It comes in like the waves in an ocean. Sometimes, like the high tide, powerful, aggressive, loud, it takes over all of you.

The Nation Cries Let there be unemployment, poverty, hunger or starvation My focus is on why there are still reservations - why? Broken roads, faulty bridges, traffic over the sky - innocent lives lost without their fault. My focus is on my native language not being spoken - why? Journalists are killed, social workers are imprisoned, My focus is on what Nehruji & Gandhiji did 75 years ago - why? Rapists roam around scot free, and women are unsafe throughout the country. My fo

I am tired of being expressive Strange - you will wonder. For people long to express But how, they always ponder. While I cannot hold my emotions Even when I need to. Sometimes it puts me in trouble, Which I don't intend to! I feel too much and say too much, And life doesn't work like that! You need to keep some things private Not reveal everything you feel when you chat. Some feelings are just too intense Some are too overwhelming, for all you know Some simply exist And are

Sometimes when the heart breaks It has taken all it could take. When you knew it all along The difference between the right and the...

Love and respect go hand in hand One without the other cannot stand If you think you can love without respecting the other, Then my...

A hundred plans going on in my head Yet it isn't easy to get up from the bed! I start one thing and jump to another Finish none and am...

The kind of love I seek, Is not momentary, though discreet. It's not just the flash of meeting eyes Or everyday hellos and goodbyes. The...

We knew the value of things Because, of course, we couldn't afford to waste. For the next generation to survive, We had to save!

The train called the Mumbai Local has a life of its own A world so vocal, when you're in one, you'll immediately know! 🚂

When she was born, I didn't know better. Maybe I felt like a mere onlooker. But as time passed, I fell in love, with her chubby cheeks and

I sometimes look at the window opposite to mine Not because I am keen, but because of the loud noises and the fights Mostly it is all calm

Living in the phone Day in and day out No time to look up or go out and about Getting groceries online and stationery too Clothes and...

It's nice to feel wanted And have your blessings counted Whether human or animal, this expectation is real When someone notices you out...

I need a break from the humdrum of life I don't mean a holiday To Mauritius or Maldives I just need some time off, a leave from home....

Today is the special day you were born To fill my life with roses and remove the thorns I thank you with all my heart for the concern and...

Depression - what is it? It is an impression of being ill, not physically but mentally. The whole world seems to come to an end. Life...

Someone asked me how can you put down your feelings so easily on paper. And I thought, what else can be done when there are no takers!...

Companionship is what I crave Not the bold or the brave Just a loving tender heart Who is all ears when I talk With whom I can let myself...

I still remember The late teenage years When I had a huge crush on you I used to look here And look there Trying to search only you...

You and i In this beautiful world Green grass blue skies In this beautiful world But it breaks my heart When we have to stay apart There...

These are difficult times to pass Just let the feelings come and pass. What is right or what is wrong You can't decide now, so just move...

Eleven years of married life trysts In all, fourteen with different twists. My writing captured your mind first, And my thinking stole...

The more I have, the more I want. The newest, latest, devices & gadgets haunt. Everytime, I feel, "Yes! This is the thing! That will make...

Fear grips my heart I know not, what the future holds, Whether this is the end Or the start. Death, they say, is inevitable. Then why...

It hurts when you still cannot understand me It hurts when you still need to be told what I need. It hurts when you, after all the...

Be careful how you treat a woman Be careful of the promises you make Beware how you fulfil those Because her heart is easy to break. Be...

Rejection - A short story Shruti opened her jewellery box to extract the shiny stone studded bangles that she had chosen for her varmala...