Lakshmi Raj Sharma Posts

When THE TAILOR’S NEEDLE was released by Penguin India in December 2012 a team of friends, colleagues, students and well-wishers did something for me and…

To Lord Krishna   No peace, no joy, no hope, no light. Life’s walked away; left me behind to fend for myself, alone. To smash…

Daddy Sylvia Plath “Daddy” should not be taken as a poem that is written in the light vein or tone. It is a serious document…

The Desire for Power   We would like to think very positively about ourselves and about human nature in general. The the legal system and…

Arvind Krishna Mehrotra   I have seen this poet and colleague from a frighteningly close distance, never realizing whether it was awe or the other…

Chetan Bhagat It is not often that a personality like Chetan Bhagat is born. As a writer he is highly successful, having sold more novels…

To feel relatively happy it is necessary to enjoy the present, the now. Even sad realities should be accepted as part of our life and…

The Indian novel in English has suddenly opened India up to the world. It can be considered the most delightful reason for readers all around…