A day in 1923.
The perusing room is full.
In stick drop quiet,
Bookkeepers, homeopaths,
Trivial businesspeople, understudies, agents,
Turn the pages
Of the morning papers.
At the issuing work area,
Some are obtaining books:
An investigator novel in Urdu
In two volumes;
A free interpretation
Of a lyric by Goldsmith
Imprinted in Etawah,
Titled Yogi Arthur.
The books
Are still on the racks,
Their pages fragile
Also, spines missing.
New perusers involve the seats,
Turning the pages
Of the morning papers.
Turning pages as well,
Yet, of dusty records
In a back room,
Is a specialist from Cambridge, England.
It's her second visit,
Furthermore, everybody here knows her.
She's taking a gander at Indian perusing propensities
In the pilgrim time frame.
Outside,
On the asphalt,
Is a flourishing vegetable market.
In the midst of the slows down,
A blade processor sets up
His compact foundation
What's more, opens for business.
Work of art by Sameer Kulavoor
Work of art by Sameer Kulavoor
Excerpted with authorization from Collected Poems, Arvind Krishna Mehrotra, Penguin Books.
This determination is curated by Rohini Kejriwal. She likewise clergymen The Alipore Post, an every day pamphlet originating from an adoration of craftsmanship, verse, music, and all things wonderful.
The perusing room is full.
In stick drop quiet,
Bookkeepers, homeopaths,
Trivial businesspeople, understudies, agents,
Turn the pages
Of the morning papers.
At the issuing work area,
Some are obtaining books:
An investigator novel in Urdu
In two volumes;
A free interpretation
Of a lyric by Goldsmith
Imprinted in Etawah,
Titled Yogi Arthur.
The books
Are still on the racks,
Their pages fragile
Also, spines missing.
New perusers involve the seats,
Turning the pages
Of the morning papers.
Turning pages as well,
Yet, of dusty records
In a back room,
Is a specialist from Cambridge, England.
It's her second visit,
Furthermore, everybody here knows her.
She's taking a gander at Indian perusing propensities
In the pilgrim time frame.
Outside,
On the asphalt,
Is a flourishing vegetable market.
In the midst of the slows down,
A blade processor sets up
His compact foundation
What's more, opens for business.
Work of art by Sameer Kulavoor
Work of art by Sameer Kulavoor
Excerpted with authorization from Collected Poems, Arvind Krishna Mehrotra, Penguin Books.
This determination is curated by Rohini Kejriwal. She likewise clergymen The Alipore Post, an every day pamphlet originating from an adoration of craftsmanship, verse, music, and all things wonderful.
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