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A photojourney across Sri Lanka: Mirissa
This post is dedicated to the beach hamlet of Mirissa in southern Sri Lanka. Continue reading
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A photojourney across Sri Lanka: Dambulla
This post is dedicated to the town of Dambulla. Continue reading
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MORNING LIGHT
It’s an unending saga of finality and hope; That’s all he has known from the outside And everything that came inside love’s envelope Bites him but he takes it in his stride. Of an attachment going beyond words And a bond which moves past hearsay, Can’t escape being seen going backwards, It’s time to Continue reading
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REPUBLIC DAY 2019: A THREATENED DEMOCRACY
India celebrates its 70th Republic Day today and the fact that we are here to speak about it and enjoy the fruit of the struggle made by our ancestors years ago is a testament to the stronghold she has become during this time. India is a democracy in the truest sense of the word in Continue reading
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SCENT
When I wake up after another sleepless night on the chairI finally muster the courage to call youand ask you how you have beenBut it wouldn’t be fair, I supposeto your husband or your current loverto hear you speaking with another man There used to be a door here, one that we entered sheepishlyBut Continue reading
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THE DEATH OF A YOUNG DOG
A puppy was struck dead on the motorway early one morning After having been hit by a politician’s car A Land-Cruiser cruising at an unsuitable speed The young spaniel was following his mother and two brothers Across the motorway, when the mist blinded him And the Land-Cruiser came up on him too soon SMACK! Concluding Continue reading
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MY NAIVE HEART
I had a bad dream Of which you were no part It scared me to see no you But I thought maybe you were asleep Like you always are when I say something Maybe my dreams sensed something Maybe they heard of the gentle clouds crying, But what terrified me the most Was not of Continue reading
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The Law of Averages.
Darren Julius Garvey Sammy walks down the steps leading from the away dressing room of the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad into the insane May heat. He’s just finished having a chat with fellow West Indian Dwayne Bravo. The latter’s playing for the Lions in the IPL while Sammy’s away commentating. It’s 7 Continue reading
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Candle In The Wind.
Goodbye, Norma Jean, though I never knew you at all You had the grace to hold yourself while those around you crawled. They crawled out of the woodwork and they whispered into your brain, They set you on the treadmill and they made you change your name. Goodbye, Kolkata’s rose, may you ever grow in Continue reading
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My mate Tapasi, The Flickster.
I first met Tapasi Raju Yerra in the summer of 2012 when we were both playing an inter-academy T20 tournament in a place called Bandlaguda, on the outskirts of Hyderabad. We played against each other and he took a five-wicket haul in that game (he didn’t get me, I remember!). I remember thinking that this Continue reading
Mohul is a national-level cricketer, poet, sports journalist, travel writer and essayist from Hyderabad, India.
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