Gritty Surface
Page 2 of an encased notice board at the local office of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, with photographs in colour brought to scale and key:…
I They said the dust would settle.
II They came and went away. Away for a few days, weeks, and then years. The chairs and tables and plants watched them…
Body-Nation
The country of my body has passed a farmaan, signed by the head, thumb forced to attest, two eyes as witnesses – I no longer belong here.
My ears…
हे कसलं वर्तमान कोसळलं अंगावर
आपणच आपली काढावी आठवण तर काहीच आठवत नाही आपल्याबद्दल रडू येतं पण रडता येत नाही नपुंसक दिवस आलेयत वाट्याला
आपला चेहरा एवढा धुळीने माखलाय की…
Chulhe
grey high- ways of life the smoke threads trailing towards the stars the rites of cremation and creation are stories travelling in the dust
*Chulhe- (plural of chulha) earthen…
In Dust of the Past
I have seen death lurking around In memories that hold us captive I have seen the abyss face to face Some voices that don’t catch…
जमिनीतून वर
जेव्हा धुकं नाहीसं झालं तेव्हा युद्धही संपलं कैक राज्यं हरवली आणि बरीच साम्राज्यही विफल ठरवली
बरेच जण देशातून पळाले, काहींना सैन्यांनी उचकून बाहेर काढलं, राष्ट्रवादाची नवी चळवळ सुरू…
House Like That
House like that writes stories on it’s wall. House like that writes summer spiel when life sits in the portico and drinks sweet lemonades. The afternoon perches…
Alien
In my body, I sometimes feel at home, Sometimes an alien on a strange planet. Skin the wall that holds me in, lets me touch, Feel, explore the…
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ज्या आजोळात जन्म झाला ते घर उखळाचे होते तेव्हापासून घुसळण सुरू आहे जीवाची
रवी गाडगी हयात होती आणि…
Home
I went home to find a box of things, that once hung on the walls I leaned on
I now wonder, where do I belong?
Within the four walls…