Reflections
224. Today, Sally Bowles, aka Liza Minnelli, celebrates her 80th birthday
Back in 2003, a colleague in Delhi shared a quote: “I believe all drunks go to heaven because they've been through hell on Earth.” This saying is attributed to actress, singer, and dancer Liza Minnell...
223. When will Iranian democracy finally flourish?
US President Donald Trump said the war with Iran could end soon because there was practically nothing left to target in Iran. “Little this and that... Any time I want it to end, it will end... The war...
222. One rule book and different judgments
Before I share my thoughts today, I want to be honest: I have very little faith in the Indian judiciary. Read ‘very little’ as ‘absolutely no faith’. Consider this a personal disclaimer. And this...
221. Sometimes, being politically correct isn't the best choice
Yes, sometimes being politically correct isn't the best choice. That is the advice I would give to Olexander Scherba, Ukraine’s ambassador to South Africa.As is customary, Iranian embassies worldwide...
Poetry
224. Words spoken by droplets and leaves
Gabriele D'Annunzio (1863–1938) was an Italian poet, playwright, journalist, and politician, and served in the Royal Italian Army during World War I.
223. There are a thousand bars to see
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875–1926) was an Austrian poet and novelist born in Prague.
222. Tread softly because you tread on my dreams
“Aedh Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven” is a poem by William Butler Yeats.
221. Bright star, would I were stedfast as thou art
Visual media often enhance the meaning of a poem in ways we could never fully understand by reading alone.
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.