Children of the Soil | A Reflective Short Poem
Children of the SoilThe indomitable society’s powerful legacy of struggleIs now branded as barbarism.The indigenous, the children of the soil —Their own civilization, Mehergarh,...
From Ratnakar to Valmiki | A Reflective Short Poem
From Ratnakar to ValmikiI was Ratnakar long ago — I left behind banditry.In anger and in love I abandoned that life;from the funeral pyre’s...
The Yoke and the Rising | A Short Poem
The Yoke and the RisingFor a scrap of bread — whenthe starving sons of the soil assault one another,rebellion rises within;tears fall, twice-fold, from...
The True Sweeper | A Short Poem
The True SweeperFor many long years,filth has gathered—in every corner of India.The new Prime Minister, it seems,has at last thought of cleaning it up.And...
Eklavya the Luminous | A Visionary Short Poem
Eklavya the LuminousA gaze as deep as the sea—how sanctified the pilgrim stepsthat seek to rest in that pure white light.That devotion of Eklavya—like...