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Welcome to the community blog of DelSlam. Here you can read truthful writings on things that matter in our lives. Share your thoughts in the comments section.

Writing liberates

Writing liberates

By Bamin Sumpi

Some people mature way too fast, some souls age way too early and some have been wondering

Like a Kite

Like a Kite

By Ayushi Minj

I want to fly fearlessly one day
Without any pull I want to climb up there.

Care in Quarantine

Care in Quarantine

By Asmita Pal

We talk about the quarantine.
We talk about no meat

Unlearning

Unlearning

By Ashi Pandey

How often do we talk about our body?
I grew up hating my body.

The Other Side of the Street

The Other Side of the Street

By Arzoo Gupta

Has anyone ever told you that watching you cross the street is terrifying, no? Well, I have been, MULTIPLE times. 

A Theatre and A Stage

A Theatre and A Stage

By Arya Mohapatra

The street is busy, with
Care-free, endorsing specks of sweat flying

Canine Comrade

Canine Comrade

By Arpit Vaishnavi

It was late enough in the night to be worried. I once again went to the gate and

looked out.

STREETS OF BANARAS FROM EYES OF A 7-YEAR-OLD GIRL

STREETS OF BANARAS FROM EYES OF A 7-YEAR-OLD GIRL

By Apurva Singh

All tired of work, I returned to my flat, tied my hair into a bun, made myself a coffee, and sat in the balcony after changing.

Evening on the Dark Streets

Evening on the Dark Streets

By Apoorva Khare

With eyes glued on the laptop screen and the piles of document to finish before the deadline, the mind

Icarus Unravels

Icarus Unravels

By Anushka Raheja

Wings settled on my birdlike shoulders, a coronation mantle fashioned out of wax.

Those streets

Those streets

By Anshu Pandey

I've often traversed those streets.
Cars sleeping on one half

The Street Beside My House

The Street Beside My House

By Anita Mary Varghese

I went for a walk with my senses,
on the street, beside my house.

let me be your boyfriend

let me be your boyfriend

By angana sarkar

“Great , then let’s meet.” They share the date, time and place where they will meet. Kavya was so happy...

The Fortunate One

The Fortunate One

By ANANYA SHUKLA

Kishen was staring intently at the passing cars on the road. It was a beautiful
Sunday with the sun shining

Chessboard

Chessboard

By Ananya Gupta

Monochromatic play, my chessboard;
Is a slice of equality, for ages

 

An Experiential Walk

An Experiential Walk

By Ambica Wakhlu

On the streets of Delhi where traffic jams are a usual phenomenon, I once got stuck while coming to my hostel...

The Chosen Womb

The Chosen Womb

By Aiswarya Subramanian

With one hand on the old rusted railing and the other caught in the depths of my
tangled bushy hair...

a love letter to the city of joy

a love letter to the city of joy

By Aishee Ghoshal

And the once white marble turning a pale cream with time, like dusty brittle pages
of a book.

UNSUNG LOVE

UNSUNG LOVE

By Agnes Xavier

When I lay my head back on an Ola ride,

and wonder if I would reach my destination right !

An unfettered Flight

An unfettered Flight

By Afreen Khan

seeking to soar to unfathomable height
but my rein fall in the hands

Degrees of Freedom

Degrees of Freedom

By Adrita Chakraborty

She sat there, submerged in her thoughts. It had been two hours since she had
come back from the protest.

Let me be Free

Let me be Free

By Abhishek Sharma

I was born a girl on this strange blue planet, I didn’t know where I was.
But from when I was little...

The Peach-street that calls me home

The Peach-street that calls me home

By Aarushi Kapoor

I had placed a diadem over my head,
while prancing along the melted puddles

A Puff

A Puff

By PRERNA HANS

Walking from the school bus stop, I was dreading to return home as I knew what
was waiting there for me.

In the streets

In the streets

By Prerna Lama

In the still of the night
The streets were her saviour

Streets (Shopping street)

Streets (Shopping street)

By Priyanka Srinivasan

Wearing the heart on my sleeve
With horn sounds And crowded people

Street called Life

Street called Life

By Riju Gupta

Carrying a white sack
Crossed the drenched children

The Love Street

The Love Street

By Sakshi Pawar

As I stood there in my uniform
beaten by the monotony of the routine...

The Swarming Streets

The Swarming Streets

By Ronak Rayu

Treading into the swarming streets,
Abstracted, I perceived the unceasing

'The one I love is everywhere.'

'The one I love is everywhere.'

By Roopal Jain

I love watching rain, how it makes the trees look a darker shade of green and the
sky...