Loreto’s poem is about survivor’s guilt – a mental condition in which a person feels guilty for having survived when others have died. It summarises the longing of the protagonist to be in the company of a certain set of people who inspired him at some point but are now all dead. Here’s one facet of human nature.
Was the splendid madness of creation engendered by a Creativity Principle millions of years ago? Tirna Sengupta ponders over creative extravagance and the various forms in which it manifests itself.
Anupama Krishnakumar writes to two very important people in her life about the joys associated with love, relationships, family and bonding.
Most traditions around the world encourage people to remember ancestors on many designated days throughout the year. In Sanskrit, this ritual is known as Tarpan. Bakul Banerjee writes a poem themed on this ritual.
Selina George, an avid reader and reading club member, calls The Last Goodbye to help her draft a decent suicide letter as she decides to bid adieu to the world. Philip John tells us her story, set in 2023, in a world where depression is driving up suicide rates and a group of charged people are reaching out through the internet to add meaning to their lives by creating theme-based groups.
Shreya Ramachandran tells us what’s problematic about portraying all women in Hindi movies as “good” women: it is lazy, inauthentic storytelling.
A husband watches on as his wife negotiates her way through a difficult life; does he feel remorse? Shruthi Saklecha tells us his thoughts.
There are as much miseries – vices and longings, as the number and variety of people in this world. Parth Pandya’s poem structured in the form of a chain of events involving different people, attempts to capture the dark side of human life.
