Raina, an academic-turned-poet with the heart of a journalist and the soul of a philosopher, offers a work that is as much a moral compass as it is a literary achievement. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/columns/i-mean-what-i-say/badri-raina-stout-and-tender-poem-review-by-shashi-tharoor-sf4kurqt?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #BadriRaina #IndianPoetry #SocialCommentary #shashitharoor

The Early Student by Rishikesh Upadhyay
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(Originally published at Youthkiawaaz)

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Patna: Ramdhari Singh Dinkar—The Guiding Beacon of His Era: Prof. Tarun Kumar

A distinguished ceremony at T.P.S. College honoured the 117th birth anniversary of Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, celebrating his timeless poetry, prose and nationalist spirit.

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Filmmaker Seemaa Desai Launches Sapne Aur Haqiqat Ke Beech, a Poetry Collection by Sumit Mishra – Tycoon World

On Akshay Tritiya, filmmaker Seemaa Desai paid tribute to her close friend, the late production designer and writer-director Sumit Mishra, by launching his

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“My love says
for god’s sake
don’t write poems
which heave and pant
and resound to the music
of our thighs
etc.
Just keep at what you are:
a sour old puss in verse
and leave the rest to me.”
— "Alibi" by Eunice de Souza #poem #Poetry #IndianPoetry

अरे संसार संसार, जसा तवा चुल्ह्यावर
आधी हाताला चटके, तेव्हा मिळते भाकर

This sansar, o this sansar
Is like a pan on a stove
You must burn your hands
Before you earn the bread

#Poem by Bahinabai Chaudhari a Mid 18th century #poet from interior Maharashtra Source: Daak, a poetry and art newsletter. #IndianPoetry https://daak.substack.com/p/the-song-of-the-grinding-stone-bahinabais

The Song of the Grinding Stone: Bahinabai's Poems of Domesticity and Nature

This week in Daak: The second in this two-part series by our Reading Intern, Sakshi Nadkarni, delves into the writings of Bahinabai, the second woman Bhakti poet-saint from Maharashra she explored. 1. The Song of the Grinding Stone: Bahinabai’s Poems of Domesticity and Nature

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Did our mothers know? Did our grandmothers?

Till there were no stars
Kuhu Joshi

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Till there were no stars by Kuhu Joshi | Poetry Magazine

In the dream, the devis were different—

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