Reflections
287. Things will never change
It appears that judges worldwide, like other government officials, are corrupt. We don’t require proof, and obtaining any seems impossible, as these are educated cheaters. Regarding the Indian ju...
286. there's a bluebird in my heart
Based on Dannie M. Martin's novel The Dishwasher, A Bluebird in My Heart is a Belgian-French thriller-drama directed and written by Jérémie Guez. The film features performances by Roland Møller, Veerl...
285. “They didn’t want to be Jewish.”
Antisemitism in Australia is rising rapidly, reflecting similar increases in other Western countries. Without a doubt, it is all connected to recent events in the Middle East.In Australia, the Royal C...
284. The Piano needed Dame Elizabeth Jane Campion
Dame Elizabeth Jane Campion is a filmmaker renowned for her feature films that delve into themes of rebellion and often feature women in starring roles, frequently marginalised in society. Campion is...
Poetry
287. Life is a broken-winged bird
Sharing a very thought-provoking poem by Langston Hughes titled “Dreams” -
286. my lover’s eyes are blue
Pat Parker was a Black lesbian poet known for her empowering and transformative poems.
285. and all the world drops dead
Sharing Sylvia Plath’s poem, “Mad Girl’s Love Song” -
284. But I am not an evil person
I received this poem from a reader yesterday, along with a lengthy note. She writes that the poem is dedicated to the 600,000 Palestinian men,
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.