On June 14, That unfortunate night, The fire spread Like scuttled mice. Many lost their families, Hundreds died, and others are Scarred for life. People jumped from building, In a hope to be alive. Little did that Mother knew, That the baby in her womb won’t survive Those who survived the fire, Got a burning … Read More
If Only Mother India has the Basic Right to Cleanliness
Mother India is a metaphor for India. If We personalize India as a human, I am sure that human doesn’t have the basic rights to cleanliness. If you are expecting government shaming in this post, let me clarify this post is not at all about it. This post is about actual humans and how we … Read More
Did I Tell You? | #RhythmicWednesday
Did I tell you about, The last time, When I had a dream, About words and how they rhyme. They were dancing and giggling, Making combinations multiple, Sometimes dressing up as a human, And at other times, soul of a happy bubble. Did I tell you about Those zillion memories? Which keep coming back, And … Read More
Things People Say When You have Thin Body Structure
In a World where obesity has become a real problem and has nearly tripled since 1975 according to WHO, some of us still struggle with social body-shaming because we are on the other end of the spectrum. You guessed it right. We are body shamed for our well-within-weight-limits bodies. I come across this on a … Read More
Dear Troll Armies! | #RhythmicWednesday
Troll armies, Troll armies, You think You have the power of attorney, But it’s deep water for you to sink. Hatred can win the World, Is your only philosophy, But, I was told by a little bird, What you are is mere cacophony. In today’s political and social narrative, In the culture of online and … Read More
Introducing: Mend The Gap
I have been procrastinating starting this series on my blog but laziness has its own expiry date, I guess. It is precisely that moment. So, here I introduce you to the new series ‘Mend The Gap’. Mind Mend The Gap What is Mend The Gap? I hear you ask. The name is inspired by Transport … Read More
How Would You Feel? | #RhythmicWednesday
How would you feel If you can’t provide for offsprings? Does this thought shake your soul? In your ears, does the misery sing. Same is happening to those Fluffy polar bears, Melting ice in Antarctica, up that temperature goes, Bears aren’t able to find food, hunger killing their cheer. How would you feel If you … Read More
An Ode To GDPR
You are here to launch, GDPR GDPR, Some still don’t know, Who you are? ‘Do you still want our emails After GDPR takes effect?’ ‘Do you want to know What information about you, we collect?’ ‘Time is running out’ ‘Is it our last goodbye (or not yet)’ It’s just a policy update, Nothing for you … Read More
The Kind of Lives | #MondayMusings
The kind of lives, We live today, Full of social connection, Yet feel empty at the end of day. The kind of lives, Where WhatsApp messages, Have replaced calls And The effects are savage. The kind of lives, Where people feel patriotic, By propagating fake news, They add to the noise, already chaotic. The kind … Read More
How Can I? | #RhythmicWednesday
How can I, Stay silent and just watch. How can you, Stay silent and let it botch. Times are dark, And matters difficult. Yet We need to identify right and wrong, In this state of tumult. If people had been silent, Who changed anything for good. Surely, We would be living, Today under slavery hood. … Read More