Reflections
290. Dara became the first Bulgarian to win Eurovision
Vienna hosted the 70th edition of the world’s most-watched non-sporting cultural event, Eurovision, but participants from Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland, Slovenia, and Iceland did not attend, protest...
289. Some faces stay with you forever
Certain faces immediately catch your eye for their beauty, grace, confidence, and poise. Such faces cannot be erased from your memory. And when Evika Silina was appointed Latvia's prime minister...
288. When will Putin finally end this bloody war?
Around midnight, I received a painful message from a friend in Kyiv who is struggling to survive day to day. I couldn’t sleep after that. Her painful voice melted my heart. A brave lady, a professor....
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...
Poetry
290. the days thread together
Sharing a poem, “The Days Thread Together,” by Bulgarian poet Denna Mineva, translated by Tom Phillips.
289. I get used to loneliness
Bērziņš’s poems frequently provide close depictions of emotional moments. Only a small portion of his work has been translated into English.
288. I’ll be an extinguished star in your sky
Last year, on June 8, 2025, Parnia Abbasi, a 23-year-old poet who was set to turn 24 next week, was killed
287. Life is a broken-winged bird
Sharing a very thought-provoking poem by Langston Hughes titled “Dreams” -
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.