Beloved of poets, emperors and merchants
I am the palimpsest city
ascending from my ashes as the phoenix
Indraprashtha and New Delhi
on the same bank of the Yamuna
just...
« "I have never felt salvation in nature. I love cities above all." » —Michelangelo
Beloved of poets, emperors and merchants I am the palimpsest city ascending from my ashes as the phoenix Indraprashtha and New Delhi on the same bank of the Yamuna just... media_text
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Bare to the bone in tattered garb freshness of adolescence on my face I stand amidst the traffic, bouquets of roses in my tender hands–– red, yellow, pink and white, ... media_text
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"I have never felt salvation in nature. I love cities above all."—Michelangelo Capitals are epitome of our imagination and are considered the highest achievement of human civilization in terms of art,... media_text
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My diwali thali has pink bougainvillea petals, fallen banyan leaves, tiny cracked twigs, gathered from this bend in your road, once an entire country to me. ... media_text
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The wind brought down this yellow: petals littering the garden, the Maruti’s windshield. The rain shreds petals, leaves sticky splotches. Armed with a rag, Ram Niwas ... media_text
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I would like to begin with these words of Antoine de Saint-Exupery- "In this century, as in others, our highest accomplishments still have the single aim of bringing men together," and share with you the need for a... media_text
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