India has entrenched binariesMetropolitan Elite versus the hinterland Vernacular versus Cosmopolitan Now, Secular means GraftAnd Development for Majoritarianism Definitions are being reframed Although the basics stand still Food on the plateRoof on the headJob to support the familyThese are a few of everyone's favourite things
One turned piousOnly, forgot to be human
In urgent timesPoetry turns Polemic For a reasonWhen art itself is not response enough Poetry drips realityArundhati writes fiction as real it can getPoetry needs an intimate urgency too———————
Nation Building is synonym for sacrifice Rituals and Totems of the Nation StateThe Flag, The Anthem, The Parliament Are all vitalAcademia is as wellHuman Development indicators matter A Tank is not one of themNo wonder we trail our neighbours As progress is blinkered And the Nation Is an imagined community With people at its coreWhich … More Tanking, a Poem
Temples of Post Modern Aspiration Frames lifted from a Science Fiction work Delight anticipated, rather than dystopia All wired and plugged into a perennial data performance dashboard Where everything is smart City/Nation Even the Cow Where prejudice is baked in to deep fried data Where are the questions of Memory and Heritage Culture and Social … More Smart/City/Nation
Baby Driver is a different car thrill and chase film. It’s cute, with a heart and great fun watching the film. The film’s anchor is in urban freeways and music and the iconic iPod is a symbol of urban culture. As an underworld, gun totting and horse power fuelled visual narrative, it does not have … More Baby Driver: A Movie Review
Hipster Boutique Cafes in my neighbourhood in Muscat. I still prefer my Karak Chai for 10 percent of the cost of my double expresso shot machiatto though. Globalisation as I quip often, comes in various shades, rather weird. This picture is so geographically mundane that it could have been taken in Mumbai, Jakarta or elsewhere. … More Globalisation’s Child: Cafe’s
Life is beautiful Lived in various eras and frequencies Challenges propel us on to higher levels To move on needs an escape velocity Managing ones self at various nodes If often the hardest bet
Happiness after long is hyphenated by the other Takes the lustre away Life is meant to be a journey Often bears an albatross around the neck
The synonym for neoliberalism is powerlessness All are interconnected in this food chain Each subservient to the other layer Individual rights are championed Collective decision making is reduced to a farce Companies are the new empires Knowledge is a hammer Enlightenment is commodified Consumption is Culture Relationships of note are passé In an era where … More Neoliberalism/Powerlessness
