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Blind Life
Jan 10th
by Vaidyanath Mishra ‘Yatri’ Blind life ! Thou desireth to measure depths with the stick of fondness Paths, open spaces, Khut, khut, khut, khut . . . Blind life ! Stupefied Then stand-still At the crossroads of two eras Lend intently ears of discrimination To all sorts, all absurdities. Blind life ! Placing hands on
Grown-ups …live in prisons of their own
Nov 14th
by Jawaharlal Nehru Dear Children, I like being with children and talking to them and, even more, playing with them. For the moment I forget that I am terribly old and it is very long ago since I was a child. But when I sit down to write, I cannot forget my age and the
Sisters and Brothers of America
Oct 14th
by Swami Vivekananda (Swami Vivekananda’s Address to the World Parliament of Religions September 1893) It fills my heart with joy unspeakable to rise in response to the warm and cordial welcome which you have given us. I thank you in the name of the most ancient order of monks in the world; I thank you
The Most Dangerous Thing
Oct 14th
The life of a pirate is not so dangerous/nor is a bashup in a police lockup/spying too is not very dangerous/to be woken up in the middle of the night/by the secret police/I admit is nerve wrecking/so is the quiet lonely fear/which follows you/and throttles your chest/when you are locked up in a cell/on a framed up false charge/for a crime you did not commit/all this I admit is bad enough/but all these are still not so dangerous
Rajendra Yadav, Writer and Editor of 'Hans'
