Category: Poems
मोची की व्यथा ( cobbler’s agony) by Lalchand Rahi
Two rupees owed, one rupee paid, and another nail in his chest. Dalit writer Lalchand Rahi’s poem ‘Mochi ki Vyatha’ (A Cobbler’s Agony), with English translation.
दरवाज़ा (कविता)
A huge house with a door too small for sun, wind or rain. Someone hungry for love keeps knocking. Will it open? Kusum Naipsik’s Hindi poem ‘Darwaza’.
आना-केदारनाथ सिंह Aanaa poem by Kedarnath Singh
Come when you have time; come even when you don’t. Kedarnath Singh’s poem ‘Aana’ (Come) in Devanagari, with English glosses for the harder words.
रोटी और संसद A poem – एक कविता
One man rolls the roti, one man eats it. Who is the third man, and why is Parliament silent? Dhoomil’s poem ‘Roti aur Sansad’, with glosses and audio.