Of Biscuits and Happiness…

By: Klinsa Kurien, Bureau Chief-ICN Kerala This powder-filled delicacy. Clinches its deals with me. While the whole world and its cares Cling to me like bears.   Its dusty flavour entices me Leaves me in a clutter of emotions. Lying down in bed I begin dreaming of biscuits.   Some creamy, some salty. Puts me in a frenzy Of ecstasy and delight.  While I take in bite- by-bite.   Last Lockdown I reinstated my love for it. While I tasted and enjoyed every bite. It tastes creamier and heavenly. None can…

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Between Sad And World

By: C.P. Singh, Editor-ICN Group There may be various reasons to become sad. As soon as one becomes sad, he is “ Worldly Bad “. Eats sorrow, thinks and uses calamities, wears clad, Drinks the ocean of tears, within, openly glad. One can be very happy by rains, others not, Clouds do carry their effects, as we perceive. Sky, clouds, rains on earth, regularly we got, But well talked about, “Horizons”, ever deceive. Rains are our beings and sun rays, happiness, Once, both cooperate, we see a  “ Rainbow ”. This…

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Remembering The Emperor Of Novels Munshi Premchand On His 140th Birth Anniversary

India is today celebrating the 140th birth anniversary of the famous Hindi writer Munshi Premchand. He began writing under the pen name “Nawab Rai” but switched to Premchand.  Premchand’s stories imparted wisdom.They made the readers ponder over the moralities, truth and realities of the world we live in.His works include more than a dozen novels, around 250 short stories, several essays and translations of a number of foreign literary works into Hindi. Initially known as Dhanpat Rai Shrivastava, Premchand was born on 31 July 1880 in Lamhi, a village located near Varanasi,…

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WORLD OF SHOW

By: C. P. Singh, Editor-ICN Group Exposure of aspects and being, is our life’s ride, Be it physical, ethical, natural or even- wide. We are ever planked in a game of show & hide, Since inception to the end of our living- stride.   Better placed are they having  good vehicles, Seen comfortable as having  better articles. Better is their livelihood, they cherish un fickle, Well beings of others seem enviable in nickel.   Some start running for loans to have all this, To remain parallel with the circle &…

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The Great “GOD” How Beautiful He Will Be

By: C.P. Singh, Editor-ICN Group See the brightness of sun or coolness  of moon, Drying fruits, indicating time, flowers’ bloom. Persistent leaves, gradually or even falling soon, All these and much more is provided to us as boon. Water current, as life- line, in the rivers’ flow, Or it’s pinching- scarcity in the deserts’ show. High –sand –moulds, gradually, in the wind blow, Various scanty even saline land  patches do grow. Clouding heavy rains or even a bright sunny time, Shivering winter, swatting summer or a good time. Famine conditions or…

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World Of Show

By: C.P. Singh, Editor-ICN Group Exposure of aspects and being, is our life’s ride, Be it physical, ethical, natural or even- wide. We are ever planked in a game of show & hide, Since inception to the end of our living- stride.   Better placed are they having  good vehicles, Seen comfortable as having  better articles. Better is their livelihood, they cherish un fickle, Well beings of others seem enviable in nickel.   Some start running for loans to have all this, To remain parallel with the circle & near bys.…

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TRUTH

By: C.P. Singh, Editor-ICN Group  A good theme to be realized and perceived, A good word to be said by the literates, Lessons to be extracted from our historic past, grieved But equally rare to be prevailing on recent dates.   Very noble to preach and impressive to say, A glittering star in the Galaxy of Sins. It’s followers in the past are the examples gay. Is rare to be found, being lost in the bins.   Very difficult to follow and alike to say, As bitter some swallow, and start…

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‘’MY-MOTHERLAND“

By: C.P. Singh, Editor-ICN Group My dear , my – respected , my own Indian – Nationals, We all are Loved – Dear – Children of our pious – Motherland. We are reaping every – good  from It’s all parameters and channels , We have to prove our true – patriotism by our deeds and every pious – stand. This – clay, this – sand, these – dust – grains, each and every particle of land, Is pious as my own – mother, I grew and live – in this ever.…

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“A-Child“

By: C.P. Singh, Editor-ICN Group An innocent baby is  ever  watching , reading and perceiving , It , as to be her own – doll or  even younger – sister . Playing with a naturally  hanging , dancing and growing , As if  an – auspicious , colorful – instinct’s – blister .   Child is just a child , all open , nothing – hidden , Not even–in  false – hood , they ever manipulate . Differentiating neither nest – cleft , nor hive – den ,  Un –…

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THEY KILLED A FEELING

By: C.P. Singh, Editor-ICN We are alive here –under-God’s –grace, till we respire last. Vital organs function, blood flows, neither slow nor fast. Lungs- purify, heart- pumps, kidney-lever, un-extant, Persists, this body, live, be what so ever, slow or fast.   Causes for end may be, natural, artificial, or forced, Illness, calamity, disaster, accident, mob- enforced. Murder, suicide, honor- killing, all fate- endorsed, They all lead to one, i.e. the end of life- sourced.     The end may be physical, moral or even ethical, Social, mental- values, principal or a typical.…

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