poetry
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‘Malgudi’: A poem to remember R K Narayan, creator of India’s most loveable town
Gabriel Rosenstock
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Five poems by Perumal Murugan from his days in exile
Perumal Murugan
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In October (and autumn), six poems about age
Rohini Kejriwal
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Watch: Punjabi-Canadian writer Rupi Kaur says her poems are not just for South Asian immigrant women
Scroll Staff
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‘Poets are literary photographers, historians, witnesses. They are documenting moments.’
Rohini Kejriwal
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‘It is our right to exercise our pleasure’: A performance poet reads her verses on women’s sexuality
Scroll Staff
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‘They’ll never silence us all’: Watch a young poet speak (and sing) for the right to dissent
Scroll Staff
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This is the book that lovers of Urdu literature needed, to understand its history
Rana Safvi
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‘Of course I feel exposed. A new book means drawing attention to yourself’: Poet Tishani Doshi
Rohini Kejriwal
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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