Samyukta

Samyukta

Eyes

Mother says my eyes are beautiful. She daubs kohl to my eyes. My sister-in- law too says, “Black kohl on your fair cheeks and black kohl in your white eyes— how attractive are your eyes!” True, my eyes are indeed…

Time,Dreams,Morning news, Blinding love

What is this time? Turning the tottering steps to running feet? the gurgling laughter to dimpled smile And the bewitching looks so sweet ending in wrinkled smile sans teeth? What is this time? That changes the darling buds of May…

Mehnat ki roti

The office is having an audit, so the work-load has been immense for the past ten days. Returning home is being delayed everyday. Today I get off at the bus stop and quickly buy potatoes, peas, mushrooms and what not…

When the soul Catches fire

Tonight hangs heavy on me.. Memories haunt And old wounds start bleeding… The stars mock at me And the crescent moon creeps to my bed The soft breeze brings fragrance From the Jasmine by my window The nightingale sings the…

Kamala Das – Excerpts

FROM AN INTERVIEW SREEDEVI K. NAIR Kamala Das can best be described as a superb artist and a literary phenomenon. An incomparable poet, a painter, a short-story writer and a novelist. She is a good juggler as well. She juggles…

Mahatma Gandhi

Abstract: Usha Menon, in her article on “Mahatma Gandhi”gives a crisp and innovative re-rendering of The Story of My Experiments with Truth to shed new light on the greatness of Kasturba, who never got the richly deserved recognition from her…

The Pen

The colourful active life of the housewife Is beyond my reach now The little ones who nagged me For a any hut in the front yard Are all grown. and have built grand mansions of their own. No need to…