Poetry

Poetry: Mere Zehen Mein Tum / Thinking of You

May 29, 2022

This was a humble try to write poetry in English & Hindi, without each language becoming a translation. Having a penchant for writing verses in both Hindi & English, this came quite naturally, and I was delighted with the flow. Written in circa 2010s.

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A Himalayan Sojourn of Five Senses

December 15, 2021

This was my first article published in Platform Magazine in November 2006. This poetry was written on a trip to Manali in Fall 2006 with a group of friends. As we reached the hotel after a 15 hour drive, everyone went to take a nap, while I took a walk around the garden area of the resort and sat beside the rushing river Beas at a beautiful nook. That foggy evening was perfect setting for me to write this in one go, probably in an hour. Later my friends named this nook – Writers Point.

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Wo Subah

August 6, 2021

Aasmaan tab syahi jaisa hi tha
Puhkraj sa kuch khul raha tha ek kone mein
Aisi sard si subah thi kuch
Jab haathon mein tera haath tha.

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Poetry: yeh makaan

March 11, 2021

Yeh makaan kiraye ka hai
Isme na bhar aur yaadein
Ghar hota to alag boat hoti
Eento main bhi jagah bana lete

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Peeta Hoon To

June 5, 2020

In those days of joyous abandon, the craft was not the focus, but the feelings were. Poetry to me is about moments, it should evoke feelings and memories. And this poetry sums up that.

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Dushmani to hai

January 22, 2020

This video was made during World Cup 2015, especially for the India-Pakistan match, the biggest match of the ICC World Cup. We were brainstorming on the thought when I went silent. When an idea comes to my mind, I become oblivious to the crowd or the chatter and start penning my thoughts, as if I am sitting alone.