Gauri DatarinMeghadoot — Cloud the MessengerMeghadoot — Verse 9Hope remains the only bond holding the heart so tender2d ago2d ago
Gauri DatarinMeghadoot — Cloud the MessengerMeghadoot — Verse 8A hapless dependent that I am, who would share my torment4d ago4d ago
Gauri DatarinMeghadoot — Cloud the MessengerMeghadoot — Verse 7The beloved city of Yakshas, Alaka, is your destination ahead Where the stars bloom from the moon atop Shiva’s headAug 26Aug 26
Gauri DatarinMeghadoot — Cloud the MessengerMeghadoot — Verse 6Request to virtuous is better even failed than the fruition of that of wickedAug 24Aug 24
Gauri DatarinMeghadoot — Cloud the MessengerMeghadoot — Verse 5What animate, what inanimate? Yearning for love, he has lost awarenessAug 14Aug 14
Gauri DatarinMeghadoot — Cloud the MessengerMeghadoot — Verse 4Thinking of the cloud as the envoy of his well-being, excited was his gaitAug 9Aug 9
Gauri DatarinMeghadoot — Cloud the MessengerMeghadoot — Verse 3To recap the first two verses of Meghadoot by Kālidās, a yaksha (a demigod) was in exile, forced to live away for a year. He sought refuge…Aug 7Aug 7
Gauri DatarinMeghadoot — Cloud the MessengerMeghadoot — Verse 2After some months in the mountains, despondently spent The gold bracelet slackened as the lovelorn yaksha weakenedAug 4Aug 4
Gauri DatarinMeghadoot — Cloud the MessengerMeghadoot — Cloud the MessengerWhat makes any literature a classic? I think it boils down to the personal choice of the reader. However, there are some works in…Aug 31Aug 31
Gauri DatarAn evening on the lakeA lake that lies just beyond the city Away from the noise and the crazyJun 18, 2021Jun 18, 2021