Article 19

Category: Art

  • One Hand on the Bag

    Set in the warmth of a family gathering in Assam, the women in One Hand on the Bag by Anoushka, including herself, share quiet memories of learning to navigate public spaces. Rooted in the textures of place, this quiet yet powerful reflection reveals how generations of women have built an unspoken map for survival. Read More

    4–5 minutes

  • Is love a dog from hell?

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    – Deepjyoti Sharma 2+2 =4, Tautology In whatever universe Is love same in every possible world Out there? In my observable universe David Wallace said:  All this inside me  To you, it’s just words That’s why Bukowski said: Love is a dog from hell  Or what  Rilke said like a princess waiting for us to Read More

    2–3 minutes

  • Perennial Mirrors: A biography of the unfinished self

    – Satya Priya We find ourselves in people, places, poetry and perennial mirrors divulging the endless wavelength that is the self. But who is ‘I’? A fragmented whole in quest of coherence, of sense that selfhood makes and doesn’t. An essence, treading the speeding path of light, I traverse multitudes and reach the end empty Read More

    1–2 minutes

  • A Woman Inside a Woman Inside a Woman

    – Hanna Any woman who is capable of expressing herself artistically yearns to dive deep into her relationship with her mother. To draw her, to write about her, to dream of her, and to worry about her seems to her as primal as breathing.  I do not call myself a writer; I am merely a Read More

    2–3 minutes

  • Dan’s farewell speech 

    – Harshaman What have I learnt in my two years of MA? Is what I keep thinking now and then these days. When I was 16 years old I dreamt of doing Aeronautical Engineering from IIT Bombay. I was reading Wings of Fire back then, the book’s influence had rubbed off on me a little, Read More

    4–7 minutes

  • The Eye of the Cyclone

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    – Alisha Mehra The cyclone gushes past me Someone said it’s safest near the eye How hard is it to see That we’re too caught up to stop by? I see things at a great speed I see a few people, too I ponder upon their predicament Of what they think is the truth I Read More

    1–2 minutes

  • Where I am From

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    – Sreepriya Ramesh I am from the sweetness of mangoes, Snatched from Amma’s hands between playing, And from the sour spice of maanga thokku Sun-warmed on the rim of the well in Pati’s backyard, I am from the heat of the summer, the sudden splash of water Drawn from the well and thrown against walls Read More

    1–2 minutes

  • Satellites

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    – Romal Renny I chase down your distant star Hoping it would lead to your mark Perhaps in your own pursuit Stuck spinning in an endless loop… No matter how out of sync For one night our orbits will link And now I hope you take care Until our burdens can be shared. ___________ Design Read More

    1–2 minutes

  • little poems for little critters

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    a series of whimsical poetic vignettes Read More

    1–2 minutes

  • I am a Woman

    We are a tapestry of memories woven by the people around us. Every little habit, every little action, every little dream is built from what we see and grow up with. In this poem, Sreepriya reflects on the legacy of women – the borrowed practices and the dreams that combine to create a new identity… Read More

    1–2 minutes