Ban the Q?

No God worth His saltWill wantWomen denied freedomWill wantOther folks to convert or be killedWill wantLaws that are inhumaneUnless He … More

Ban the Taliban?

Even as a semi-educated doctorI, too, knowOne does not eradicate diseaseBy merely targeting the symptomsTreat if you have to any … More

I wish my parents had given meSome other last nameThan their ownThat way I could escapeEasy stereotypingAnd caricaturizationImagine if my … More

Jub pyaar ki churcha nikli Ye bhee qubool karna hai Ki taqdeeer ne mujhe Jis maqam pe le aya hai … More

Ah, I see it all too clearly nowGod’s done his usual mischiefKnowing full well what’ll happenHe’s given me a mind … More

I am not quite happy With just being happy Lot of things make me happy Like talking to a friend … More

If we are silent And do not think We wonder How will the world run? So thinking, Many are busy. … More

Silence is not shutting of the mouth Or the drying of the ink in the pen Or the fingers idling … More

I wish I could sit by my mother Once again like ol’ times While she strokes my hair And I … More

O Sam, surely by all your readingYou have discovered and realizedThat there is wisdom and TruthThat words cannot captureAnd what … More