Dussehara changes nothing because we haven’t really changed
The locally erected Ravan is barely hundred yards away and I can see it clearly from my seventh floor balcony. I can see that scintilla growing into an enveloping fire… but before I could feel any oy at this symbolic annihilation of evil, I hear this song loud clear… ‘kar chale hum fida jaan-o-tan saathiyon...
Shadows on Walls
Shadows on walls Are ghosts Only when words wish to put Fear in our hearts Or newer definitions of courage Or the benefits of togetherness Or antidotes to arrogance. Shadows on walls Happen in times of darkness Sometimes the mind knows there is light Just a door away And helplessness hides All methods of reaching...