Poetry

Untouchability and Sex

No one practices untouchability when it comes to sex.

Poetry

Out of Sight

It was a fine morning of March 1963. Humayun was engrossed working in his office situated in Reagal. He was

The Fall

I used to have such a round full face as a child. Plump red cheeks, the sort of face that

Translations

A shadow of sun

the darkness paints the rainbow on you
inside me, outside you
the intimate and infinite
all are black

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Chained Words

each day the sun rises
bright like the Heaven,
yet a few turns later
the dark consumes it.

Speculation on the Life Hereafter

In a mute, crazy world
The notion is spine chilling
To consider all the
Frequencies across time

Poetry

Baby Doll

I love you, Divya, I love you Divya.

From Agra To Niagara

The 'police wallah' is asking me the details, so I go through the whole story and he asks if they

From Memory Lane to Love Lane

My memory lane of Karachi, the city I call my own, begins at Love Lane, nearly sixty years ago, at

Frozen

It was a small story, covered only in the local press, largely ignored by the aggressive festivities of the holiday

Endless Knight

The snowstorm was expected the following day, although it might arrive even late tonight or early morning – or so

Sex and Censorship in the Cinema

There is a growing trend in cinema, especially so-called Independent and World Cinema, to show real sex on screen. This

Lines, Sections, Boxes and Circles

We, as human beings, have a tendency to plan out everything in life. A planner becomes an important part of

Bhook ka Bhoot

A loose translation of a story by Sharadindu Bandyophadhay, set in bengal in late 1940s

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Dessert

Come.
I want a bitter taste of you.
Bring.
I want to ride the shallow depths of you.

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Voices from the Other Side

It frightens me in the silence of dying nights.
It frightens me when my wife retreats to sleep,
When run to