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One Day

From dawn to dusk, Mohankumar summarises the little details of yet another day through a poem.

Seeds

In a “transformation poem”, Bakul Banerjee addresses two grave social situations that plague India.

Paradox India

India, as a nation, is often perceived as a bundle of contradictions. Vinita Agrawal’s poem attempts to cite some of them.

My India

Shreya Ramachandran describes her various Indias through a poem.

Landfill

While there is the constant cry of growing junk and garbage in the world around us, do we realise that there’s emotional garbage and pain piling up within us, humans? Ullas Marar writes a poem that makes us ponder over the darkness that fills our lives.

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Loreto’s poem is about survivor’s guilt – a mental condition in which a person feels guilty for having survived when others have died. It summarises the longing of the protagonist to be in the company of a certain set of people who inspired him at some point but are now all dead. Here’s one facet of human nature.

Tarpan

Most traditions around the world encourage people to remember ancestors on many designated days throughout the year. In Sanskrit, this ritual is known as Tarpan. Bakul Banerjee writes a poem themed on this ritual.

A Chain of Miseries

There are as much miseries – vices and longings, as the number and variety of people in this world. Parth Pandya’s poem structured in the form of a chain of events involving different people, attempts to capture the dark side of human life.

Visiting the Elephants

Elephants are a delight to watch, more so when you visit them in a family outing. Bob Bradshaw’s poem portrays one such experience that’s filled with little yet interesting observations about a group of elephants.