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A mother’s heart…

Sunday, May 9, 2010

Since today is Mother’s Day, I thought I’d share a poem I grew up reciting in Vivekananda Vidyapith, the Hindu weekend school for character-building education I attended when I was younger. It was written by Swami Vivekananda in a letter to one of his disciples in the West for her 23rd birthday.
The mother’s heart, the [...]

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Aayiram Deivangal

Saturday, February 27, 2010

I came across this poem (rendered as a song, by Maharajapuram Santhanam, for those who’ve heard it) titled “Aayiram deivangal” (A Thousand Gods). It is written by Subramanya Bharathi, a freedom fighter and an outstanding poet from Tamil Nadu, India. To me, Bharathiyar’s poetry is synonymous with fiery ideas, beautiful writing, and a use of [...]

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Seeing poetry in religion, and vice versa

Thursday, May 7, 2009

This semester, I’m taking an English class which is basically focused on analyzing poetry. I didn’t actually plan on taking this class — I didn’t get into all the classes I wanted, and this seemed to be a class to fill my first year writing requirement that fit into my schedule nicely. However, [...]

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