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A tribute to Women’s voices, on International Women’s Day

It’s International Women’s Day today, and as much as I am proud to be a woman, I have met hundreds of women who are not proud of being one…

Mar 8, 2019

A tribute to Women’s voices, on International Women’s Day

Mar 8, 2019

Deepanwita

Defying Depression: How I Mastered the Art of Numbness

My depression takes away my power of rational thinking. But I have words to hide behind, to make the most bleak day a thing of beauty. And…

Oct 25, 2018

Oct 25, 2018

Deepanwita

Love affair

On a stolid night an aged wine Accompanied me to a ball A thousand disco lights Reflected my face in speck of walls.

Nov 11, 2016

Nov 11, 2016

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I take my leave

And now, I take my leave my darling, Send me those unwritten letters and wilted rose When memories fade, draw me on a smoke, Take it in…

Nov 9, 2016

Nov 9, 2016

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The simple and hardworking lives of ‘tant’ weavers

Freshly dabbed vermillion with coconut oil on hair, Purnima Kundu resembles the typical housewife of any village. Devoted to husband and…

Sep 14, 2016

The simple and hardworking lives of ‘tant’ weavers

Sep 14, 2016

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Handful artists colouring the walls of Kolkata

With every single spray from the aerosol cans, Reevu Wangdi was changing the moss-tinted yellow wall into a pallet. As I stood next to him…

Sep 14, 2016

Handful artists colouring the walls of Kolkata

Sep 14, 2016

Deepanwita

From Golden fibre to jute bags

Despite government’s relentless effort to strengthen the jute sector, the conditions of farmers making the golden fibre continue to remain…

Sep 11, 2016

From Golden fibre to jute bags

Sep 11, 2016

Deepanwita

Rocking chair

Lolling on a rocking chair some memories tried to mist away. I caught some reveries limping on a crane, Some creaked of paper cut & pain.

Aug 21, 2016

Rocking chair

Aug 21, 2016

Deepanwita

Swings (A poem)

My mind wandered off and rested on a swing, Wooden planks, iron chains, strappy shoes and broken teeth. Summer days would go mooching…

Aug 4, 2016

Aug 4, 2016

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THE OBSERVER

Black smoke and dirty crow Queue the wires just outside the windows The stink and boredom chokes inside Mundane walker ignores the zebra…

Jul 17, 2016

Jul 17, 2016

Deepanwita

Deepanwita

I love humanity — compassion, love, fellow-feeling, leniency, benevolence, mercy, tenderness, charity, generosity, magnanimity, kindness, tenderness & sympathy.

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