Poetry
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'A little better': A poem by Vijay Nambisan
Vijay Nambisan
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'Someone else’s song': A poem by Kamala Das
Kamala Das
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'A viewpoint': A poem by Amrita Pritam
Amrita Pritam
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'Bharati Bhavan Library, Chowk, Allahabad': A poem by Arvind Krishna Mehrotra
Arvind Krishna Mehrotra
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'Lifer giving advice to new convict in female ward': A poem by Annie Zaidi
Annie Zaidi
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'Where I come from': A poem by Shikha Malaviya
Shikha Malaviya
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'I want a poem': A poem by Jerry Pinto
Jerry Pinto
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'I have no name': A poem by Jiddu Krishnamurti
Jiddu Krishnamurti
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'A morning walk': A poem by Gulzar
Gulzar
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'The sunset of the century': A poem by Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore
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'It isn’t time that’s passing': A poem by Ruskin Bond
Ruskin Bond
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'When it rains in Dharamsala': A poem by Tenzin Tsundue
Tenzin Tsundue
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'Past and future:' A poem by Sarojini Naidu
Sarojini Naidu
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Why we are welcoming 2017 with a sonnet (and more poetry) instead of the news
Arunava Sinha
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The lost verse: Why is Iqbal going out of fashion?
Syed Nomanul Haq
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Watch: In rarely heard 1974 interview, Leonard Cohen (in animation) explains 'Sisters of Mercy'
Scroll Staff
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Javed Akhtar’s poem ‘A New Decree’ may remind you of the world we live in
Javed Akhtar Rakhshanda Jalil
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From then to now: Five queer women poets whose work must be read today (and every day)
Shinjini Bose
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A ghazal that Ghalib did not write for Ambedkar (but could have)
S Anand
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How the politics of protest uses poetry as one of its strongest voices
Nabina Das