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Meaningful songs that begin with the letter J
The Bollywood film industry’s music is well-known throughout the world. We may have been listening to a lot of songs by Yo Yo Honey Singh, Tony Kakkar, Badshah and Raftaar lately, but there are beautifully
Chemical Khichdi by Aparna Piramal Raje: An Excerpt
Piramal family member, former CEO and mother of two shares her story of struggling, living and thriving with a serious mental illness for two decades. The invitation to join Soho House Mumbai felt like a
BlogchatterWritFest Season 6: Connecting Readers with Authors
Reading, books, author interactions, nuances of writing well, publishing advice, these words sum up the annual online literary festival, Blogchatter WritFest. In 2022, the sixth editionof this much-anticipated event had live sessions with authors, spread
Midnight Journey of a Seed by Manish Srivastava
We are living in a moment of profound disruption, a moment when one civilisation is ending and another is about to be born. To truly understand the deeper essence of this moment, we must extend
What we love about Sarojini Naidu’s writing
Of all the women Literature in India, Sarojini Naidu’s is one that stands out differently. Sarojini Naidu inherited qualities from both her father and mother, her father who was the founder of Nizam college of
Easy ways to write an article or two everyday
As writers/content creators the dream would be to write an article easily on a daily basis. Consistently generating interesting content that people love to consume seems like only a dream? Not really. The well of
Evergreen Urdu Poets You Must Read
Urdu is one of the most sophisticated, royal and beautiful languages in the world. The language was developed in the Indian subcontinent during the rule of the Delhi Sultanate. Urdu is also known as “Kohinoor”.
When you show me the moon with bejewelled hands I see the jewels, but when your hands are bare I see the moon says Kala Ramesh about Tanka imagery
Tanka, the Japanese short-form poetry is beautiful, delicate and touching. Kala Ramesh, the author of ‘The Forest I Know’ discussed the art of Tanka, how to appreciate it and how it is at the intersection
4 Poems on Love You Should Read Today
Why is poetry so popular with love-lorn peeps, heartbroken couples or those in the throes of ardour? What is it about the heart that it can connect with a poem of love, some of which
Poets know everything, from Fibonacci numbers to equations, but the thing that they know best of all is that kindness is what really matters, says Sampurna Chattarji
Poetry is an empowering form of artistic expression. It can transcend formats and the so-called rules to touch upon subjects that are varied and thought provoking. On 7th May 2021, we had a conversation with
