India
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands: A Photojourney
Snippets from my travels on the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago, surrounded by the vastness of the Bay of Bengal in late January and early February. Continue reading
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HOW INDIA HAS FAILED PREMCHAND
73 years of Independence, but have we really grown as a nation? Continue reading
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WALLING OFF CHINA MAY NOT BE THE RIGHT MOVE
The decision by the Indian government to wall off Chinese companies trying to purchase shares and trying to take over distressed Indian organisations has come at a good time. While the entire world has blamed the Asian major for not being able to contain the virus and spreading it, only Donald Trump, the American president… Continue reading
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THE BJP HAVE TOPPLED DEMOCRATIC VALUES IN MADHYA PRADESH
The Bharatiya Janta Party has wreaked havoc and played with the voter’s emotions in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The saffron unit’s latest coup has come after the incumbent chief minister of the state Kamal Nath resigned on Thursday before the scheduled floor test was about to take place. Mr Nath stated that he… Continue reading
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FORMER CJI’S APPOINTMENT TO PARLIAMENT WILL INCREASE THE PUBLIC’S DISTRUST IN THE JUDICIARY
Former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi was inducted into the Upper House of Parliament, the Rajya Sabha on Thursday on the basis of a recommendation made by the President of India. This comes months after Mr Gogoi retired and goes against the common etiquettes and standards of appointing recently retired public servants in higher… 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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THE MAN IN THE MIRROR
The man I see in the mirror today Has miscalculated fate and scuffled his way Looking inwards to a life full of grey As his struggles finally come to stay The man in the mirror is being led astray The man I see in the mirror on this day Has let his sins arrive and… Continue reading
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SOMEONE ELSE’S DAUGHTER
(1) Pull me closer or else you’ll get pulled closer In this entanglement of needs, wants and wishes What does your heart see in mine- one that is Entrenched with grime and filled with dust What is it that keeps bringing you back here? Away from your friends and boys your age? (2) In… Continue reading
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A THOUSAND EMOTIONS
Shadows engulf me in this palette of emotions Running over my crab-like existence Till the very end Till I am spent No pent-up rage can define what this means to me No flowers, nor declarations in tomorrow’s paper Uninspiring hope Building a tightrope When you wake up to a thousand emotions Lying empty… Continue reading
Mohul is a national-level cricketer, poet, sports journalist, travel writer and essayist from Hyderabad, India.
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