A special episode of Poetry Darbaar - a proper, full, and fluid conversation between two poets - Sampurna Chattarji and Karuna Ezara Parikh.The context and structure of this conversation is Sampurna’s new book “Space Guliver”. In this book, Sam

Lakshya Datta's "Ek Aakhri Raat Meera Ke Saath"

Mar 16th, 2020 43m 25s

Suniye humare naye audio-show NATAKSHALA ka pehla natak "Ek Aakhri Raat Meera Ke Saath". Lekhak aur nirdeshak hain Lakshya Datta, Neel ki bhumika mein hain Rijul Kataria, aur Meera ki bhumika mein hai Gauri Saxena. Subscribe kijiye Natakshala k

Medha Singh's "The Same Fire"

Mar 1st, 2020 12m 40s

Medha Singh reads her poems "Another Cremation", "The Same Fire", "An Answer" - and has a conversation with host Lakshya Datta about why she writes, her influences, and where the words come from.Medha Singh is a poet, editor and translator fro

Viky Arya's "Aangan mein baithi Maa"

Feb 17th, 2020 8m 49s

This episode is in Hindi. Viky Arya reads her poems "Aangan mein baithi Maa", "Aangan mein ek Ped", "Kaho kum", "Sa re suro ke beech", "Baat se Baat", "Dhaaga hoon" - and has a conversation with host Lakshya Datta about her earliest memory with

Ranjit Hoskote's "Ghalib in the Winter of the Great Revolt”

Feb 2nd, 2020 16m 28s

Ranjit Hoskote reads his poems "Cutting Device", "Ghalib in the Winter of the Great Revolt", "Night Sky and Counting" - and has a conversation with host Lakshya Datta about how he found poetry, and where the words come from.Ranjit is a poet, cu

Lakshya Datta's "One More Night With Meera"

Jan 19th, 2020 33m 33s

A bonus episode of Poetry Darbaar - this one is the first audio-play "One More Night With Meera" from our new podcast: Play Me Life. If you like it, please subscribe or follow our Play Me Life podcast wherever you listen to podcasts! "One More

Gurpreet Saini's "Mohtaaj"

Jan 5th, 2020 20m 29s

In episode #3, the poet in the darbaar is Gurpreet Saini - reading his poems “Mohtaaj / The Name”, “The Aim”, “The Lesson”, “Suraj”, and “Shaam”. In between the poems, host Lakshya Datta talks to Gurpreet about his two lives: Gurpreet the lyric

Sampurna Chattarji's "Dogs, Mobs, and Rock Concerts"

Dec 23rd, 2019 15m 24s

In episode #2, the poet in the darbaar is Sampurna Chattarji - reading her poems "Dogs, Mobs, and Rock Concerts", "Mahim to Goregaon", and "Fear Not". In between the poems, host Lakshya Datta chats with Sampurna about her writing process and ho

Akhil Katyal's "He was as arrogant as a Chattarpur farmhouse"

Dec 9th, 2019 11m 16s

In the premiere episode, the poet in the darbaar is Akhil Katyal - reading his poems "He was as arrogant as a Chattarpur farmhouse" (English) and "Agar tum koi metro station hoti" (Hindi). The poems bookend Akhil's conversation with Poetry Darb

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Introducing "Poetry Darbaar"

Nov 25th, 2019 2m 27s

A poem is a song and a story, all at once. A poem is a thought and a feeling, all at once. A poem is a mystery and a discovery, all at once. A poem is new and old, all at once.Host Lakshya Datta invites you listen to Launchora's brand new podca