by Sravasti | May 1, 2020 | Social Trends, Sravasti's Blog
February 16th, 1980 – The first time I watched the sun’s rays getting totally covered by the moon, on Doordarshan, was also the first time I watched Satyajit Ray’s ‘Pather Panchali’ or Song of the Road. I was a mere ten-year old. However, both rays have...
by Sravasti | Apr 22, 2020 | Poems, Social Trends, Sravasti's Blog
The enduring Earth cried out in pain! When we set Her ablaze; Tried to wring out Her last breath – “Enough is enough!” she cried. She turned the tables with quiet certitude. To make us breathe in an uncertain world. To keep us distant in an uncertain...
by Mitul Bose | Apr 6, 2020 | Guest Blog, Social Trends
Uncertainty… the worst part about this pandemic. About when we will be able to go back to our normal lives as we knew it… About life after the lock down is over… About our jobs… About whether food supplies will be normal… About the travel plans we had… About the...
by Sravasti | Apr 3, 2020 | Sravasti's Blog, Travel
Gaetano Ciniselli, an Italian circus performer, founded the first brick-built circus beside the Fontanka River in St. Petersburg, Russia, in December 1877. The building has a large stage, stables and the first circus museum in the world. The Russian State Ice Circus...
by Sravasti | Mar 30, 2020 | Poems, Sravasti's Blog
(after the lockdown due to the Coronavirus pandemic) Today’s Sunday. Today’s Monday. All days feel the same. You are inside. You are bored. You want to play a game. They are outside. On the road. Nothing looks the same For them. They don’t...
