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Venture Of My Dreams

Venture Of My Dreams

I remember when I was a child,my silly
mind always used to venture over 
सफर

सफर

वो एक एक दिन दीवाली कि छुट्टियां का इंतजार करना ,
कब जा पाऊंगी अपने शहर यही सोचकर बेकरार रहना।
Travelling At Night

Travelling At Night

By Debarati Nandan

 The moonlit night,

 And it's starry sight,

Nomad-ism

Nomad-ism

By Ananya Dhawan 
It was rumination,
an act of deliberation,
Road Trip

Road Trip

Crisp morning breeze hits my face

Through the rolled down windows

 

Rucksack Full Of Memories

Rucksack Full Of Memories

By Aadrika Shukla   

Ransacking my brain to think, what comes

to mind, is a journey I started last year

Paris Bathes In Quiet Uncertainty.

Paris Bathes In Quiet Uncertainty.

Do you miss me, or am I lost just like
the millions of footsteps that echo down 
Six Hours Of Sleep Is Necessary

Six Hours Of Sleep Is Necessary

By Parul Mahajan

But it's terrifying to stay on

this planet for the rest eighteen

To all writers

To all writers

By Arunima SenGupta
To all the writers like me
I see you
अंगदान

अंगदान

By  सुरभी जैन

मात्र सोचने में ही समस्या का हल नहीं होता
खोटे कर्मो का यूं मीठा सा फल नहीं होता
Bridges of Separation

Bridges of Separation

By Karmishtha Krishna

Dear Dadi,

This is the truest apology.

Bruises of rape culture

Bruises of rape culture

By Vaishali Gauba

In my culture

we don’t talk about sex. 

खुल गई, वो बंद अलमारी!

खुल गई, वो बंद अलमारी!

By Vishakha Goel
कपड़ों की सलवटों के पीछे
जो कभी मेरे थे नहीं,
Turning thirty

Turning thirty

By Jyothi Anna John
Yesterday when the clock struck twelve,
in a state of numbness I turned thirty.
Quiet Time

Quiet Time

By Anurima Mukherjee
The night's high, 
And I wanna get lost into the madness
Two minds of mine

Two minds of mine

By Deshna Jain

I am not just one person. 
I am two minds - 
One who worries

वो जन्मदिन का तोहफा!

वो जन्मदिन का तोहफा!

By Sweta Jain
राहुल का 20वा जन्मदिन आने वाला था,
हर जन्मदिन पर शर्मा जी अपने बेटे को अनोखा तोहफा जरूर देते थे
Sheela's charity

Sheela's charity

By V R Shankar 

It was her day, Sheela's mega charity show,
The VIP objects of her snobbery in front row.

Triple Talaq

Triple Talaq

By Vinita Upadhyay
I-never-saw-my-mother-get-angry

From a very young age

A cry to be against segregation

A cry to be against segregation

By Shreya Langer

Nostradamus predicted the third world war
and we're nearing it by every hour.

Uncultured

Uncultured

By Tanushka Saini 

we're uncultured
so lost and far away from our roots

स्त्री सिर्फ भूगोल नहीं

स्त्री सिर्फ भूगोल नहीं

 काजल
हां वो कटि प्रदर्शित
नाभि दर्शना साड़ी पहनती है
Choices and Healing

Choices and Healing

By Sakshi Arya

It has a capacity to secure

e v e r y t h i n g;

everyone who hurt,

आंधी

आंधी

By Gunjan Narang

मध्धम सी हवाओं ने बदला अपना रूख कुछ यूँ,

की आँधियाँ सी चलने लगी 

Curly Hair

Curly Hair

By Sirigowri Kambalimath
it is independent and true to its nature
and that
is what I like about curly hair.
मोहब्बत करते हो

मोहब्बत करते हो

By Poonam Jain
मोहब्बत करते हो तो एक दूसरे को 
कोसना नहीं समझना सिखो
रूठना और मनाना सिखो  
I Chose To Run Away

I Chose To Run Away

By Mohika Ahuja
this isn't a piece to soothe your souls;
the ones who choose to walk away
मुस्कान

मुस्कान

सौमयम शरण
चेहरे पर मुस्कान है,
बस चेहरे पर मुस्कान है।
उर को कचोटती हर तान है
The Art Of Giving Up

The Art Of Giving Up

Why is giving up considered 
as an act of cowardice?
I Miss Love

I Miss Love

By Parul Mahajan

When my eyes close at night to

the sound of the ceiling fan