poetry

Art can overcome huge differences between people and unite them in common cause. Here is a poem celebrating this unique ability of art to bring people together and erase prejudices and distinctions.

Sukhan, a Pune-based mehfil, presents Urdu ghazals and nazms, combined with prose elements like stories and letters, to diverse audiences in an easy to understand format.

Asha tai, a 78-year-old poetess from Nagpur, runs an amazing literary organization in the city and is encouraging upcoming poets express themselves.

Meet Sarah Kay, the pioneering New York-based poet whose “spoken word” performances have taken the world by storm. We were lucky to speak with her at a recent event in Bengaluru.

Haldhar Nag, the 66-year-old poet from Odisha, was recently honoured with the Padma Shri. His poetry has been included in the PhD syllabus at Sambhalpur University.

Performance poetry is becoming increasingly popular in the big metros in India, thanks to the efforts of Raghavendra Madhu who founded Poetry Couture in 2014.

Javed Jaffrey read out a poem about the religious divide in India. He had some immensely powerful words for all Indians. Watch the video here.

What does true freedom mean to you? Is it the freedom to move around freely in the country? Is it freedom to speak up your mind? Or is it to just be yourself? Watch the beautiful video that portrays true freedom through various dance forms with the help of amazing poetry by poetess and aspiring novelist Priyam Redican.