Tough to be Disabled in India

In a country like India the numbers of the disabled are so large, their problems so complex, available resources so scarce and social attitudes so

Fire Fly

Wrecking the semblance
You are it, not an uncanny resemblance

A Walk Into Humanity

Sucide

Hush! Listen, it’s a song I hear

Chained dreams and unchained reality

So betrayed by faith
The others stand so tall and straight
Why was it always my mind that strayed?

The Export of Disease

India is among the countries with the highest number of polio cases and it is suspected that Indians travelling abroad are spreading the disease.

Abadan Cricket Club

I believe a silent war is being waged all over the world, without a single shot being fired, a war words and ideas, a type

The Gardens

I was mostly quiet as we made small talk. Salima was giving me time to reminisce and absorb that day’s memories for when I would

Children of a Lesser God

Last week, a number of eunuchs holding placards gathered in front of the parliament building to protest against the excesses of their leader, Bobby Guru.

Save this Cultural Heritage

I hope that the good people of Lahore show some concern in preserving and helping rejuvenate this cultural heritage and

The Poor of Allai

The earthquake of 8th October that affected the wealthy and poor alike in the devastated areas has once again brought out the plight of the

Quiet Company

Frames of life,
Crawling regressively,
Smoothly slowing.

Serial Killers...The Dark Side of Humanity

I discovered the sad reality that the incidence of serial killers and mass murderers has been gradually increasing worldwide in the last few decades. I

Hope is Always Young

The Healer

How many patients a physician has to treat and cure before becoming a healer? Healing is not mere treatment to make the patient normal. It

Today

If there ever was a red flag
Before the green
If there ever was a silver lining
I wouldn’t be seeing gray, through my pinhole, today.