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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...

Divergent Roads

Divergent Roads

By Sakshi Sinha

I'm a vagrant traveller
Stumbled upon divergent path

Phon-y Love

Phon-y Love

By Samikshya Thapa

We clicked.

Matches are made in heaven, don’t they say?

Freedom to listen, reflect and express

Freedom to listen, reflect and express

By Sampurna Nanda

Which has the ability to enforce
The power to think about one's inner state of mind

Change

Change

By Sana Naazli

She was bored, sitting at home
Staring at the wall and counting the tiles

The Sky of Kites

The Sky of Kites

By SANCHARI SENGUPTA

At sundowns, I watch kites flying.
As the narrow shaft breaks the siesta of my hutch

On The Streets of T. Nagar

On The Streets of T. Nagar

By Sanjana Srinivasan

Running my fingers
through such breakable bangles...

Flying Across Skies

Flying Across Skies

By Savita Singh

I must have lacked somewhere,
My intention must have been covered in dust

He loves me, He loves me not

He loves me, He loves me not

By Shefali Malandkar

So it's been a while now,
we talk like we know each other.

MY KINGDOM OF FREEDOM

MY KINGDOM OF FREEDOM

By shobha chichra

When my past history of slavery kept me chained
And still stood on my shoulders like a heavy

(un)CLASPED

(un)CLASPED

By Shreya Shukla

As I amble my way back from the 9 to 5 job
Surmising situations that make my monotony discord

Two-way street

Two-way street

By Smriti Sinha

Streets of India are where all the action is, quite literally. Except for maybe
procreating, anything else...

Streets Are artwork Of Freedom

Streets Are artwork Of Freedom

By Shreya Tare

Streets never appealed as freedom to me, Before now.
Streets form artwork.

A Crowded Mosaic

A Crowded Mosaic

By SHYAMMA E.L.

Diversity is something that India is known for,
Watch her people and you will see it too.

The Wretched Gray Cloud

The Wretched Gray Cloud

By Sidra Fatima

beneath the alluring orb o' mine
blisters and ache overwhelm the rhyme