The natural elements, perceived naturalness, and restorative qualities of natural environments are more than what's visible to the naked eye. From the buzzing of insects to the sounds of the thunder, nature has its own rhythm that can touch the deepest core. By aligning with the elemental forces and rhythm of nature, one can find stillness beyond t…

While loneliness is an unwanted and forced isolation, solitude can be restorative. In a world that often values constant activity, 'Suno Zara' captures the importance of spending time in one's own company and inner exploration for well-being and growth. It poignantly reminds us to make time for self-care and discovering oneself. #LafzbyGarima #podc…

The protagonist reveals a mesmeric glimpse of Lord Shiva in his all encompassing form which brings her hope, strength, light and bliss, in a world that has its fair share of challenges, despair, and despondency. (Description credit: Subash Sangam) #LafzbyGarima #hindi #poem #poetry #spotify #writing #podcast…

A devotee's ardent plea, an invocation to the Almighty to relieve him from every facet of life except those that bind him to His will, His effulgence, infinite magnificence and immeasurable mercy. The poem identifies the attachment to the self as a formidable barrier in the spiritual path and pleads with the Almighty to help get over the notional l…

In a poignant piece that celebrates the divinity in small things, this poem beckons discerning people around to witness the magic of rustic beauty in the town of her origin. The poem invites the listeners to get a panoramic glimpse of how the heart can be embellished with the tiny pleasures of small town indulgences. (Description credit: Subash San…

In the Almighty's grand scheme of things, all his beings are but mere characters in a book authored by only HIM. The characters have little control over themselves, leave alone on their co-characters on how their roles would expand, contract, metamorph or develop in the story of their lives. And yet in their puppet-like existence within the pages o…

Due to our innate nature, we don't value things that are given in abundance to us. "Breath" is what separates us from the deceased. We regrettably take it for granted. Once we start paying attention to each breath, we recognize its infinite potential. It's something that our ancient yogis and philosophers discovered long back. Pranayama is the regu…

This nostalgia-driven piece presents the reader with a metaphorical riddle - a sentimental memory of a child losing 10 paisa coins (dassi) received from her father, and an unending search for it all her life. What does that dassi represent? Life lessons? Principles? Values? The answer to that hinges as much on the readers' interpretation and experi…

Gone are the times when children needed toys or friends for entertainment. In today's digital world, somewhere between typing and tapping on a screen, childhood is lost. #podcast #LafzByGarima #poetry #podcast #hindipoem #Spotify #poetrypodcast #writing #spilledink #writingcommunity Photo credit: Image by pvproductions on Freepik…

This segment brings Mujh Jaisi in Punjabi, translated and narrated by my very dear friend Sunanda Mehta. Sunanda is a journalist with over 25 years of experience and is the author of the biography 'Extraordinary Life of Sunanda Pushkar'. She began her career at Femina and soon moved on to Magna Publishing. Later, she worked for The Indian Express f…

She comes in widely diffused plethora of colors, forms, actions, traits and looks-- deceptive they are, because deep within, she breathes in, every moment from the same melting pot of womanhood! Running through the universal sisterhood is a straight line of similar dreams and nightmares, toss of confidence and diffidence, challenges and opportuniti…

This segment is a part of the Mujh Jaisi project which attempts to translate and present my Hindi Poem Mujh Jaisi in different languages by different women artists.This segment features my Hindi poem Mujh Jaisi in English language translated and narrated by Renuka Vijairaghavan.Renuka has been fascinated by the written word right from her childhood…

This segment is a part of the Mujh Jaisi project which attempts to translate and present my Hindi Poem Mujh Jaisi in different languages by different women artists. In this segment, I bring Mujh Jaisi in the Marathi Language translated and narrated by Dhanashree Heblikar. The co-founder of Swatantra Theatre, Dhanashree has acted in plays like Jis L…

Together and hand-in-hand, the eyes see, laugh and shed tears simultaneously. The poem compares a pair of eyes with twin sisters in 'Judwa Behenein' #LafzByGarima #hindipoem #poetry #writing #hindi

Mur Nisina is the Assamese version of my poem hindi Mujh Jaisi. This segment is made in collaboration with my very talented friend and artist Dr. Bobby Sarma Baruah who has translated and recorded Mujh Jaisi in Assamese language. Bobby is a National and International award winning Indian filmmaker, film-researcher, producer and a screenwriter whose…

This segment presents the poem 'Mujh Jaisi' in Malyalam language, translated and recited by Renitha Nalini Raveendran. She is a director at Be Worldwide, a South India based branding firm. A former journalist, she fell in love with words at a very young age. She had the habit of putting down her weird thoughts in notebooks and diaries. She wanted t…

She represents that omnipresent Past & Present who knows us in entirety. Every nanosecond of our childhood steps, our inhibitions, our fears, our aspirations, and our unwoven dreams - she is the one to whom all that is revealed…sometimes even before we take cognizance of them. While mothers like everyone else may not be perfect, they still have tha…

In this segment, I am presenting a French version of my Hindi poem “Mujh Jaisi”. I am excited to share that for this podcast I collaborated with France-based Krys. Krys inherited her deep love for poetry from her grandmother. She grew up reading the works of French poets such as Charles Baudelaire, Alphonse de Lamartine, Victor Hugo, and Alfred de …

As one steps far away from the maddening crowd, the beauty in the simple pieces of nature is captivating-- from a ramshackle house, to the village river with undulating water flow, to the twittering of birds in flight against the backdrop of snowy clouds-- they all form one line of connectivity within each other as also to the rudiments of our own …

Poems and prose abound on the beauty of dusk, however, the path less scribed is that special moment, when dusk bids adieu and transforms into nightscape. Day break is given its due... but is night-break any less in magnificence? The poet enthralls at the cosmic carpet laid out in myriad hues, and studded with gems of heavenly bodies. That moment wh…

The strains of a melody plays on our lips ...our heart..our souls..and winds its way through, spinning emotions..memories, aspirations and bonding in its path. The poem gazes into the past seeking a certain tune that strikes a resonance every lap of the journey. (Description credit: Subash Sangam) #poem #lafzbygarima #hindipoetry #podcast #poetrypo…

The undulating lines of a railway track are the fate lines that take us along with innumerable co-passengers through the journey of life-- In our fatuousness, we believe we own this moment, and are masters of our destiny-- but are we simply following the track of a cosmic whistle and flag? The poem dips into a metaphor between these metallic lines …

Very often we keep ourselves busy worrying about the future and stop living in the present, the moment with us right here, right now... #poem #lafzbygarima #hindi #hindipoetry #words #spotify #podcast #podcasters #audiopoem #audiostory #audiopoetry #livinginthepresent #moments

Nothing in this world can prepare you for parent's loss. Inspite of knowing that their journey is most likely to end before you, when it happens, it comes as a shock. Yet, you have to pick yourself up and move on with the journey called life. #podcast #hindi #poetry #dad #father #papa #poem #spotify #podcasters #writingcommunity #applepodcast #writ…

Set in a remote village it is a tale of Baiju, Kaluaa and Gunvanti. From innocent and sublime love to humble aspirations and wild speculations, this poem traces the lives of the three characters who are somewhere tracing themselves. (Description credit: Subash Sangam) #poem #hindi #podcasters #writingcommunity #writer #spotify #applepodcast #poetry…

The poem attempts to draw a picture of the impoverished's hierarchy of needs & priorities, in a world that offers bare choices. Also stark is the comparison between us who watch the inequalities of life and those who live it every day. (Description credit: Subash Sangam) #podcast #poetry #hindi #spotify #poem #writingcommunity #writer #applepodcast…

When hearts have to transcend distances..when souls seek to bridge distances of time..distance and circumstances...a medium is sought. And the cosmic energy abundant in the full moon serves as the medium to draw a line through the skies. In this poem, the protagonist uses the omnipresent moon to communicate with his lady love. (Description by Subas…

Is there an eye that hasn't shed a tear ever? Is there a heart that has no unfulfilled desire? There's always a soul that doesn't rest in peace. Life can't always be a bed of roses - it can be harsh, unfair and cruel too. The acceptance of what life offers is the way to survive and move on. (Description credit: Subash Sangam) #spotify #podcast #poe…

The current situation around the globe and in our small close-knit worlds is unprecedented and once -in an-era calamity. Do we wonder what's at the other end of this long, extended period of uncertainty? The impact on all our psyche, our equations with people we are connected with and what changes it must have wrought upon us all? The poem is an at…

Turbulence is as integral to relationships as the sharing of treasurable moments. Memories of the peaks and the troughs both play their role as building blocks. The poem stresses on keeping the lines of communication and mutual warmth, open. Lets move ahead into the sunset and then onto a new dawn, hand in hand. (Description credit: Subash Sangam) …

On March 24, 2020, when a nationwide lockdown was declared, the brunt was faced by the migrant workers the most. Having lost their livelihoods, migrant workers started returning to their villages, travelling kilometres by buses, trains, bicycles and even on foot. This poem recounts the mass exodus caused by the lockdown. #lockdown #migrants #podcas…

Imposed in March 2020, the lockdown was an event like none other in our lives before -- a paradigm shift that 'topsy-turved' the daily routine of each member of the family. This Hinglish poem revisits the lockdown days and provides an out-of-the-box, indeed satirical sneak peak into these upheavals via an imaginary conversation between inanimate ki…

Covid times inflicted the mask on us as an integral part of the wardrobe ..or so we think! Most people took to masks like a natural...because the pressures of modern living has us all wearing multiple facades all the time. The poem is a poignant yet light hearted glance at how the lines between our real selves and our assumed selves blur out in a m…

The poem draws a parallel between the spirit of an independent woman and that of the rudder less wind. Both seek to shake themselves off the shackles of destiny and trudge a path with no limits and perhaps of no fixated destination. To flow where the mind extends is the common chord between the two. (Description credit: Subash Sangam) #lafzbygarima…

The meaning of human lives often hinges on that slender thread of soul connect which seamlessly binds us to that significant other. चल (Chal) looks at the world around and describes this thread that completes our stories, metamorph as we do from one birth to another, filling the missing blanks at times, fixing the broken pieces at other. (Descripti…

Unpredictable in its various hues, relationships hold us in a tight grip through life... (description credit: Subash Sangam) #lafz #hindipoetry #hindi #hindiquotes #poetry #love #poetrycommunity #hindipoem #hindikavita #hindiwriting #poem #urdushayari #follow #hindipoems

Story of a village girl named Kamli....... #lafz #hindipoetry #hindi #hindiquotes #poetry #love #poetrycommunity #hindipoem #hindikavita #hindiwriting #poem #urdushayari #follow #hindipoems

There's a tear hidden behind every smile. We all are a little broken inside.................#lafz #hindipoetry #hindi #hindiquotes #poetry #love #poetrycommunity #hindipoem #hindikavita #hindiwriting #poem #urdushayari #follow #hindipoems

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