MUD AND LOTUS – Page 2 – Kalpna Singh-Chitnis

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River of Songs: Poetry by Kalpna Singh-Chitnis, Translated into Arabic by Dunya Mikhail in Acculturation

“River of Songs,” poem from “Bare Soul,” the winner of the “Naji Naaman Poetry Prize for Creativity” (2017), translated into Arabic by the Iraqi-American poet Dunya Mikhail, the recipient of the UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture and UN Human Rights Award for Freedom of Writing, published in the latest print edition of “Acculturation” magazine from the United Kingdom. “River of Songs” poem and poetry film have been archived by Lunar Codex to launch on the moon on two separate NASA missions in 2022 and 2023. https://linktr.ee/kalpnasinghchitnis

“The Daughters of the Hindu Kush” Nominated for Publication of the Year

A crowd sits in a circle and watches the justice being delivered.
There are many circles outside the circle invisible to our eyes.
She cannot escape.

OO:OO: A Tribute to Thích Nhất Hạnh by Kalpna Singh-Chitnis

Sitting in your veranda, in stillness, I hear the rain, the Tawny owl, and the Robins, somewhere in the trees, outside your hut. I know you are there…

My Poetry and Film Go to the Moon: Kalpna Singh-Chitnis

In the water of a silent river, I see my vision, in its depth and flow, I find the philosophy of my life. They inspires my creativity and the journey I share with others.

Sermon: A poem by Kalpna Singh-Chitnis, Nominated for the 2021 Pushcart Prize by the International Human Rights Art Festival Journal

If you hope to do anything for change/ write an epic or a tale in my name/ and teach it if you can, in every school on earth/ If you are a woman, tell my story to your sons./ If you are a man, tell it to your daughters./ If you are a preacher, teach it as a sermon to the believers.

The Divided State of America: What Can We Learn From It?

By Kalpna Singh-Chitnis …We must abstain from climbing that peak where only one side can prevail, and the other side refuses to go down without taking the other with it. If this happens, it will be detrimental to the United States. Four years ago, after the US Presidential election, I…

Indigenous: America’s Ancient Remorse

by Kalpna Singh-Chitnis The lives of indigenous people, their land, culture, identity, and virtue mattered, yet they didn’t. October 12th is celebrated as Indigenous Peoples’ Day in America, previously called Columbus Day. I am happy to see this change and awakening in America. We can’t sweep our history under the…

Is War a Political Choice, Moral Choice, or Both?

It is startling to see how China, the greatest violator of human rights in Tibet, Magnolia, Hong Kong, Gilgit Baltistan; the torturer of Uyghur Muslims, democracy and peace activists; the supporter of terrorism with Pakistan in Kashmir; the destroyer of India’s relationship with Nepal, Iran, and the protagonist of imperialism doesn’t concern many people in India or in the USA.

The Ego Which Leads to Sublime Attitude

– Kalpna Singh-Chitnis As much we want to, we are not meant to change the world, which lies perfectly in imperfections. We, for that, must look deeply into the nature of the universe and carefully watch our actions that are often guided by our ego and emotions that aren’t wholesome….

Coronavirus Preparedness: A Letter of Concern to the City of Irvine

March 15th, Irvine, California, USA. Dear Mayor Christina Shea, Vice Mayor Mike Carroll, and Councilmembers of the City of Irvine, My sincere thanks to you for the Irvine City Council Emergency Meeting on March 12th and taking the necessary steps to fight the Coronavirus threat in Irvine. I have read…

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