Category: Poetry

મારી માની ભાષા / My Mother’s Language

Dr Pratishtha Pandya is a poet and translator working across Gujarati and English, whose first collection “Lalala…” (ળળળ…) has been published by Navjivan Samprat. She works with the People’s Archive of Rural India as a writer, editor, and translator. From translating nirguna poetry into Gujarati to foregrounding women’s writing from Gujarat, Dr Pandya is involved in various […]

The ant swallowed the sun

Shruthi Vishwanath reflects on Bhakti and the self through songs in translation. Mungi udali aakashi tine gilile suryashi thor navlav zahala vanzhe putra prasavla vinchu patalashi zay shesh matha vandi pay mashi vyali ghar zhali dekhon muktai hasali An ant flew into the sky, she swallowed the sun Surprise! Surprise! A barren woman gave birth […]