A Poet’s Note on Witness, Violence, and Everyday Life among the Urban Poor – Making Poems at the Margins. ‘Are We Human?’ Poems from Urban Underbellies, by Indra
Inqilab, Doubtfully at First: A Library, Bhagat Singh, and Me (?)
That night, somewhere between speeches, laughter, and awkward silences, I realized something I hadn’t expected: these were not just “revolutionaries.” They were people—warm, flawed, alive—believing, in their own stubborn ways, that the world could still be changed.
Crying Out Loud – A Teacher’s Anguish
These students are being destroyed systematically. They don’t even know that their character, health, and education are being destroyed because of a few people. They just think they are winning this ego battle. They are so happy and excited about all of this. Hm. They think this is the way they need to live, and that they are heroes shown in these commercial films. They ruin their lives. Who is to be blamed?
The Thirties Chronicle #1 – Now
A raw and reflective journal entry about exhaustion, healing, and the quiet beginning of change. In this first piece of My Chronicle of Becoming, Indra documents the emotional shifts of April and the resolve to start again.
Ten Love Poems that Make You Fall in Love
Do you like little gifts? Small, cute ones? Wrapped in beautiful, shiny covers? Not very pricey, but cheap, colorful, sometimes absolutely meaningless, yet, full of joy? Yes! My favorite kind of gift, and specifically, my favorite kind of little joy is a love poem. I love love-poems. Since my teens, I have been a great…
25 Genre-Bending Novels for Your Literary Adventurousness
While reading a book that promises the best of its genre is perfect, there is something more exciting: what if the book you pick perfectly mixes all the best aspects of historical fiction, science fiction, and post-apocalyptic fiction? Or what about accidentally stumbling upon a read that blends surrealism, magical realism, and mystery to create a unique narrative? Or think about this: you’ve found a novel that combines contemporary fantasy with mythology and Americana, how does that feel like? Merging science fiction and social commentary in a groundbreaking exploration of gender and identity? Mixing fantasy, science fiction, and literary fiction across different time periods? Not hooked yet? Merging historical fiction with elements of death as a narrator and a unique narrative style? Oh no, I got you, perfectly. This: What about combining horror, mystery, and experimental fiction in a complex narrative structure with unconventional typography?
The Maddened Mother – A Short Story
It was the fourteenth day and the boy was still sickly. For the first nine days, when the boy had been burning with fever, as he still was in the fourteenth, Ranjeeth, the boy’s father, and the village’s main doctor, sat beside him, day, and night. He tried all the medical potions he could think of, used all his experience, and contacted his previous friends, whom he thought were superior to him in the field of medicine, but were not. No one could help. No one could understand what was happening to the boy, except that slowly life started to drain away from him.
Like a Dream – A Short Story
Now, as I sit down to tell you this history of these two people, I do not know where to start and where to end.
Fifty Great Novels Under 300 Pages.
Here I am loosing myself while creating a list out of an ocean of great books! All English. All below 300 pages!
The Nation of Idiots, Don’t Let the State Universities Die!
I am from Andhra and was a university student, and I am left with no other option except to be baffled by the way our universities are being desolated with every passing year. Universities are the sacred sites where the much-needed light of society, which in turn has to fight so much darkness, is supposed to be manufactured.
Writings of Indra 