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Adventure of Love
So, I set out to seek love and thought that giving myself fully in service of another human being was love On the way though, I found that I wanted to give myself only and as much I deemed fit according to my set programming which I lovingly call 101, and not what was seeked And…
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Where does the buck stop?
The narrative with the pro government supporters at the mayhem caused by the second wave of COVID 19 pandemic is, that its US who are responsible. At a very micro level, yes it can be said that every one is responsible for their safety and its best to order grocery/vegetables online, make all kinds of…
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Slow and not so subtle
Slow and not so subtle!Last night I happened to watch the news. I was aware of the polarised stands of the news channels and their bluntness, what struck me is how a whole lot of people who would otherwise advocate and practice balance are out aloud screaming injustice questioning Nationalism on every topic!How does Nationalism…
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Plan B for Agriculture Refugees
Atleast 23 million migrants returned to villages during lockdown from all the major cities in the country. India is estimated to have around 139 million migrants who have migrated from villages to work in industries, MSMEs, Construction work and the like. Lockdown in Urban spaces left them with no income as they earned Dehari (daily…
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The walking Migrant
Every step I take in this heat of May,With my wife and three children tagged along!My little one, is barely three, and we are making him walkMy wife is bleeding right now as she is running her timeI have a ragged shirt on my body, which feels leaner every single hourI feeling like filling the…
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It’s about Hunger!
I came across this picture of a cement mixer from which 18 migrants came out. They were going from Maharashtra to UP. To me, this looked like the black hole from which frail men came out one by one with a small hand made cloth bag of their universe with them. I tried to imagine…
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What’s the point, really!
I was really young when Irfan Khan caught my eye on Doordarshan watching Kehkashan. We weren’t allowed to watch TV so really didn’t get to see him more, but his presence remained in me somewhere. Over the period of years, he has been universally seen as a tremendous actor. What I enjoyed more than his…
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Lockdown & Children at Home!
If I had only one child, I would have been a very entitled mother. My first born is the one who listens, does his work on his own, helps others even. We just have to tell him once, to get something done and we can be rest assured that it will be done. How much…
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Bhima Koregaon Case 2018
When I keep hearing the news of intellectuals and activists being arrested in Bhima Koregaon case, I got curious. On wikipedia I found that 2018 Bhima Koregaon violence refers to attack on visitors during an annual celebratory gathering at Bhima Koregaon to mark the 200th year of the Battle of Bhima Koregaon victory. The gathering consisted largely of Mahars, and “stone pelting by…
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How is to love!
how is it to love, a tug of war between wanting to not appear and yet not disappear, to show up everyday as what else can I do, nothing else makes sense otherwise, to live this life but then life is you, to wait for the right moment to speak, the right words to utter,…
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