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Did you ever stay awake at night and feel your chest tightening while anxiety is slowly swallowing your sanity, observing humans exploit our world? Does it bother you that we ignore its well being and continue exploiting it until our beautiful habitat becomes horrifying to live on anymore? 

“My Anxiety Speaks to Me!” by Nikhila Kotni illustrates how a little girl feels looking at the world slowly destroyed by her fellow human beings at the expense of their emotional drive and collective intellectual failure.

While many say a broken soul needs time to heal and the journey in this destination is dependent on the individual alone, there are others who say healing is impossible without the right person with an immense amount of faith, love and support standing by.
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“Be Yours?” by Sahithi Mandapati expresses the thoughts of a passionate youngster trying to figure out if she can be the right person to heal a wounded soul and be his happiness too in order to lead a life together with him forever.

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The covid pandemic hit us like a storm and overturned our world upside down. For overworked resident doctors in the fragile healthcare system, it meant worrying that each shift could be the last time they see a patient.
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“See You Tomorrow” by Manognya Bethapudi is a plea by one such resident doctor begging her patients to hang in there while they try to figure out how to keep their patients alive for the next twenty-four hours.

To watch age deteriorate and weaken the strongest persons you’ve known, is never easy. The slow suffocation caused by Time leaves us all gasping. 

​“Grey” by Manognya Bethapudi is an attempt at catharsis, an attempt to dissect feelings and to process them.

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What is identity without ego? Is it bad to seek a better life? Aren’t all of us striving for comfort? What’s wrong with some harmless lies? Should we be judged if we choose our own benefit? If so, why? Aren’t all of us the same when it comes to desire? 

“Sinner” by Santhosh Annabattula not only answers a few of these questions but also shows how individuals filled with greed and contentment of their deeds not only deflect the thought of introspection of their immoral actions but in fact, defend them.

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One of the simplest objects that connect the rich, poor, ambitious, lazy, blessed, unfortunate or most individuals for that matter not just physically but even emotionally in our lives is beads. No matter who we are, where we come from or what we believe in, we are all connected by them.

“Beads” by Edlyn D’souza shows how individuals who seem to be radically different in their life or habits are in reality more alike than they think. It also shows how today’s reality could be tomorrow’s fantasy for any individual in this ever-changing world.

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Two of the most frequently performed activities that are largely portrayed in a negative light are whispers and murmurs. Disrespected by many for being uttered by cowards or haters with little regard for the consequences of their actions, these activities are largely condemned.

Read “Whispers & Murmurs” by Edlyn D’souza to realise how these activities do not always necessarily fail everyone at all times but even nurture a few bonds if performed properly and cautiously.

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The human instinct to see a scary future, especially when facing their nemesis, is undoubtedly terrifying. But what they do when feeling this terror is their defining moment.

“Survivor” by Santhosh Annabattula narrates the thoughts of a survivor who is willing to fight to the end at the cost of existence. The poem ostensibly depicts even if the mortal form is unbroken, the survivor’s spirit isn’t.

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Life is so mysterious that a few might not even realise its value or experience it in their entire lifetime. It is only a few who truly reach a point to realise its true value.

“Realisation” by Rohit Damaraju talks about existence, realisation, civilization and ignorance while mentioning how anyone who realises the power of existence is never the same again.

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Enthralled by the presence of his sweetheart, poet Rohit Damaraju describes his enchanting experience, relishing the beauty of the love of his life.

​Filled with endearment, “The Lonely Heart’s Stupid Song” is an emotionally written poem encompassing the poet’s unending passion for a soulmate with a memorable and spell-binding rhythm in every verse.

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​Thanking God for his help in pointing the way, poet Rohit Damaraju mentions how he learnt the true reason for his existence following the divine path. 

The poem “Delight” expresses a poet’s gratitude for the help received in his time of need. It also states how this path offered a purpose rather than being lost in the abyss of ignorance.

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​Writing about the life of a lonely rower, poet Santhosh Annabattula talks about how different people repay the rower when he drops them on the other shore before returning to his true home, the river water until sunset. The poem “Rower” illustrates the feelings of a rower on a sunny day.