Alka Dwivedi

When the emotions run high, truce is so fragile and pains are so intense, you must possess no heart at all to jeopardize the whole thing, however diminutive that progress might be.
What does External Affairs Minister, Mr. Natwar Singh exactly want to achieve by issuing provocative statements that India will pursue talks with Pakistan […]

India is already divided on so many lines; caste, creed, religion. The British did it. Now our own rulers are doing it. Laloo’s face flushes with pride whenever he discusses “MY (Muslims & Yadavs) Equation”. Why should we lag behind? We, the generation X, keep on inventing new means to divide it further. We create […]

• He claims to be a cool dude. Nobody has heard him shouting till date. Without much effort you break his lifelong record in five minutes.
• Throwing his entire macho image to wind, he sobs in your lap like a baby.
• You had a talk with your male friend last night on the cell and forgot everything. […]

I am flying high;
The clouds,
Hanging over my roof,
Entice me to a dance.
The summer breeze,
Caresses me to insanity.
The brilliance of sun,
Invites me to compete with its magnitude.
The moon offers,
Tranquility to my turbulent soul.
The grand banyan tree,
Seems impartial in donating shelter.
I have broken my wings;
The clouds,
Hanging over my roof
Make me burst into tears.
The summer breeze,
Takes undue liberties […]

Music floating in the air,
Whispering voices
enveloping me,
Fizz of dainty wine,
Playing on my tongue,
Transporting me
to a different planet,
Not at the happening restaurant
Of town.
They promised a slice of heaven
And kept it too!
At peace with the world and myself
laughing vivaciously,
I came out.
The gateman sprang to action
Saluting us promptly.
But why this salute?
Done nothing
except, having fun
Money can offer.
Searching for answers,
I […]

I am reading a post, which inspired me to do a bit of my own research! And this fact dawned upon me that my fellow blogger was right all after all.
BJP and their allies are really cicadas. I will reveal their gameplan since independence. IT ALL HAPPENED IN LAST SIX YEARS. DON’T ASK HOW!
1. They […]

I am feeling inspired and highly optimistic. Our ancestors tried us to teach “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” (This whole earth is your family.). The Congress Party being the oldest one definitely took our ancestor’s preaching seriously and converted it into concrete reality. Hats off to them.
Now I have placed very high hopes in our NRI Indians and […]

Imran to take custody of his ‘love child’
I was reading this news and absorbing the shock. He, till 1997, never acknowledged her as a daughter. But it is his personal matter.
I am thinking about other implications of these relations. It seems the norm that people keep on getting into and out of relationships. Fair […]

You must be having a well deserved rest after being out whole day, trekking somewhere in Himalayas. I hope desperately that you can check mails and visit my blog. Today is your birthday and this is the only gift I can offer you right now.
To You
Whenever I touch emotional nadir
You make sure the only option […]

Love,
To be given and received freely,
But I find no takers and no giver.
Storm,
Gathering momentum,
Threatening to burst out any instant.
Grief,
Screaming to be assuaged.
Impotent anger,
Devoid of courage.
Complaints,
But no one listens to it.
People,
Afraid of caring and sharing,
Refusing to come out of their closets.
My street fighter’s spirit,
declines to go to sleep.

From SV to us
Thanks to all of your calls and e-mails, the New York State Assembly Bill, A 10188a, which will ban the killing of non-native mammals such as lions, zebras, Corsican rams, and wild boars at Canned Shoots, passed out the Environmental Conservation Committee!!
Now, we need to take the next step of making […]

From time immemorial,
Orbiting this planet earth,
Witnessing lovers
Mooning over me,
Making love,
Manufacturing promises,
Weeping over broken promises,
Resurrecting promises.
Perceiving my
Venerated aura,
Tranquil Radiance,
Warm indifference,
Absolute allure,
As sprinklings of joy in their lives.
I am not in a meditative trance,
My infinite loveliness,
Scaring everyone away.
They love me with aloofness,
Insisting,
I bestow incessant tenderness.
Certainly I am not a saint.
Consequently here I am,
Unseen, unloved, unaccompanied,
Terrifying everyone
With my […]