuing days and years to come… The heinous crime committedBy the subhuman monstersA fortnight […]
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Year after yearMeetings, conferences and conclavesAre organised with a view to improvingEmployer – labourer relationsService conditions and wagesOf all categories of labourersIn organized and unorganized sectors. Achievements and milestonesAre highlighted and claimedIn absolute and percentage termsOf inclusive development and reformsSocial welfare, security and safety normsOf the labour classes of all sorts… Yet on the groundIt […]
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Unable to resist cravingsHe called her from workIn the evening to inquireAbout tonight’s yummy cuisine. She responded with loveFine long-grained white riceOf the hand-picked basmatiFrom emerald green lap of Dehradun… In a thrilling combo withThe tender golden lentilsGently simmered overThe smouldering kiss of flames… Served with dollopsOf fragrant salted butterFreshly chopped onion flakesWith yoghurt, fresh […]

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​Heart-shaped leaves catch the passing breezeA gentle whisper stirs the emperor of treesEach pointed tip channels the raindrop’s traceWhile quiet shadows fill the peaceful space. Underneath its vast and fine-textured canopyA quiet, soothing shelter spreads out completelyIt offers a vibrant sanctuary, green and wideWhere both birds and weary travellers can abide. For generations past, its […]
This Australian salt-lake tiger beetleCicindela hudsoni in sun-bleached plainsAn insect of pale, tan or dull-metallic hueEndemic in arid salt lakes of Australian southIs the fastest bug with speed record crownWhile many other beetles’ species are slowerWearing iridescent emerald or rainbow armour. The speedster is flightless with vestigial wingsIt relies entirely on sheer sprinting speedRather than […]

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​Heart-shaped leaves catch the passing breezeA gentle whisper stirs the emperor of treesEach pointed tip channels the raindrop’s traceWhile quiet shadows fill the peaceful space. Underneath its vast and fine-textured canopyA quiet, soothing shelter spreads out completelyIt offers a vibrant sanctuary, green and wideWhere both birds and weary travellers can abide. For generations past, its […]

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