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Languages do not discriminate. They do not know the boundaries of nations. They are only meant to connect us. ~ Kalpna Singh-Chitnis
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May 25, 20223 min read
Dangai (Rioter) A Hindi Poem by Kalpana Singh
दंगाई (हिंदी कविता) - कल्पना सिंह दंगाई दंगाई, दंगाई, दंगाई! कौन है यह दंगाई? कोई कहता है — उसके हाथ मे होता है लोटा और मुँह में पान।...
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Jan 30, 20211 min read
Gandhi Ke Marnoprant, a Hindi Poem by Kalpana Singh
गांधी, कोई उड़ा ले गया तुम्हारे शब्द, हे राम!
कोई चुरा ले गया तुम्हारी बकरी
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Jan 26, 20211 min read
Mera Desh: Hindi Poems by Kalpana Singh
मेरा देश (१) मेरा देश एक जल गई रोटी किसने सेंकी? किसने फेंकी? (२) मेरा देश एक तराजू। जिसके हाथ भी आ जाता है डंडी मार के ले जाता है। (३)...
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Jan 16, 20212 min read
Three Poems of Vishnuchandra Sharma Translated by Kalpna Singh-Chitnis
Today Where flowers could not grow I planted the rocks. Flowers are blooming from the rocks now. आज जहाँ फूल नहीं उग सके मैंने चट्टानें...
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Jan 16, 20212 min read
The Slanderer - गाली देने वाला आदमी (कविता) - कल्पना सिंह
Gaali Dene Wala Aadmi - The Slanderer: A Poem by Kalpna Singh गाली देने वाला आदमी गाली देने वाला आदमी हर बात पर गाली देता है वह अच्छी बात...
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Jan 16, 20212 min read
Fares Waived - किराया माफ़ (कविता) - कल्पना सिंह
किराया माफ़: एक कविता भारत के प्रवासी मज़दूरों के लिए - Kiraya Maaf: A Poem for the Migrant Workers किराया माफ़ सारी दुनिया थम जाती है जब...
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Jan 16, 20211 min read
Indentured: The Replaced Slaves - इतिहास और मज़दूर (कविता) - कल्पना सिंह
इतिहास और मज़दूर मेरे प्रांत का मज़दूर, बेटे को कंधे पर बिठाए अपनी बची-खुची पूँजी लिए, पत्नी के साथ चला जा रहा है। वह चलता ही चला जा रहा...
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Jan 15, 20213 min read
Two Poems of Uday Prakash Translated by Kalpna Singh-Chitnis
Banishment They pressed all the buttons and every light bulb turned on. In the brilliance of the light of many colors, the city has...
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Jan 14, 20213 min read
Two Poems of Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari Translated by Kalpna Singh-Chitnis
THE YAWNING GUARD Don't wake him up he is dreaming, children are returning into his dreams, birds are singing, rainbow is rotating its...
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Jan 10, 20212 min read
Two Poems of Kedarnath Singh Translated by Kalpna Singh-Chitnis
HINDI Even without saying my tongue knows the scars on its back from the assaults now long forgotten, that many of its verbs still can't...
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Jan 10, 20212 min read
Hindi Literature Today: A Profound Initiative on World Hindi Day
विश्व हिंदी दिवस पर हिंदी भाषा के सम्मान में एक पहल ~कल्पना सिंह (Kalpna Singh-Chitnis) हिंदी एक सागर है जिसमें कई भारतीय भाषाएँ और...
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