Of Struggle And Resilience: Poems From The Northeast
Through 100 pages of 'Poetry as Evidence', Outlook presents a selection of poems and verses that have moved us, and we feel these serve as evidence of our bleak times and lives.
I Just Hate (A Performance Poem) And Native Land: Poems From The Northeast
Through 100 pages of 'Poetry as Evidence', Outlook presents a selection of poems and verses that have moved us, and we feel these serve as evidence of our bleak times and lives. Below are the fourth and fifth from the series.
Poems From Northeast: My Invented Land And An Impression of Being Alive
Through 100 pages of 'Poetry as Evidence', Outlook presents a selection of poems and verses that have moved us, and we feel these serve as evidence of our bleak times and lives. The poems below are the sixth and seventh from the series.
I Want To Be Killed By An Indian Bullet
Through 100 pages of 'Poetry as Evidence', Outlook presents a selection of poems and verses that have moved us, and we feel these serve as evidence of our bleak times and lives. The below poem is the eighth in the series.
Blood Of Other Days
Through 100 pages of 'Poetry as Evidence', Outlook presents a selection of poems and verses that have moved us, and we feel these serve as evidence of our bleak times and lives. The poem below is the ninth in the series.
Poems: Recipe For Peace, After My Death, And Independence Day
Through 100 pages of 'Poetry as Evidence', Outlook presents a selection of poems and verses that have moved us, and we feel these serve as evidence of our bleak times and lives. Below are the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth ones from the series.
'My Mother' And 'Sab Yaad Rakha Jayega': Poems On Agitation Against Citizenship Laws
Through 100 pages of 'Poetry as Evidence', Outlook presents a selection of poems and verses that have moved us, and we feel these serve as evidence of our bleak times and lives. Below are the thirteenth and fourteenth poems from the series.
Poetry As Evidence
For the January 2024 special issue, Amar Kanwar offered three sets of propositions to Outlook’s team of researchers and reporters. This issue consists of selections of poetry that respond to these propositions.
Poem: ‘A Dalit’s Death’
Through 100 pages of 'Poetry as Evidence', Outlook presents a selection of poems and verses that have moved us, and we feel these serve as evidence of our bleak times and lives. The poem below is the 43rd from the series.
'This Country Turned Its Back On Us': A Poem By Poonam Tushamad
Through 100 pages of 'Poetry as Evidence', Outlook presents a selection of poems and verses that have moved us, and we feel these serve as evidence of our bleak times and lives. The poem below is the 72nd from the series.
Epitaph On The Tombstone Of Allah Jilai (1337 Hijri/1919 AD)
Through 100 pages of 'Poetry as Evidence', Outlook presents a selection of poems and verses that have moved us, and we feel these serve as evidence of our bleak times and lives. The poem below is the 73rd from the series.
Finding Poems And Verses That Could Serve As Evidence: Our Testimonies
Through 100 pages of 'Poetry as Evidence', Outlook presents a selection of poems and verses that have moved us, and we feel these serve as evidence of our bleak times and lives. Below are testimonies from our team.
Beginning The Year Of Prophecy Through Poetry
This issue of Outlook is to stand against the dangerous silencing of voices. In a world of controlled speech and linear narratives, poetry offers the scope that we get affected, that we feel.
Wamandada's Anti-Caste Poetry And Music
Wamandada’s songs amplified what Babasaheb Ambedkar had spoken about. Through 100 pages of 'Poetry as Evidence', Outlook presents a selection of such verses that have moved us.
'Ninna Dakhale Yaavaga Needutte (When Will You Show Your Documents)?' And Other Poems
Through 100 pages of 'Poetry as Evidence', Outlook presents a selection of poems and verses that have moved us, and we feel these serve as evidence of our bleak times and lives. Below are the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth poems from the series.
Poems: ‘I’m Hindustani Musalman’ And ‘Hum Sab Katuwe Hain’
Through 100 pages of 'Poetry as Evidence', Outlook presents a selection of poems and verses that have moved us, and we feel these serve as evidence of our bleak times and lives. The poems below are the 18th and 19th from the series.
Poem: ‘Shahrukh’
Through 100 pages of 'Poetry as Evidence', Outlook presents a selection of poems and verses that have moved us, and we feel these serve as evidence of our bleak times and lives. The poems below are the 20th from the series.
‘Losar Greeting’ And ‘When it Rains in Dharamsala’: Poems By Tibetan In Exile
Through 100 pages of 'Poetry as Evidence', Outlook presents a selection of poems and verses that have moved us, and we feel these serve as evidence of our bleak times and lives. The poems below are the 21st and 22nd from the series.
‘Ek Kashmiri Bachche Ke Khat’ And Other Poems From Kashmir And Himachal
Through 100 pages of 'Poetry as Evidence', Outlook presents a selection of poems and verses that have moved us, and we feel these serve as evidence of our bleak times and lives. The poems below are the 23rd, 24th, and 25th from the series.
‘Quluf’ And ‘It Is Night Since Ages’: Poems From Kashmir
Through 100 pages of 'Poetry as Evidence', Outlook presents a selection of poems and verses that have moved us, and we feel these serve as evidence of our bleak times and lives. The poems below are the 26th and 27th from the series.
Poems On Azaadi And Doomsday From Kashmir
Through 100 pages of 'Poetry as Evidence', Outlook presents a selection of poems and verses that have moved us, and we feel these serve as evidence of our bleak times and lives. The poems below are the 28th and 29th from the series.
Poems: ‘13 Insomniac Moons’ And ‘EMI’
Through 100 pages of 'Poetry as Evidence', Outlook presents a selection of poems and verses that have moved us, and we feel these serve as evidence of our bleak times and lives. The poems below are the 30th and 31st from the series.
Poems On Womanhood: My Grandmother’s House And Bhatti
Through 100 pages of 'Poetry as Evidence', Outlook presents a selection of poems and verses that have moved us, and we feel these serve as evidence of our bleak times and lives. The poems below are the 33rd and 34th from the series.
Poems On Womanhood: An Introduction And Mol
Through 100 pages of 'Poetry as Evidence', Outlook presents a selection of poems and verses that have moved us, and we feel these serve as evidence of our bleak times and lives. The poems below are the 35th and 36th in the series.
This Is The Story Of 'Aamir'
Through 100 pages of 'Poetry as Evidence', Outlook presents a selection of poems and verses that have moved us, and we feel these serve as evidence of our bleak times and lives. The poem below is the 37th from the series.
Poems On Being A Dalit Woman And Being Taught Silence
Through 100 pages of 'Poetry as Evidence', Outlook presents a selection of poems and verses that have moved us, and we feel these serve as evidence of our bleak times and lives. The poems below are the 37th and 38th from the series.
Poems: ‘Caste Certificates’ And ‘Secular’
Through 100 pages of 'Poetry as Evidence', Outlook presents a selection of poems and verses that have moved us, and we feel these serve as evidence of our bleak times and lives. The poems below are the 39th and 40th from the series.
Poems: ‘Thakur Ka Kuan’ And ‘Born and Raised in Bambai 17’
Through 100 pages of 'Poetry as Evidence', Outlook presents a selection of poems and verses that have moved us, and we feel these serve as evidence of our bleak times and lives. The poems below are the 41st and 42nd from the series.
Poems Remembering Ambedkar And Comrade Lawrence
Through 100 pages of 'Poetry as Evidence', Outlook presents a selection of poems and verses that have moved us, and we feel these serve as evidence of our bleak times and lives. The poems below are the 44th and 45th from the series.
Poem: Kongu Isn’t A Rag That Stands Guard Over My Head
Through 100 pages of 'Poetry as Evidence', Outlook presents a selection of poems and verses that have moved us, and we feel these serve as evidence of our bleak times and lives. The poems below are the 46th and 47th from the series.
Poems On Brick Moulders And Farmers
Through 100 pages of 'Poetry as Evidence', Outlook presents a selection of poems and verses that have moved us, and we feel these serve as evidence of our bleak times and lives. The poems below are the 48th and 49th from the series.
Poems: ‘The Mill Man’s Magic’ And ‘Spinning Wheel’
Through 100 pages of 'Poetry as Evidence', Outlook presents a selection of poems and verses that have moved us, and we feel these serve as evidence of our bleak times and lives. The poems below are the 50th and 51st from the series.
Poem On Demolition In The Name Of G20
Through 100 pages of 'Poetry as Evidence', Outlook presents a selection of poems and verses that have moved us, and we feel these serve as evidence of our bleak times and lives. The poem below is the 54th from the series.
Poem: 'Wild Smelling Flowers'
Through 100 pages of 'Poetry as Evidence', Outlook presents a selection of poems and verses that have moved us, and we feel these serve as evidence of our bleak times and lives. The poem below is the 55th from the series.
Poems On Gandhi And Labour Rights
Through 100 pages of 'Poetry as Evidence', Outlook presents a selection of poems and verses that have moved us, and we feel these serve as evidence of our bleak times and lives. The poems below are the 56th and 57th from the series.
'I Should Be A Watchman And Keep Them Awake': A Poem By Lal Singh Dil
Through 100 pages of 'Poetry as Evidence', Outlook presents a selection of poems and verses that have moved us, and we feel these serve as evidence of our bleak times and lives. The poem below is the 58th from the series.
Poems From Punjab: 'Autumn' And 'Ailaan'
Through 100 pages of 'Poetry as Evidence', Outlook presents a selection of poems and verses that have moved us, and we feel these serve as evidence of our bleak times and lives. The poems below are the 59th and 60th from the series.
Poems On Resistance: 'Bol', 'Basti Anthem' And 'Stage'
Through 100 pages of 'Poetry as Evidence', Outlook presents a selection of poems and verses that have moved us, and we feel these serve as evidence of our bleak times and lives. The poems below are the 61st, 62nd, and 63rd from the series.
Poems On How Adivasis Survive
Through 100 pages of 'Poetry as Evidence', Outlook presents a selection of poems and verses that have moved us, and we feel these serve as evidence of our bleak times and lives. The poems below are the 64th, 65th, and 66th from the series.
Poems: 'Naxalite' And 'Culprits'
Through 100 pages of 'Poetry as Evidence', Outlook presents a selection of poems and verses that have moved us, and we feel these serve as evidence of our bleak times and lives. The poems below are the 67th and 68th from the series.
'The Search For Roti' And Other Poems
Through 100 pages of 'Poetry as Evidence', Outlook presents a selection of poems and verses that have moved us, and we feel these serve as evidence of our bleak times and lives. The poems below are the 69th, 70th, and 71st from the series.
Poems On Gender And Identity
Through 100 pages of 'Poetry as Evidence', Outlook presents a selection of poems and verses that have moved us, and we feel these serve as evidence of our bleak times and lives. The poems below are the 74th and 75th from the series.
Poems: 'De Souza Prabhu' And 'Gadapa'
Through 100 pages of 'Poetry as Evidence', Outlook presents a selection of poems and verses that have moved us, and we feel these serve as evidence of our bleak times and lives. The poems below are the 76th and 77th from the series.
Poems: 'The Barakhamba Road/Tolstoy Marg Crossing' And 'Every Weekend'
Through 100 pages of 'Poetry as Evidence', Outlook presents a selection of poems and verses that have moved us, and we feel these serve as evidence of our bleak times and lives. The poems below are the 78th and 79th from the series.
Poem: 'Miniscule Minority'
Through 100 pages of 'Poetry as Evidence', Outlook presents a selection of poems and verses that have moved us, and we feel these serve as evidence of our bleak times and lives. The poem below is the 80th from the series.