A mysterious yellow pigeon lands on a rooftop one quiet afternoon, forging a silent, soulful bond with a stranger. This is a tender tale of quiet companionship, healing in stillness, and the silent strength it takes to fly again. #story #LafzByGarima #podcast #writing #storytelling

In this poignant poem, the struggle to conform to societal expectations reveals how we often lose touch with our true, authentic selves—the unpretentious and innocent spirit we embodied as children. It serves as a heartfelt reminder to reconnect with that pure essence, celebrating the beauty of being unapologetically ourselves.

Gathri (गठरी) evokes nostalgia for a simpler existence, where love, family, and gratitude take precedence over urban distractions #lafzbygarima #poetry #poem #hindi #podcast #kavitaKafe #kavita #village ##rural ##rurallife #life #family #bonding

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 the rhythms of the body, mind, and emotions. #poem #LafzbyGarima #hindipoetry #hindipoem #spotify #poetry #words #writing

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 #podcast #poetry #hindi #poem #spotify

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 lure of the ego. (Description credit: Subash Sangam) #poem #LafzbyGarima #poetry #hindi #hindipoetry #writing #writingcommunity

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 Sangam) #lafzbygarima #hindi #poetry #poem #podcast

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 of the book, occasionally they sense themselves flung away from the creator's strings and have to cope for themselves. While this might give them a temporary feeling of being master of their own destinies, its is actually the Masters' desire for a character or soul to eke out a struggle through the maze of life and find the true purpose of its existential dilemma. (Description credit: Subash Sangam) #lafzbygarima #poetry #hindipoem #podcast #hindi #poem

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 regulation of the breath through certain techniques and exercises such as kapalbhati, ujjayi, bhastrika, nadi-shuddhi, etc. Life is breath...breath is life. Keep breathing... #lafzbygarima #poetry #poem #meditation #yoga #pranayama #hindipoetry

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 experience as on what the poetry intended. What precious sentiments and teachings have each one of us lost it in the melee of life? (Description credit: Subash Sangam) #LafzByGarima #poem #hindi #poetry #podcast

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 for two decades, breaking many stories throughout her tenure. From 2010 to 2017, she was Resident Editor of the Pune Edition of Indian Express, which made her the first woman editor of a national English daily in the city. A former Chevening fellow, Sunanda has been a visiting lecturer at the University of Pune. Recently she has also translated the poems of her great-grandfather (a celebrated poet of the early 1900s) from Punjabi to English. #poetry #poetrypodcast #hindipoem #hindipoetry #lafzbygarima #spotify

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 opportunities alike. A good portion of her being and alter-being is less a short story -- and more a never ending saga of love, struggles and will power that spans milleniums. #intlwomensday #womensday2022 #poem #spotify #poetry #podcast #hindi #hindipoetry #poetrypodcast #writingcommunity #writer #poetess #podcasters #words #applepodcast

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. She has a keen ear for literature as well as colloquial. To this effect, she has been curating ‘The Literature Club, Pune’ for more than a couple of decades. The poetry of ‘nature’ has enamored her so, much that she works towards conservation and is a Sustainable Lifestyle Coach. She uses her language skills towards spreading awareness and conducting workshops to convince society to conserve Mother Earth, our only home. #poetry #hindipoem #poem #podcast #poetrypodcast #Spotify

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 Lahore, Komal Gandhar, Mujhe Amrita Chahiye, Jaag Utha Hain Raigad and has received the Best Actress Award for the year 2018 by the Maharashtra Government. She has acted in Films like Pune TC, Ek Dusre Ke Liye, and two TV soaps for Doordarshan. She's not only a classical vocalist but has also worked as a music director for many theatre productions. Dhanashree developed a module called 'Empowerment Through Theatre' and has worked with more than 2000 underprivileged, mentally, and physically challenged children. #poetry #podcast #LafzByGarima #hindi #hindipoem #spotify

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 work focuses on the indigenous cultures of Assam and North-east. Her award-winning movies include Adomya, Sonar Baran Pakhi, and Mishing.

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 to become a writer when she grew up. As a journalist, she travelled across many states in India and wrote about women, children, environment and the marginalized. She enjoys writing poems in Malayalam. Besides writing, what electrifies her the most is travelling. #podcast #LafzByGarima #hindipoem #Malyalam #language #HindiMalyalam #Spotify #poetry #poem #Spotify #poetrypodcast

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 that primeval control over our emotions and our true emotional sieve.. for after all our first home on Earth was inside her. (Description credit: Subash Sangam) #mother #Mothersday #mom #Maa #mummy #momlife #mothers #poetry #hindipoetry #hindi #podcast #poem #spotify