Poetry
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Reading the poetry of Kedarnath Singh (1934-2018) is to be reminded of his love for everything
Annie Zaidi
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‘Kaikeyi to Dasharath’: How Michael Madhusudan Dutt’s radical poetry reworked the narrative
Michael Madhusudan Dutt Ahona Panda
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Rupi Kaur’s bad poems shouldn’t worry us – the myopic view of the literary establishment should
Souradeep Roy
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If the Internet and social media have not destroyed poetry, then why all the criticism?
Rajashree Gandhi
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A Marathi power loom worker’s poems, written to the sound of machines, have been winning awards
Sanket Jain
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The poet as architect: How poems are designed and constructed to convey the sense of space
Sumana Roy
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‘I choose to be free’: On Women’s Day, a ‘brazen’ poem reminds women to live without fear or regret
Satvika Kundu
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Aditi Machado, Tishani Doshi, Sophia Naz: Poetry meets other passions in the works of these poets
Nabina Das
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Video: Had enough of bromances in films? Listen to this poem on the bonds of sisterhood
Satvika Kundu
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‘Loot Machi Hai’: Watch this man’s scathing spoken poem about corruption old and new in India
Scroll Staff
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This book gives the poets of Tibet who are fighting for freedom a voice to reach the world
Niyati Bhat
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Inspiring poet or scripted performer? Rupi Kaur refuses to be labeled as one or the other
Harsimran Gill
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Watch: A young poet questions ‘the hookup culture’ in a taut performance
Scroll Staff
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Five poems by Lal Ded, the Kashmiri mystic who merged erotic and spiritual longing in her poetry
Lal Ded
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‘They call me Pakistani’: A poet poignantly captures the ordeal of Muslims in India. Watch
Scroll Staff
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Remembering Niranjan Bhagat (1926-2018), a giant of Gujarati poetry
Salil Tripathi
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Poetry is more popular than ever. Then why are not all poets happy about it?
JT Welsch, The Conversation
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‘Translated Disney’: This woman’s fierce poem attacks the glorification of the English language
Satvika Kundu
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Even Mahabharata heroes are pointing out the epic failures of Aadhaar
Moeena Halim
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Watch: This poem by an Indian soldier links secularism with the armed forces
Scroll Staff