Tag: #climatechange
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#WDYS : A grey world
A mild cold wave swept over Dhaka on January 3rd. The temperature fell to 11 degrees C. We couldn’t see the sun for a week. Apparently, this is the coldest it has ever been here…yet another sign of climate change or global warming. The picture was taken at 7.00 a.m. on the 8th of January […]
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Ravan and I in 2019
I wrote this poem in memory of the Aarey Forest tree-felling in Mumbai. The story is that the Mumbai Metro needed to cut 2185 trees to make a car shed. Environmentalists and responsible citizens protested against the cutting of trees and the case was taken to Court for a decision. The High Court approved the […]
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Mumbai Diaries 13 : We are closer than we think we are
Without further ado, let me get straight to the point. I’m talking about the weather; just like everybody else is… at the moment – from Canada to India and beyond perhaps. When a dear friend of mine who lives in Chicago uploaded a post on 23rd Jan describing the ’bout of bad weather’ they were […]
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After The Rains…
via Daily Prompt: Ruminate Have always loved nature and just can’t seem to get enough of it. The air so crisp and pure, The whiff of wet soil, a soothing cure, The sky now clear, a sprawling blue, Looks down on earth, a cleaner hue. The pavement’s strewn with fallen leaves, Red, green, yellow and brown sheaves, A puddle […]