उनका नीला रंग

नीले बादलों सा ही था उनका खायाजो लब्ज़ स्याही ने लिखे नहीं,उनका भी रंग शायद नीला ही थावह लम्हे जो ख्याल तक भी पहुचें नहींउनका भी रंग नीला ही होगा…शायद!

वह चेहरा

वह चेहरा, वह डूबता सूरज,रात के दरिया में जाकर छीप गए,उस काफिर से ज़हरे से भी हम…आपकी खुस्भु चुरा ले आये।

Date by the Bay

1. The stretched orangeOn the horizon’s bed…The eager borderWhere strangers wait to wed. 2. The blue aboveBelow lies the greyNever has been the pungent redSo pregnant a bay.

Untouchable by Mahesh Dattani

Roshan Mathew plays Sagar. Jim Sarbh appears as Rakesh. Puja Sarup is the storyteller.  Sahitya Akademi Award recipient Mahesh Dattani is the weaver who weaves a real moment through the virtual mirage of screens, myths

Folklore of the Future

Dear Daughter,  I say this to you today. Since this is all I have. The heirloom of words. The history of rituals.  Tara stands still in the yard. Worship her daily. Imbibe her readily.  Ritual

The Sound of Me

The brush against the ceramic basin.  The bangle that clanged from her wrist.  That is the sound of me.  That is the sound of domesticity.  * It was birthed with me Only, the umbilical cord

I Wander….For the Frim-Fram Sauce

Each leaf is culinary cut  Teased out…drops of cherries,  Naughty dose of nuts and fruits.  They prize and partake of the salad- I wander… In another time…for the Frim-Fram Sauce.  * Each bite is sumptuous 

Taking It Online

Dear User,  We regret to inform you that the Tinder team has decided to terminate your membership with us. Starting midnight April 12, 2020, your Tinder profile will be taken offline and all your account

Borders

Have you seen the shape of it?  On a map it looks neat, strongly drawn.  In Lonely Planet, corrugated with colors.  Aboard a bus, a signpost lost in the flutter of night’s curtain.  While on