Three

Between three tablespoons of sickly bright orange tonic,

(administered thrice daily; no more, no less)

bottled in vials shaped unmistakably like grandpa’s third eye

(over which eyelashes locked themselves in a permanent embrace three fortnights ago)

Ammama leans in, toucan nose tickled by three errant strands of ivory

(Have you Continue Reading

Starry Night

Beneath your dark eyes, there must be light

Just like above the darkness, there’s a starry

night

I’m not sure if either is real,

Yet my eyes keep searching, my heart tries to feel

I’ve tried all my life to look at the stars

On the tips of my toes, … Continue Reading

Invictus: Vibes Day Four | An Ending

The final day of Invictus was marked by a charged environment as the participants competed in each event with great zeal and energy. The Proshow held the previous night infused the participants and the organizers with a renewed joie de vivre.

ELOCUTION

The elocution competition at Invictus 2017 brought the … Continue Reading

Teenage- Until One Score

Teenage, the most beautiful age
When we’re all on a different page
It’s all passion, joy and rage
Teenage, the most beautiful age.

 

The fear of failure, the impulse to just fight
Those changes, those rushes, those urges
But even the wrong feels right
That time when the adrenaline … Continue Reading

Invictus: Vibes Day One

Vibes 2017 kicked off to a great start on the 26th of April, 2017. After a gap of nearly two years, Vibes made a return in KMC portals as part of Invictus, being organized by the Fine Arts Committee. Unlike previous years, Vibes ’17 is an amalgamation of both literary … Continue Reading

Haan mein ek jawaan hun

Desh ki sarhad pe data rahta hun,
Sardi ya garmi ki parwaah na karta hun,
Dushmano ki goliyon se na darta hun,
Haan main ek jawaan hun!

Parivaar se milon door rahta hun,
Unki yaad main raaton ko mere takiye geele ho jaate hain,
Sochta hun sab chod bas chala … Continue Reading

The Making of Invictus

The sceptic in 1953 would have looked at the barren fields of Manipal and expressed disappointment and helplessness over the future of a place which was in such an advanced state of decay. However, Dr. Tonse Madhava Ananth Pai was no sceptic. His prognostication of this desolate land has resulted … Continue Reading

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