Poetry

In this poem, Swami Vivekananda, sings about the harmony of all religions, an issue so relevant in today's world. Excerpted from his letter written in 1893 to Prof. J.H. Wright of Boston who introduced the Swami at the Parliament of Religions.

An eloquent poem by MK Gandhi on the meaning of God, which appeared in the 'Young India' magazine in 1928...

In this beautiful poem dedicated to the majestic Himalayas, renowned Urdu Poet Iqbal weaves a magical tapestry in mellifluous words. The poet eulogizes the mountain ranges in multiple epithets, and appeals it to “relate to us some stories of the time / When your valleys became abode of Man's ancestors…”

A poignant poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox dating back to the times when the social stigma of child marriage, polygamy and 'sati' early widowhood used to haunt the Hindu woman

Here is an old poem "Meditations of a Hindu Prince" by Alfred Comyn Lyall written in 1835 where the poet catches a glimpse of the mystical India...

Reminiscence of Shiva - A Poem by Janna Lynn - in commemoration of a trip to India in 1988 that included a pilgrimage to Gangotri, the glacial origin of the holy Ganges - the setting for the poem...