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Mystic Takes of Miracles

Mystic Takes of Miracles

By Kavya S Mahendrakar

Missing somebody is always
Mysterious, otherwise

TAJMAHAL

TAJMAHAL

By SHAIK KARIMULLA

Around the world this is the symbol of love
How and when it became famous everyone knows

Walk with Me

Walk with Me

By Ajay Uchil

Should the day ever come
You doubt if there is any love left to give
Walk with me and you will find a thousand reasons to still believe.

Scared King of the World

Scared King of the World

By Shreeya Kumar

You're confused, scared, and yet you're sacred,
Touched by gods, the celestial kingdom beckons you.

Are We Losing the Power to "Talk"?

Are We Losing the Power to "Talk"?

By Shrimoyee Chattopadhyay

Just as I finished sipping my hot cup of morning coffee
A Facebook article suddenly made me feel stuffy;

Nostalgia

Nostalgia

By Agrim Saxena

I stand today where I stood a decade ago,
Watching a world that grew with me,
The tree whose branches were hard to see,

शख्सीयत बदल कर देखों

शख्सीयत बदल कर देखों

By Vrushali sarvajeet Gholkar

दूसरों के लिए नहीं..
कभीं..
ख़ुद से ख़ुद की शख्सियत बदल कर देखों..

बलात्कार(रेप)

बलात्कार(रेप)

By Neha Meena

बहुत संभाल तराशा है उसे ,
कैसे रहना, खाना, पीना, बैठना है उसे,

A Thousand Rapes: The unseen scars

A Thousand Rapes: The unseen scars

By Geetika Arora

Finally, after so many fights,
My mother decided to show me the light.
She was ready to bring that fetus to life,

Chiraagh

Chiraagh

By Aditya Sinha 

Jis khalaa mein jal raha hai yeh chiraagh
Apni kaaynat ko woh waheen roshan kar raha hai

जिंदगी

जिंदगी

By Kavita Singh

इक छलावा है
या दिखावा है
बस भुलावा है

The Idea of Him

The Idea of Him

By Meghna Upadhyay

When he whispered, "I love you," with tears in his eyes that night,
I knew I’d miss him even after he got on that flight.

Ahsaas tumhare hone ka

Ahsaas tumhare hone ka

By Antara Verma

Ahsaas tumhare hone ka itna pyara gahraya hai
Har saanson mei bas tu hi tu, ik Khushboo banke samaya hai

The Sight of My Blessings

The Sight of My Blessings

By Neha A.

I looked upon the sky;
It was full of stars.
My head was held up high,

भारत माता की स्वतंत्रता

भारत माता की स्वतंत्रता

By Deeptie Raj

मैं भारत माता की स्वतंत्रता को समझना चाहती हूं ।
लेकिन; ना तो मुझे भारत माता समझ में आती है,

Untold Reality

Untold Reality

By Adrika Surabhi Pandey

Tangled till the depths we linger about,
Within the dense cracks of our minds we are forever caught,

Law of the Woods

Law of the Woods

By Sanjay Kapur 

My tears won’t stop as I watch these clips, of animal-kills, not monkey tricks. A zebra foal in a lion’s jaws. Its mum imploring, but to no cause

Eve-teasing

Eve-teasing

By Monissha Anshay Sardana

The girl maintained her stiff appearance defiantly.
Bearing the discomfitting stares. 

Weeping Hills

Weeping Hills

By Dr Langthianmung Vualzong

The Hills echoes with afflictions and outrage
The patriotic hill tribes fighting courageously over their adversaries

Bystander

Bystander

By Srijani Jana 

Red skies, cities ablaze. No please, by all means, look away. You don't have the stomach for war, you say

Finding Balance

Finding Balance

By Chaitra Sukumaran

Sometimes I do sink in the deepness,
In the roar of life,

A Sincere Request

A Sincere Request

By Anukriti Ashok

Do you know how it feels? 
When your body doesn't work like it's supposed to? 

Incongruent

Incongruent

By Abhijit Roy 

Mother left a mother shaped hollow.
A cookie cutter. Though,

Our National Anthem:My Pride

Our National Anthem:My Pride

By Mahima Tiwari

Whenever my national anthem filters through my lugholes.
The surface of my heart cracks to its tune.

Fading eyes

Fading eyes

By Azel Vats

Moment of happiness dawns upon me,
Suddenly goes away when you start calling me,

In the quest of life

In the quest of life

By Madhusree Kundu

I met IITian Baba 
At the holy confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati,

मील का पत्थर

मील का पत्थर

By Harsh Singh

निकला था मंजिल की तलाश में
एक आंधी ने मेरा रूख मोड़ दिया,
मेरे रहगुज़र आगे निकल गए

मैंने भगवान को देखा ईश्वर को महसूस किया

मैंने भगवान को देखा ईश्वर को महसूस किया

By K S VIJAY RAGHAVAN

मैंने भगवान को देखा, ईश्वर को महसूस किया
मेरा जन्म १ दिसंबर १९५८ को हुआ था

Divine Goddess

Divine Goddess

By Spna Ullal 

The stars and planets rise and fall at her feet. She is without beginning and she is without end. She is The beginning and she is The end. 

I am fighting a war everyday

I am fighting a war everyday

By Vidissha Sheth

I fight a war every day,
Against enemies known and unknown.