Author Archives: Echoes of the soul

Nothing like Lear

To do justice to an awesome play act Nothing Like Lear by Rajat Kapoor—performed (brilliantly) by Vinay Pathak I needed a couple of Haiku 17 syllables were just ain’t enuf so here it is… Mixed in funny tearsAlas t’was ‘nothing like Lear’ We waited for Shakespeare Then it was revealed A magic trick so realt’wasContinue reading “Nothing like Lear”

I am learning still

Describe something you learned in high school. what I learned was not part of the books I sat dreamy looking more outside the window than inside The scratches of the chalk and the shrill voice of the teacher were sometimes a distraction or sometime a bizarre music there I learned to live in my headContinue reading “I am learning still”

Aa mujhse aake mil

तू धूप है, क्यों दूर है दोस्त हूँ तेरा, आ मुझसे आके मिल तेरी रोशनी तू कैसे छिपायेगा मुझमें है तू छिपा, आ मुझसे आके मिल कल रात तू मिला नहींसोया नहीं मैं रात भर आ मुझ से आके मिल तुझसे है सब कुछ रोशन है मुझमें क्यों अँधेरा आ मुझसे आके मिल जल रहाContinue reading “Aa mujhse aake mil”

This train travel took long

At Platform 3, it was expected. A little late—by about seven minutes. Almost on time. We stood on the dimly lit platform, a place that seemed rooted in the past. And then it arrived—chugging in with quiet authority. One of the oldest iron serpents still crawling across the Indian landmass. The Punjab Mail. Launched onContinue reading “This train travel took long”