Buses
From October 2008
The Bus 1
I stand in the bus
The crowd sways behind me
My dupatta catches the flow
But oh! Now the flow chokes me.
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You Tear It Up
From Feb 2009
You tear it up
I pick up the pieces and reuse
You listen to cruel experiments without flinching
I feel sick and want to cry
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For Now
October 2008
This yellow evening,
Winds tell of rains to come.
A healthy, happy wind
That I haven’t felt for so long.
Dry mango leaves
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Jalanethi
Jala= water (Sanskrit)
Nethi= clean (Sanskrit)
For the past few months I have been practicing Jalanethi. It is part of Yoga but to my surprise, I find people of other countries also practice it under different names: Nasa dusche or Nasal Irrigation.
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Our part in world violence (Tibet)
From May 11, 2008
Violence and aggression rise from fear and greed. What gives the Chinese the right to violate human rights? To kill and torture people?
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God and Love
From April 2008:
Words like love and god are of the most ambiguous. What do people mean when they ask ‘do you believe in god’ or say ‘I love you’.
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A Study of Communalism and Identity
A Study of Communalism and Identity
(First published in May 2008)
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Identities Preferences and Behaviour
Where does the self come from? Identity and our definitions of our ‘self’ are a result of what we’ve been taught from the beginning of our lives.
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Existence
From December 2007
I think that wasting time is criminal. Somehow, there has to be a purpose to everything. And when there is none, I feel like I don’t deserve to exist.
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Idealism knocked down
From November 2007
Channel the feelings into art and in that preoccupation, the feelings are absorbed more easily; like a flood, which suddenly found the porous route to the storm drains.
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City Streets
From October 2007
Vehicle fumes bathe me as I walk the city streets.
The roars of blue and white paid concentration cells, and lorries carrying rough blocks of granite vibrate my stomach.
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