Dear Friends, It gives me great pleasure to invite you to attend the launch of my latest poetry book The Carousal of Life: 40 Tales Through Poetry and Art. This book is a collaborative work that pairs 40 poems written by myself with 40 corresponding visual art pieces … [Read more...] about THE CAROUSEL OF LIFE book launch
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School Shooting at Sandy Hook Connecticut: Poem: Children, Teachers ,Guns,Lives and Deaths
How does one begin to sit with the news of the shooting at Sandy Hook School in Connecticut. I am reminded of the times I have seen a child fall on the ground with a scratched up knee, and how my heart beats faster. Now to think of children's blood being shed and on the … [Read more...] about School Shooting at Sandy Hook Connecticut: Poem: Children, Teachers ,Guns,Lives and Deaths
Operation Smile: Perhaps more beautiful than Mona Lisa smile is Maria’s Smile
I recieved an email about a month ago from Vivek Mukherjee asking if I would do poetry recital at a fund-raiser for Operation Smile. At that moment in time, I did not know much about this wonderful organization. I accepted happily, but as time goes by and the more I learn about … [Read more...] about Operation Smile: Perhaps more beautiful than Mona Lisa smile is Maria’s Smile
Fathers Day Poem
On this father’s day I feel fortunate to know what a true father looks like On this father’s day I am lucky to have sensed the touch of a kind heart Who was with me at birth and with whom I was at death My father helped me believe who I was And that was to believe in … [Read more...] about Fathers Day Poem
Villaggio Mall Doha Qatar Fire, A tribute to fire fighters
It is hard to find the place in my throat where a sound may come and I may say a few words. On such days, as today, another 13, 19, or more die. But on such a day, the children do not die of famine, disease or earthquake. They die of a fire inside a mall, inside a kindergarten … [Read more...] about Villaggio Mall Doha Qatar Fire, A tribute to fire fighters