Mysterious Stairways

After having a lavish meal from Xero Degrees, a café in Cannought Palace, Delhi, India,   my friend and I took a 1.3km walk to Hailey Road and we were stopped on our path by the magnificence of a beautiful street art. It was that of a woman trying to …

Eye Of The Tiger

I despise zoological parks. Zoos are considered as a place for entertainment in India by presenting the wildlife enclosed in tiny enclosures to the visitors who tease and mock them. Today, on 25th July, 2019,  my friends and I volunteered for World Wildlife Fund’s Global Tiger Day program held at …

A Forgotten Land

Before I begin, let me recite an old Malayalam poem: Malarani kaadukal thingivingi Marathaka kandhiyil mungi mungi Karayum mizhiyum kavarnju minni Karayatturalasa graamabhangi – Edapally Changampuzha Krishna Pillai This was a poem which my grandparents taught me when I was a child.  Okay interesting is this famous poet’s children were …

KOTTOOR UPDATE : Giants Almost Free

One month ago, I complained to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change about the Kottoor Elephant Rehabilitation Centre in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. I also wrote RTIs and another complaint letter to the State Government requesting to free the captive elephant in the rehabilitation centre. These elephants are being ill-treated …

What Will Replace Silent Cries Then? (poem)

Ever thought that if instead of green stems, It was a vein flowing with crimson blood? If instead of white fibrous cellulose roots, It was thick black keratinous hair? If instead of waxy-cutaneous foliates, It was sebum sweating skin, That hums the pain which resonates The torture of a lusty …