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Afghanistan is in the throes of its harshest winter ever. For a country where international development assistance constituted 43% of GDP and 75% of public expenditure before the Taliban took over in August 2021, the running dry of international funding, what with aid agencies scrambling to keep finances away from the Taliban, has left theContinue reading “Afghanistan: resource rich, starving millions – enter China?”

How often do we worry about life’s confusing conundrum When the proclivity to stereotypes holds us to ransom For the path of materialism is beaten down by powers that be And we are herded by false causes, and we fail to see Half the world is regressing by what some religions offer Another half isContinue reading “God’s word is about being truly free: A poem”

When in seeking what we think is hot And in finding what we ought not We sacrifice which is deeply heartfelt In pursuit of sheer material wealth Can we redeem ourselves at this juncture Of our soul-stripping acquisitive culture In the knowledge that our illusory perception Is nothing but an infernal deception The more weContinue reading “Personal Gnosis – the stairway to heaven: A poem”

Those who are forthcoming but tight-lipped about their goodness should not be the ones who find peace with the evangelist For holiness comes not from proclaiming God if you’ve lived your life riding the roughshod And you cannot achieve sainthood by reciting prayers Duty and integrity come good, not salvation’s soothsayers When you learn, wasContinue reading “The simply pious and the profoundly righteous: A poem”

Daddy, the years have simply fallen by and yet it seems only yesterday when the world was just a few paces You bore a sickly child home You were solidity in childish insecurities Mother’s sad stories, teachers’ woes A childhood amid dim comprehensions but for the comfort of a home While away, you were alwaysContinue reading “Dad: A poem”

When swarms of starlight struck the earth And in the skies meteors burst A shining spear struck a womb And a child was borne indeed too soon But schemers wild with fear did conspire To purge the life of its breath of fire Sent a sibling rushing forth For the chosen one to smote MakeContinue reading “A poem: Birth of the nemesis of Ace of Spade”

I walk in a garden full of flowers And at once I feel exposed to the powers I touch each one and they seem to bloom Is this magic, or is it my doom? I wish so deep to feel your presence Else this is paradise without its essence And I ask the watchers forContinue reading “Paradise: To the one I love the most, a poem”

At times I think of love’s poignant embrace Lasting memories of your quick-witted grace Endearing are the whispers of your priceless homespun wisdom That revisit me in times of utter humdrum You taught us about love’s selfless expanse About morals, integrity, dignity, faith and substance The rill of your exemplariness stretched every distance into theContinue reading “Mother: An Ode”

If you think the English language is funny, you better mind your laughs and your gaffes. People are always cribbing that there’s more puzzlement in the written word than one can imagine. And if you spell your words as in curds, you might as well end up bringing the house down…But don’t blow your topContinue reading “English is a phunny language, but seriously, not as”

Close on the eve of the resumption of India-China negotiations over their border dispute, the US expressed concern over China’s attempt to ‘intimidate’ its neighbours, including India, as Washington believes that Beijing’s behaviour in the region and around the world could be ‘destabilising’. The US reiterated that America will continue to stand with its partners.Continue reading “India-China relations: The bully next door”