Poetry
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Throwback in September: five poems about being young
Rohini Kejriwal
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Indian-origin Canadian poet Rupi Kaur to release her second collection of poetry in October
Scroll Staff
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Watch: This film is a tribute to poet Dilip Chitre reading his translations of Tukaram’s poetry
Scroll Staff
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Eight melancholic, introspective poems by Parimal Hansda on being a Santhal today
Parimal Hansda
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How misogyny and rejections shape this poet’s approach to her art (and to her audience)
Rohini Kejriwal
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Video: Remembering some of Gulzar’s songs that have left an indelible mark on our hearts
Scroll Staff
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Migration and gunfire are young poets’ material for writing about the Partition
Nabina Das
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‘The Partitioned Land (After TS Eliot)’: A poem to recollect Kashmir and Independence
Abhay K
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Why it is impossible to think of Urdu poetry without thinking of India’s journey to (and after) 1947
Rakhshanda Jalil
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When Amrita Pritam called out to Waris Shah in a heartrending ode while fleeing the Partition riots
Nirupama Dutt
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‘I’ve a thirst for all forever, but the lines come to an end’: A requiem for poet Vijay Nambisan
GJV Prasad
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Five poems for a hungry August
Rohini Kejriwal
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A journalist wants to start a cultural renaissance in Delhi’s Jamia Nagar from his childhood home
Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri
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‘Who will love Eunice de Souza’s birds and strays now? A friend recollects the poet’s other life
Gitanjali Chatterjee
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Why everyone should read more of Malayalam writer Rajelakshmy’s groundbreaking fiction
Nikhil Govind
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Six poems by Eunice De Souza (1940-2017): sharp, condensed, luminous. (And a tribute.)
Eunice de Souza
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Watch: ‘Aadmi Bada Achha Hai’ is a scathing performance of poetry critiquing the Prime Minister
Scroll Staff
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Meet Rajiv Mohabir, the Guyanese poet of Indian origin who writes to remind himself that he is alive
Urvashi Bahuguna
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Everyone knows of Dom Moraes, but many more readers should know his poetry
Urvashi Bahuguna
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Eleven contemporary poems that remind us to substitute violence with empathy (especially right now)
Sudhansu Firdaus