Migration and gunfire are young poets’ material for writing about the Partition

Nabina Das

· Aug 17, 2017 · 10:35 pm

‘The Partitioned Land (After TS Eliot)’: A poem to recollect Kashmir and Independence

Abhay K

· Aug 16, 2017 · 05:30 am

Why it is impossible to think of Urdu poetry without thinking of India’s journey to (and after) 1947

Rakhshanda Jalil

· Aug 15, 2017 · 05:30 am

When Amrita Pritam called out to Waris Shah in a heartrending ode while fleeing the Partition riots

Nirupama Dutt

· Aug 14, 2017 · 05:30 pm

‘I’ve a thirst for all forever, but the lines come to an end’: A requiem for poet Vijay Nambisan

GJV Prasad

· Aug 14, 2017 · 08:30 am

Five poems for a hungry August

Rohini Kejriwal

· Aug 13, 2017 · 07:30 am

A journalist wants to start a cultural renaissance in Delhi’s Jamia Nagar from his childhood home

Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri

· Aug 06, 2017 · 11:30 am

‘Who will love Eunice de Souza’s birds and strays now? A friend recollects the poet’s other life

Gitanjali Chatterjee

· Aug 06, 2017 · 06:00 am

Why everyone should read more of Malayalam writer Rajelakshmy’s groundbreaking fiction

Nikhil Govind

· Jul 30, 2017 · 05:30 pm

Six poems by Eunice De Souza (1940-2017): sharp, condensed, luminous. (And a tribute.)

Eunice de Souza

· Jul 30, 2017 · 08:30 am

Watch: ‘Aadmi Bada Achha Hai’ is a scathing performance of poetry critiquing the Prime Minister

Scroll Staff

· Jul 26, 2017 · 05:00 pm

Meet Rajiv Mohabir, the Guyanese poet of Indian origin who writes to remind himself that he is alive

Urvashi Bahuguna

· Jul 23, 2017 · 06:00 am

Everyone knows of Dom Moraes, but many more readers should know his poetry

Urvashi Bahuguna

· Jul 19, 2017 · 08:30 am

Eleven contemporary poems that remind us to substitute violence with empathy (especially right now)

Sudhansu Firdaus

· Jul 09, 2017 · 06:00 am

Watch: A young British-Muslim Pakistani immigrant slays Islamophobia with her potent slam poetry

Scroll Staff

· Jul 05, 2017 · 05:00 pm

July journeys: Five poems for ‘the pilgrim soul in you’

Rohini Kejriwal

· Jul 02, 2017 · 08:30 am

How does a poet turn Tintin and Snowy (and beetroot) into clever, searing verse?

Rohini Kejriwal

· Jul 01, 2017 · 05:30 am

Watch: This Dalit writer’s compelling poems addressed to Narendra Modi sharply capture the despair

Scroll Staff

· Jun 29, 2017 · 10:00 am

Eight stylish South Asian poets in the diaspora you must read for their striking ideas

Urvashi Bahuguna

· Jun 25, 2017 · 08:30 am

Eight ‘Bhakti’ poems that show India had multiple and diverse paths to devotion

Priya Sarukkai Chabria

· Jun 18, 2017 · 12:30 pm