Ih Saal Navan…. Naviaan khusiaan lai ke aavega,…
A New Year poem questioning whether the coming year will truly bring change, addressing poverty, corruption, and women’s rights in India.
Selected notes & readings on literature, cinema and technology
Written by Jasdeep Singh
A New Year poem questioning whether the coming year will truly bring change, addressing poverty, corruption, and women’s rights in India.
A poem written after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, mourning the tragedy’s devastation and questioning why God allowed it to happen.
A poem lamenting the dismal state of rural government schools in India, corrupt officials misusing funds, and its cost to poor children’s futures.
A poem excerpt from Sardool Singh Dard’s novel depicting the harsh, unjust realities faced by ordinary people in courtrooms.
The lyrics to John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ paired with a biographical account of his life, rise to fame, and assassination in 1980.
Scanned images of a poem by Amreek Singh Kang dedicated to Amrit Preetam, touching on the 1984 events.
A post quoting a Ghalib ghazal and reviewing the Hindi film ‘Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi’ about 1970s Indian politics, the Naxalite movement, and the Emergency.
A Shiv Kumar Batalvi poem expressing deep longing and the pain of unfulfilled love.
Commentary questioning why India, despite being highly religious, has seen religion linked to communal riots, partition violence, and war.
A Dr. Jagtaar poem about facing hardship, oppression, and imprisonment at every turn while remaining unbroken and defiant, invoking history and struggle.