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A Series of Poems On My Visit to Delhi by Moumita Alam
1 Chawri Bazaar, Delhi Delicious Mouth-watering street foods. Biryani in kilograms. Two teenage boys was dipping the perfectly rolled moons in the choolaah one by one. A man at the next table licking out every drop of butter masala with the last shred of nun rotis. At the end of an overpopulated bylane A barber was shaving off the moustache of a rickshaw puller - both talking in Bangla. I asked all their names. They told me- Shromik…labourer…migrant. I asked for more names. T
Aug 25, 2023


NaPoWriMo'23 TTT x PoemsIndia: Exploring the soul of your city through poetry
My Delhi fits me
like an oversized hoodie,
In its extremes of cold and heat,
we survive in solidarity
You will find balconies dripping with
Apr 17, 2023
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