Most recent articles by:

Firdous Bahar

Firdous Bahar is a poet based in Kashmir. He has done Masters in English Literature from the University of Kashmir.

ORIGINAL SIN

Woman thou art as the tsarina of realms grand, Through thy eyes springs the cataract of love! For thy mister hast thou prepare a good brand? It...

DOWRY OF POETS

O Muse, thou art the master of all simile and all metaphor, Thou the champion of grand personification, Thou the father of prosody: metres of every...

ZEITGEIST — The Present Era

Modern men cannot compete with modern engine, yup, I had Tried to step backwards down to the dust of ancient men, To have the dereliction through...

LA BELLE DAME

That, only a fool can negotiate such a privilege off, Bound to me by a la belle dame of cosmetic glow. Chiselled well in the art...

THE SHIPWRECK — An Elegy

By a sunny day of an April sunshine, embark the Titanic on premiere Voyage, through the buoyancy of an un-horizoned Atlantic: Slicing, supreme and stalwart, scaling...

OF VERSE

"Why am I so nettled, so confused, in search of verse? By the Dal, lanes waft the aroma: the perfumes of verse."

ON HER PREGNANT SMILE

"O Darling! Thou art, unaware about a love, The love, which I labour to thee, devotedly. Others were reflecting over, sort of infatuation, For some this my insanity, Though doggedly yelling, its thy love; truth."

MONSEIGNEUR VENOM

"Perhaps, hast been stunk by the scorpion of anxiety. So, I'm supposed too, to be the participant In this ploy of Monseigneur's venom anxiety."

Latest news

Kulgam Horticulture Department offers 50% subsidy on anti-hail nets for orchardists

Kulgam's Horticulture Department is providing anti-hail nets to orchardists at 50% subsidy, with assistance so far crossing ₹1.30 lakh to protect fruit crops.

AIP questions Demography Committee’s scope, says LoC displacement must be assessed

AIP spokesperson Inam Un Nabi has urged the High-Level Committee on Demographic Changes to examine LoC displacement, PoK returnees and Kashmiri Pandit migration.

900 doctors appointed, 400 more underway, says Sakina Itoo

J&K Health Minister Sakina Itoo says 900 doctors have been appointed via PSC, with 400 more recruitments underway alongside expansion of diagnostic facilities.

Fake income tax notice demanding ₹6,000 flagged as fraudulent by government

A fake Income Tax Department notice seeking ₹6,000 from taxpayers is circulating online; the government has warned it is a fraudulent phishing attempt.

Must read

Locals pool funds to send Jharkhand labourer home after mother’s death

Residents of Kadipora area in Anantnag district pooled money and arranged transportation for a labourer from Jharkhand after learning that his mother had died back home.

India’s E20 Ethanol Mandate: Progress, Pitfalls and Public Backlash

India’s ambitious push toward a 20% ethanol-blended fuel, known as E20, is facing significant backlash from vehicle owners and environmentalists.