Poetry

Delhi-based poet Shalim M. Hussain's Miyah poetry provides the metaphorical loudspeaker to the long-ignored voices of the Bengali-Muslim migrants living in the riverine plains of the Brahmaputra by documenting their stories of love, loss, celebration and injustice
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From a new Ethiopian restaurant to an Urdu retelling of the Mahabharata through an ancient storytelling art form, Verve gives you the lowdown on the events that should be on your radar this weekend
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Co-founder Roshan Abbas on the significance of storytelling and the new formats they've innovated for the festival this weekend
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The only Indian delegate to the global G(irls)20 Summit, 23-year-old Harnidh Kaur talks to Verve about her experience at this unique conference
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Trans feminine, queer and gender non-conforming performance artist Alok Vaid-Menon tells us how they're using fashion, beauty and poetry as a way to a more inclusive society and future
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The best-selling author's dizzying rise to success has led people to wonder if the increase in the number of poetry enthusiasts has anything to do with the medium going mainstream
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