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Whispers of a New Dawn

A road is needed, not a mere path to traverse,   Why require a song if a voice can converse?   When will hearts be reached without knocking on chests,   Do you not recognize the seekers' quests?   Must I wield a needle to pierce the abyss,   The shallow darkness where fierceness exists?   For my cause is neither love nor war,   But silence, science, and the pursuit of the afar.   As you leave Mother Earth helpless and torn,   Father Time shifts the tectonics, clouds are reborn.   And I await the end of this cycle’s demise,   So that a new era may finally arise.   When we grasp the need for preservation,   And understand the call for conservation.   Yet why should I care if there’s no path to tread,   It seems all my strikes have faltered instead.   I long to be part of something profound,   To find a place where I am tr...

From Esha to Siddharth Sinha

Dil Chahta Hai (2001) has had a significant influence on me. The first time I saw it, I was enamoured by Akash's carefree attitude and his belief in letting others live their life. At that point, I aspired to be like him. As I matured, I found myself identifying more with Sid. I then, saw myself as Sameer someone who is goofy, uncertain, romantic and often afraid of the consequences of life. As funny as it may sound as I continue to age, I have come to appreciate Subodh’s practicality and adherence to a schedule for eg: sleeping at 9:30 pm on a Friday is not a bad thing! I've always maintained, that the characters in DCH represent the different phases of a millennial's life. With this realization, I am eager to continue with my series of unsent letters from an invisible but pivotal character from DCH. [In my previous letter, I wrote to Jai from Jaane tu ... Jaane Na (2009) as Meghna, you can find the link to that letter here .] Romance in these sarcastic times is rare, Moh...