In 1979, Basu Chatterjee made Baaton Baaton Mein and unobtrusively brought to us the dating and courtship rituals of a community that was till then either caricatured or just overlooked in Hindi cinema. Nancy Perreira and Tony Braganza…
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“Start with hope..always start with hope. We went from being a shitty team to become one of the biggest dynasties in the sport and all it needed was one match to light this fire,” says Michael Jordan at…
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In 1947, my grandparents brought three children and the remains of an uprooted life from Pakistan to India in a train. One of those children was my mother. I grew up hearing a lot of stories about the…
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Three documentaries streaming right now show the ultimate culmination of the Bois Locker Room culture. And what happens when one gender is taught to mistrust its instincts of self-preservation and the other does not even learn something as…
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Untie the last knot of bonds
And drop each fetter like a tear drop
Breathe! You will be free
If ever you were tied.
Dry now like the arid land…
Vast and directionless you shall be
But feisty and lively like the graceful river
Your soul will reach its coveted sea.
Love is not a stagnant pool
It resides not in a pond
Dare to flow..to chart love’s volatile course
And live like a vagabond.
Dalip Kaur Tiwana, a name to reckon within the field of Punjabi fiction the world over, and one of the strongest pillars of Punjabi literature passed away yesterday and obituaries are pouring in from every nook and corner of the world. Her family, friends, readers, and students are mourning this great loss. The voice […]
The world seems to be aflame. Every new devastation in the news cycle triggers you and traumatises you. In your personal life, you are possibly extremely generous and giving to a fault. To the extent that you often times neglect yourself. Possibly a compulsive giver and always ready to put your needs on hold for others. You attract a lot […]
When identities With sharp piercing contours Wound and injure The ‘odd-men-out’ When free-speech or free- will Is mother of all sins; Don’t look at my words They are either not words, or Not mine anymore. Words, thrown at you, Pushed in your mouth, For gains unknown to you To pacify one, hurt another Unnerve you. […]
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Its always pleasure to read your work its always been a great source of inspiration this one too has a indepth meaning of love and life .I have understood it but its too late for me as I have numbed myself to the world .I am best at this time because I refrain from feeling anything
pleasing lines, limitlessness, freedom and an unobstructed flow of love… 🙂
its really beautiful n touching.
thanks ruchi. Wish you the best in life. Keep moving.
thanks raj.
The poem personifies you in every way 🙂
Thanks Disha, Thanks Kanchan.