Dramatic Himalayas
By Mehru Jaffer
What a feeling it is to be in the Himalayas. Known as the roof of the world, to be in the midst...
Jogin-da
35. Poem: Jogin-da (Jogin the big brother) of the book 'Chharar Chhabi' (Pictures in Rhyme) written in 1937, 4 years before the death of...
Samanya Kshati
36. Poem: Samanya Kshati (Trifle Loss) written in 1899.
Blows the cold wind of winter
Along the river crystal clear
In the rural solitude a bit far
From...
Mukti
37. Poem Mukti (Liberty) of the book 'Palataka' (Fugitive) written around 1915.
Whatever the doctors advise“
Though it may not be wise
Keep open the windows
The wind...
Do your best and leave the rest to God
At 13 Shubraji was a student at Loreto convent in Lucknow, India, and an atheist. On a school holiday with her sister she first...
Bloom
39. Poem: To Bloom .
[Translator's note: However much man may try to emulate God in creating beautiful things, his creations can never match God's....
Keno
16. Poem: Keno (Why) of the book ‘Nabajatak' written on 12 Oct. m1938, 3 years before the Poet's death.
Translator's note: As per media report...
Hawk Maid
40. The Hawk Maid
The Hawk Maid depicts the inherent passion of the humans to perceive the origin of life which remains ever mysterious to...