Kala Ghoda Literature Festival 2017

A Glimpse from Kala Ghoda Literature Festival




The name Kala Ghoda means Black Horse, a reference to the presence of a black stone statue of King Edward VII(as the then Prince of Wales) mounted on a horse that was built by Jewish businessman and philanthropist Albert Abdullah David Sassoon, although this statue was removed from the precinct in 1965 and subsequently placed inside the Byculla Zoo.
Kala Ghoda, the name is significant enough with youth. The most awaited fest of Mumbai begins every year in month of february and this year was another year where the festival witnessed all over the globe irrespective of the fields they belonged to. It isn't just confined to a fest, it gets the entire Mumbai together and pains a magnificent picturesque of art combining the culture . Each person celebrates Art on a grand horizon. A fiesta for artisans and art-lovers is what it offers.
Another most awaited time for photographers too. They try their best in attaining perfect captures in vivid dimensions.
From implementation of stalls , installation of lights or performance by various artists from theatres to nukkad-plays. Along with Arts, literature, music, drama it is majorly the celebration of humanity as well.
An innovative installation that grabbed the eye balls of most of the visitors was the horse who was completely injured but he was standing straight which depicted the courage to move ahead and the showed stability in him. Another   exceptional thing was the Fortis hospital stall where they were promoting organ donation and another one was "My Hair For Cancer" by Richfeel and Nargis Dutt foundation. The creamy treat of cake by Monginis was a irresistable craving delight.
Coming to an initiative that took major attention of the people was the wishing tree, an installation put up by Bajaj, where people shared their ideas on how to conserve energy. It was put at both the places, one in oval maidan and the other at Kala Ghoda lane.
Overall, every corner of Kala Ghoda Festival had the entire South Mumbai spinning with enthusiasm then be it with food, music, drama, plays, fun-fair or dance.
Everything in a spick and span manner!








Article by Prachi Jain

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                                             Last night looking up the scintillating sky,
                                                 Another hope, a wish for the night
                                                      That you realise the passion
                                              I hold for you somewhere deep inside.
                                    The time I fell in love, my heart was ablaze on fire
                                         Being with you always, was my only desire.
                 The day I own your soul not just your body, will give up everything you need
                                     A lifetime of promises and an universe full of dreams,
                                           For only I know what that exactly means.
                                            And I swear it would be nowhere wrong
                                            Two hearts, one love will hold it strong.
                                              At times in solitude, you are the one I miss
                                 Deeply engrossed down on the thought of our first kiss...
                                         Your tender majestic love is just hard to resist.
                                                    My love! It hardly costs a dime
                                                      For you, to stay always mine.
                                      Now my crestless heart flies with the angel's wings,
                                          "Ah! Another girl in Love" the Cupid sings,
                                             And the fog around forms Our wedding rings.


                                                                 - Shonali Dey

                               ( A Poem from my book " When Cupid Struck its Arrow "  )

She was a SELFIEE addict.... He was a POET!!!

In a chilly winter night, sitting near the fireplace, embracing her in his warm arms

He asks her-

 " How long will you continue loving me as you do now???
She tangles her fingers with his,
*leans forwards*
And plants a kiss on his cheeks and replies
" As you know how much I love taking selfiees!
The day I stop doing it, you should get your answer"

Staring at the fiercely flaming fire,
She asks him back,
 " Will you always love me like this, as you say
no matter what?"
Throwing an innocent smile at her he replies-
" My love is the Ink
&
You are the pen who keeps me going on the paper of life!
The day my words cease to flow through the nib;
That would be the END!!! "


The girl smiles & rests her head on his shoulder
and an awkward silence fills up the room.

|| But then, Destiny flips the coin in their life to have a check on them  ||

A month later, during a trip the couple meet with a terrific accident; leaving the girl with brutally burnt skin and bruises all over her body & the guy loses his memory.

In the general ward of the hospital they lie...
They lie next to each other on the adjacent beds, as complete strangers...
Unaware of each others existence, they wait...
They wait, for the coin to be again tossed by the destiny; making things fall as it was before...
which practically seems tough but isn't impossible, isn't it!!

And then some love stories aren't always meant to be complete,

Or are they????
❤

To be continued.....

Not always with each other, but togetherness matters!

Somethings are meant to be together, no matter what....

Together they rule

The Empire

The hearts

Each other

Hand in hand

Fingers entangled closely

Never to loose the grip

Warm

Firm

Forever!!!

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Winsome Red Rose

They say a rose given by your loved one holds a secret & special fragrance in it.
 She too believed the same and smiled when she saw him for the first time on their 1st date.
 She looked damn cute in her short-pink dress and a pony-tail.
 He went on his knees and offered her a red rose.
 This time she blushed while accepting her first love rose.
 The breeze blowing away the tresses from her cute face made the moment more blissful.
 To know how does love actually smell, she took the rose and tried inhaling the fragrance of love into her.
❤
For that moment, the world around stopped for her. And it literally did.
 She fell unconscious in the same arms which meant the whole world to her.
 Yes, The Whole World!
After that day she never saw him again.
 Today after 5yrs of that incident, her soul shivers even at the sight of a red rose & a flashback runs through her mind that how this wicked flower took away her innocence and virginity at the naive age of just 15.
Her defination of red rose completely changed from flower of love to thorns of betrayal...
*PuppyLove* *Chloroform* *RedRose* *Rape* *Betrayal*

Po'try - A Bengaluru Poetry Festival 2016 Anthology

Hello,
If you're a poet or weave verses in English, Hindi or Kannada, then this one is definitely for you!
RAINDROPS presents
Po'try - A Bengaluru Poetry Festival 2016 Anthology
Entries are open to all till 20th July, 2016.
10 days more to go....
If you haven't written for this, go grab your pen and mail us your best creations before the last date.
☺
Submission guidelines for this is available in the link given below-
http://www.bengalurupoetryfestival.org/contest.html
Spread the word with poets and rhymers you think should be interested or simply tag them here.
In case of any queries, inbox me.
I'll get back to you!
☺☺☺
Cheers!
❤

Miles away from reality, they had their own world. Always together never to be apart was their bonding. Hardly did they meet and even if they did that wouldn't be for long, but the hours spent with her activated trillions of crazy circuits within him. She never took him seriously while he always admired her silently. Whenever low, he would charge her up and try his every possible tricks to make her face glow up.
 Hell scared of heights and love as well, she never dared to fall in any of them!
 For her, its was like a "No strings attached" relationship and he knew it. Inspite of this, he defined their bond as "Kismat Connection."
 Love makes you connect anything and everything, I tell you!
One fine sunny day, while wandering near her favourite point; too engrossed in her music playlist she tried to settle down somewhere nearby when suddenly she slipped off the cliff and almost fell. But, as he had promised her to always shield her up; he hung down like a superhero and rescued her.
 And then they rose in love together with a promise to never fall apart alone ever from there in...

 Well, that's "Our Techie Love-Story"
 Yup, a bit tacky too...
- Confession of A (Phone) Charger
‪#‎DrenchedTale‬ ‪#‎Techie‬ ‪#‎Tacky‬ ‪#‎LoveStory‬
‪#‎ConfessionSeries