Reflections
217. Rajya Sabha & A shameless addiction to power
Do we really need the Rajya Sabha? The answer is a definite NO. The first of the many reasons is that it has become a sanctuary for the shameless addict of power. After serving as prim...
216. Can a university that can't uphold free speech really be called a university?
Free speech is slipping away, becoming more of a distant hope. After numerous instances where free speech has come under political scrutiny, Adelaide University unexpectedly canceled a majo...
215. The Iran-US historical connection
Few will recall that in March last year, U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard stated that U.S. intelligence agencies believe Iran is not developing a nuclear weapon, and that Supreme L...
214. The US is ready with a prince to rule Iran
The indications clearly show that after successfully installing a Prince in Bangladesh, the U.S. has now shifted its focus to Iran, where a Prince is already waiting.Iran’s monarchy has deep historica...
Poetry
217. I do not need my freedom when I'm dead
James Langston Hughes (1902-1967) was the great-great-grandson of Charles Henry Langston,
216. all my long life, I have remembered them
Today, I received a haunting poem by Emily Vargas-Baron in the mail.
215. Life’s a riddle – give it up
Persian lyric poet Hafiz (1310-1390) is one of the most renowned poets of Persian literature.
214. A moment of happiness
Jalaluddin Muhammad Rumi was a 13th-century Persian poet, scholar of Islam, and Sufi mystic.
Krishna Kumar Mishra
A bilingual poet, author, columnist, editor, script writer and painter, an Aviation Engineer by education but a journalist by profession.
Worked with Indian Express group; edited Courage and The Voice magazines; Edited and Published The Scoria (the leading English literary magazine 1995-2002) which has the credit of introducing more than 100 new poets, including many American & British poets.
The Scoria was patronized by Khushwant Singh, former Prime Ministers VP Singh and PV Narasimha Rao, George Fernandes (who served as the Defence Minister of India from 1998 until 2004), Nani A Palkhivala, Russi Mody, Justice VR Krishna Iyer among others; Andrew Motion (who was later Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1999 to 2009), Nirad C. Chaudhuri, Mulk Raj Anand, Ruskin Bond, Jayanta Mahapatra, Niranjan Mohanty, Paul Hoover, Maxine Chernoff, Edith Konecky, Jonathan Gourlay, Patricia Prime, Arlene Zide and some other very well-known poets and authors.
Author of several books in English and Hindi. First Poetry collection, “Always in Transit” was first published in London by Dolphin.
Was editor of India’s best known investment magazine Dalal Street Investment Journal before starting own venture Indian Economy & Market.