Cipun MishraNew Years are tough.Growing up, I used to sit in our 2x2 balcony and look at the night sky every New Year, listening to the faint celebration from the NTPC…Dec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2021
Cipun MishraWaiting.Her spring blossoms a little different tonight — in my dreams, it is easier to breathe. It has to do something with the way she weaves…Apr 26, 2018Apr 26, 2018
Cipun MishraWind’s memory.In my language, they call it - ‘Khandia Bhoota’ - the wind takes up the shape of a ghost — swirling with all its might, the trees…Apr 25, 2018Apr 25, 2018
Cipun MishraLoop.Finish what you started, this ridiculous faith would not let go of your collar.Apr 24, 2018Apr 24, 2018
Cipun MishraCommon Misconceptions.Poverty is not always about money. It can be about how this mouth stretches to let this aching flow, only to hear no sound. It can be…Apr 23, 2018Apr 23, 2018
Cipun MishraDemolition.My origin story hangs at the tip of my tongue — unsure whether to jest or to click our tongues. I grew up in Talcher Thermal, a place…Apr 22, 2018Apr 22, 2018
Cipun MishraThrowback.I will probably tell you this when we would meet like the first time again — freckles, flip-flops, foolish innocence. I have sought for…Apr 21, 2018Apr 21, 2018
Cipun MishraVoices.You are fading at the back of my mind. If we sculpted each other’s words, would our lips mute their searches for our voices?Apr 20, 2018Apr 20, 2018