May 23, 2022

Poem

Pranab Ghosh is a journalist, poet, author and translator.

"...In the glow I could see the burning desire of our times..."

"...Is she standing there..."

"...waves breaking on the shores, where time stood still..."

"...Existence gets out of control..."

"...Why did you have to go?..."

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"...where the poor struggle to survive as the rich explore life..."

"...to bake the handmade bread to douse the fire in their bellies..."

"... You are taken aback as you see reflections..."

"He tilled his land, Fed family of four..."

" The man who taught, The heart that cared..."

"...Their heart in fear of Dark repercussion..."

"...And now I stand in the darkness asking everyone passing by..."

"...And from all four directions began their run..."

"...I repented for not Being able to recognize her..."

"...Set in order the breaking ECOLOGY of the world..."

"Knight in Shining Armor" -- first in a series of poems. "...A shadowy figure as pale as the breeze..."

"...You gave away your integrity..."

"Knight in shining armor! The message that You brought, even the pigeons did ages before..."

"...There was a bonding. Words united us..."

"...Knight in shining armor! You betrayed A nation, a race, a faith..."

"...Knight in shining armor! How could you?..."

"...Knight in shining armor! Was that Expected of you..."

"From the core of my existence comes out the sigh..."

"Gulal" is a Hindi word. It is colored powder with which one smears the other during Holi, the Festival of Colors.

"...Her mind sinks deep into The heart of someone else..."

"...Pain coils up from the heart...

"...tears will freeze And become pearls..."

"The Wednesday, September 30, edition of 'The Times of India,' front-paged the story titled, "Gang-raped and tortured, Dalit teen dies after 15-day battle."

"...Gnaws at the walls of Decorum, propriety..."

"...That MEMORY That MYSTERY..."

"...I remember that twilight where The path turned left..."

"...the wave that washes The shore of all its memories..."

"I thought I was in love..."

"...the world ravages your passion...

"...The mornings and the evenings disappeared..."

"...Last time I dreamt of you there was rain..."

"Will all my dreams Fly away..."

"...whispered in my ears the lines rose told it..."

"...And I woke up and saw your face..."

"One night I dreamt of a hungry kid..."

"...Let my dream come true..."

"...The snake was chasing the rabbit..."

"...Decrying the bandits and the rogues..."

"...Sleeping on a pile of newspapers on a footpath of Kolkata..."

"My outcast dreams float in the air..."

"...The news that the TV channels generate Are of deaths and more deaths ..."

"...Man accuses man for The spread of the virus..."

"...The easy way to get money...

"The writer came to her Country after revolution..."

"...The poet went on a leave To meet his muse..."

"...he should be spared the madness, or so he thought..."

"Hungry tides rose from the Depths of her navel..."

"...Like a barren land he lies Looking at starry night sky..."

"Not so known a voice Comes closer to you..."

"...What did you protect me from and had you been so kind why did you have to leave?"

"...Proving the weathermen wrong..."

"...Rolling rivers disappear and Turn into infertile deserts..."

"...We walk together in Complete oblivion...

"...On the earth people died and Mass graves were dug..."

"...an Abyss where only darkness rules..."

"...their voices are carried away from them by the wind..."

"A dream builds up From nowhere..."

"...And promise yourself of Dreaming a new dream..."

"...Beyond the sunlight there He stands draped in saffron..."

"...you wait mesmerized...

"...The stars disappear and the Universe gets enveloped in darkness..."

"...Star-struck I watched In awe..."

"...We look ahead At the emptiness..."

"...Blood spills Life overturns..."

"...For a cause Sustainable? Or For a failure Unavoidable?.."

"...A wave comes and Washes away your Memories..."

"...activists Get branded as anarchists..."

Essay

A boy, Victor, in the turbulent times of the late 1970s, has his life shaped by the politics and culture of Bengal.

Victor's father has tried to instill in Victor the value of human life. Now can he do the same with a love of knowledge?

Victor has successfully made his transition to being a boy in school. Life was simple when his contacts were just with his family, but the classroom is a constellation of experiences...

Victor has learned that people are willing to help in adversity, but that some others will take advantage of someone who is meek. Learning how to react to those bullies is important...

As children, we are expected to learn the lessons that will serve us in adulthood. But perhaps the important lessons are found in the childhood itself...

"Corona virus has ruined many families world over. Thousands have fallen prey to this newest killer in a rogue world..."

All over the world...