Category: Books

  • You Inspire Me, Severus

    Poem dedicated to Professor Severus Snape, my favourite Harry Potter character apart from Ronald Bilius Weasley (Note: Last two lines belong completely to JK Rowling, his creator): You inspire me, Severus To achieve many things Because, you were a great wizard Of course, very rarely kind However, your love was so powerful It made you…

  • Our Chief Ray Of Hope

    As the Indian society lurches into chaos after chaos, in this poem, I will explain why Dr. Meena Kandasamy, prolific novelist, poet, translator of the “Thirukkural”, academic and anti-caste activist; is our chief ray of hope: Nobody has made me feel the way you do The very soul of resistance, are you Your Gryffindor courage…

  • Why Ronald Weasley Will Always Be MY King

    Let me bluntly make it clear that it is a long time since I have written an article. I specialise in writing poems and hence please do not have too many expectations from me; as far as articles are concerned. This particular article is about Ronald Weasley (‘Ron’ in short), a character from the legendary…

  • I Am Very Happy I Met You

    This is a poem dedicated to author and poet Himangini Puri; whom I have had the pleasure of meeting thrice (twice in the last 8 months) when she hosted Poetry Open Mics organised by Mohit Kumar; Founder of the wonderful Mumbai-based art platform Hooted1ce. Here goes the content: I am very happy I met you…

  • Thou Art A Great Soul

    I just cannot stop waxing eloquent about my idol Meena Kandasamy; award-winning author, poet, translator, academic and anti-caste activist. Here goes another poem: Thou art a great soul I respect you above all Because, really are you an allrounder A poet and a writer An academic and a translator A truly intersectional feminist And last…

  • You Inspire Me Like No Other

    Poem dedicated to one of my role models – the amazing author, poet, translator, academic, fierce intersectional feminist and revolutionary anti-caste activist Meena Kandasamy. Here is the content: You inspire me like no other A brilliant poet and author A raging intersectional feminist And a compassionate anti-caste activist Thou art the Princess of the Indian…

  • I Am Ronald Bilius Weasley

    Yet another poem dedicated to Ron Weasley, my favourite character from the world of Harry Potter. Here goes the content: I am Ronald Bilius Weasley I come from a poor family And have five brothers As well as a sister Each of whom, is unique In his/her own way But I am not Nothing I…

  • An Ode To Ron Weasley

    Another poem dedicated to my favourite Harry Potter character – Ronald Bilius Weasley. Here is the content: Ron Weasley is known as Harry Potter’s best mate He is not perfect He has his flaws But then, who is perfect? We all have our flaws That’s what makes us human Coming back to Ron He is…

  • “Weasley Is Our King”

    Poem on Ronald Bilius Weasley, my favourite character from the Harry Potter series. Here is the content: I am a Potterhead And every Potterhead has a character Whom s/he will defend Till his/her last breath For me, it’s Ron Weasley He is Harry Potter’s best friend Sacrifices himself in a real game of wizard chess…

  • The enigma of the Half-Blood Prince: Part 4

    This post concludes my blog on Severus Snape. To refresh yourselves, read the first 3 parts: https://ashwinkumar19892021.wordpress.com/2017/06/28/the-enigma-of-the-half-blood-prince-part-1/, https://ashwinkumar19892021.wordpress.com/2017/07/01/the-enigma-of-the-half-blood-prince-part-2/ and https://ashwinkumar19892021.wordpress.com/2017/07/02/the-enigma-of-the-half-blood-prince-part-3/. Something that I had not covered in the earlier parts was Snape’s complicated relationship with Dumbledore. To start with, it was Dumbledore who gave Snape a second chance; after he became a Death Eater and then had a…