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Book Review: In Memory of Begum Akhtar by Agha Shahid Ali
‘In Memory of Begum Akhtar’ is Agha Shahid Ali’s second book of poems, published in 1979, by Writers Workshop, Kolkata. It’s a short book with 48 pages containing 25 poems.
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Environment: Conversation with Amazon Customer Service about Plastic-free Packaging
I stumbled upon an online link that claimed that a simple chat with Amazon customer service is enough to get plastic-free or minimal-plastic packaging for all my future orders with Amazon. This is what happened when I tried to verify this news with the Amazon customer service.
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Book Review: Bone-Sculpture by Agha Shahid Ali
Bone-sculpture is Agha Shahid Ali’s first book of poems, published in 1972, by Writers Workshop, Kolkata. It’s a short book with 28-32 pages(based on the edition/format) containing 14 poems.
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Poem: Oppression
Shouldn’t have said a word Should’ve kept it in But I’m a human too No, not to them, you say?
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Poem: The Dream
To be a bard To walk as a free man To tell the tales that made me And the ones that broke me
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Poem: Leaving
I wish I had a room no one can ask me to clear out or a wardrobe with ironed clothes and a sweet smelling pair of shoes
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Short Story: Your Mark In The World
The stage was adorned with flowers on the floor and sky lanterns on the top. She stood in front of the mike and rehearsed her first verse in a whisper. “You got this,” she whispered to herself again, as the curtain raised.
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Book Review – Our Dried Voices by Greg Hickey
In the novel, science and technology progress so much under humans that 4 world wars and numerous magical vaccines later, humans realize that they don’t have to worry about physical ailments or death anymore. The exponential surge in the population forces humans to search for inhabitable planets and eventually to colonize Pearl.
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Film Review: Are You Listening?
Kelkkunnundo – Malayalam ShortFilm. Director/ Screenplay : Geetu Mohandas. Running time: 22 minutes. Initial release: November 2019. Cast: Surjith, Jose, Hasna Aslam, Gopalan, James, Sangeetha. Cinematography: Rajeev Ravi. Music director: Sharreth. Awards: National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Non-Feature Film).
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