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MY PLANET IS MY CHOICE – A Poem from Bosnia Herzegovina

Maid Corbic, a young poet hailing from Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, shares his poem on love for planet Hailing from Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Maid is 23 years old. In his spare time he writes poetry. He is moderator of the World Literature Forum Peace and Humanity, held in Bhutan. He is also the editor of the First Virtual Art

Hindi and Urdu: A language divided, or a shared history destroyed?

Krisha Hirani reflects on the linguistic and sociopolitical histories of Hindi and Urdu after a chance encounter in Tesco. I was in Tesco last week, looking at the tomatoes. A man to my right commented on the ripeness of the peppers. I made a good-humored reply – the tomatoes weren’t pakka hua either. He told me my Urdu was

Women – Poetry from Greece

Eva Petropoulou Lianou, a renowned poetess and author of children’s literature from Greece, the cradle of Western Civilization, shares her poems Eva Petropoulou-Lianou was born in Xylokastro, Greece. In 1994 she worked as a journalist for the French newspaper “Le Libre Journal” but her love for Greece won her over and

Separation’s Geography: Agha Shahid Ali’s Poem ‘By the Waters of the Sindh’

In the poem “By the Waters of the Sindh”, Agha Shahid alludes to the contentious issue of the partition while weaving in his memories of personal loss. Agha Shahid Ali (1949 – 2001) was born in Kashmir and educated in Delhi as well as the United States of America where he eventually settled and lived until his untimely

Shikarpur’s 18th-Century Jog Mata Temple

The old name of Jog Mata Mandir was Gurano Ghar – the house of Gurus There are many old Hindu temples in Shikarpur City. One such temple is dedicated to Jog Mata and is located at the Chabutra Chowk. This temple may have been built in the 18th century. The old name of Jog Mata Mandir was Gurano Ghar (the house of Gurus), which was