DeepanwitaA tribute to Women’s voices, on International Women’s DayIt’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, 2019Mar 8, 2019
DeepanwitaDefying Depression: How I Mastered the Art of NumbnessMy 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, 2018Oct 25, 2018
DeepanwitaLove affairOn a stolid night an aged wine Accompanied me to a ball A thousand disco lights Reflected my face in speck of walls.Nov 11, 2016Nov 11, 2016
DeepanwitaI take my leaveAnd 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, 2016Nov 9, 2016
DeepanwitaThe simple and hardworking lives of ‘tant’ weaversFreshly dabbed vermillion with coconut oil on hair, Purnima Kundu resembles the typical housewife of any village. Devoted to husband and…Sep 14, 2016Sep 14, 2016
DeepanwitaHandful artists colouring the walls of KolkataWith 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, 2016Sep 14, 2016
DeepanwitaFrom Golden fibre to jute bagsDespite government’s relentless effort to strengthen the jute sector, the conditions of farmers making the golden fibre continue to remain…Sep 11, 20161Sep 11, 20161
DeepanwitaRocking chairLolling 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, 2016Aug 21, 2016
DeepanwitaSwings (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, 20161Aug 4, 20161
DeepanwitaTHE OBSERVERBlack smoke and dirty crow Queue the wires just outside the windows The stink and boredom chokes inside Mundane walker ignores the zebra…Jul 17, 2016Jul 17, 2016