Alka Dwivedi

From Tanmoy Chakrabarti
Long back, nearly seven years ago, one of my very close friends who was elder to me asked me, � Why do they ditch? Why do they promise and enjoy the privileges that come with those promises and then their preferences change after sometime? They come back and say -I feel suffocated [...]

I was watching a programme on TV. The producer of that programme has already concluded that we, the masses, don’t know how to lead our lives. So from time to time they educate us on what to wear, what to eat, how to decorate our house… They don’t stop here. But who cares.
What [...]

His arms encircle me,
I feel like a pearl enclosed in a shell.
It seems the ship,
Has finally reached its destination.
I put my face against his chest,
Loving the feel of
His heartbeats,
Seemingly firm, steady & dependable.
I lift my face to receive,
His kiss.
A voice whispers,
Have you forgotten,
Ships never stay at one place?
Journey is their destination.
You fool,
Thinking of a transient [...]