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Panay Ratith

Kashmiri Poem Panay Ratith

Author : Maharaj Krishen Koul More

Soul Of The Modern Man

In our hyper-convoluted, super-charged, and un-symbolic life There is not much respite from the perversity of the world.

Author : Maharaj Kaul More

Generosity and Grace

A tribute to Chaman Kashkari

Author : Maharaj Kaul More

Siesta at Manasbal Lake

The siesta at Manasbal Lake started to sink in me, and I realized it was one of the defining moments of my trip to Kashmir

Author : Maharaj Kaul More

Pandit Shamboo Nath Sopori

Today Indian classical music has lost its great spreader, santoor has lost its great popularizer, and the Kashmiri Pandits have lost an illustrious son

Author : Maharaj Kaul More

The Spirit Of Shivaratri

Though celebrated outside a human being, Shivratri is actually a celebration of his inner being.

Author : Maharaj Kaul More

Kashmir Visit- Photo Feature-1

Photo Feature on Kashmir, featuring in this first Part- Prang, Wular Lake, Gulmarg, Zeethyar, Khirbhavani and HariParbat.

Author : Maharaj Kaul More

In Search Of The Soul Of Gulmarg

In Gulmarg one�s sight gazes at distant panoramic horizons, while at Pahalgam it is more restricted. This gives Gulmarg a greater visual heft, which translates into a more spiritual and romantic experience. In the arms of nature one feels the hand of something higher, a tug for something impersonal.

Author : Maharaj Kaul More

Ashes of a Bonfire

And the hallowed land has no horizon, In this soul-stretched moment people lost their fears and desires, self and sins, A sublime trip without a destination,

Author : Maharaj Kaul More

I Have Nothing

I have nothing, But I am on the grand voyage To become one with the universe.

Author : Maharaj Kaul More

The Light Through The Woods

In his second compilation of poetry, Kashmiri-American poet Maharaj Kaul explores the shimmering emptiness of modern life.

Author : Maharaj Kaul More

Nature of Love

But what is love? It is a durable emotion developed in the process of a mind�s relationship with something it considers to be of great necessity and interest to it.

Author : Maharaj Kaul More

Inclinations and Reality, The Search for the Absolute

The author traces the influence of the experiences, culture, science, religion, and politics on his mind since his childhood.

Author : Maharaj Kaul More

The Anguish of Kashmiri Pandits

Cut off from its spiritual center, The community wanders in silent grief, To find a mooring, To revive the luminosity that once brightened its universe,

Author : Maharaj Kaul More

Who Is An Intellectual?

Often in intense and acrimonious, earnest and righteous discussions among Kashmiri Pandits, and others, sometimes at a moment one of the participants cites an authority in the defense of his argument, who he says is an intellectual.

Author : Maharaj Kaul More

Dali

It seems a travesty of reason that Dali has been taken away from us. Only the other day he was laughing and smiling, thinking and planning. Where has he gone and why?

Author : Maharaj Kaul More

Euology Dali Patel - The Substance and The Smile

A gifted man of exuberance, love of life, and high achievements in the field of cardiology has passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 18th. Dali was a kind and a generous man. His almost ever smiling face is etched in many of his relatives' and friends' minds.

Author : Maharaj Kaul More

A Leaf Falls

Up on the top of a fall colors decked tree a solitary leaf holds itself in serene majesty.

Author : Maharaj Kaul More

The Kashmir Problem

Kashmir is like a very beautiful but a wounded woman. For a long stretch of its history it has been coveted and ruled by many foreigners. Immense misery has been wrought on its inhabitants by the usurpers. Even today its neighbor, Pakistan, believes that it has the right to own it. Kashmir Problem has aged enough over its sixty years, without permitting a clear view to many of its observers of its solution, thereby maturing to have become an enigma.

Author : Maharaj Kaul More

Roots

Touching the ground on which I put the first shaky footsteps, Seeing the majestic contours of the undulating skyline, Which my eyes had never tired to range, Back in Kashmir, I feel the echo of my genesis - An expatriatexs answered prayers......

Author : Maharaj Kaul More

Indians In America, Juxtaposition Of The Cultures

Many KPs were already living in U.S. and Canada before the onslaught of the politically induced religious militancy in Kashmir but with it more of them poured in and will continue to pour in, as U.S. is an outstanding refuge of the politically persecuted people. This short article is about how the emigrated Indians will be confronted by the cultural divide between America and India.

Author : Maharaj Kaul More

Native Language And Human Personality

Acquirement of one??s native language is not something that falls into the categories of survival and other practical living benefits ?? it is a thing for the development of one??s consciousness. It is an asset in the mental sophistication.

Author : Maharaj Kaul More

Eulogy Of Aruna Kaul

Mummy's personality rested on a trinity of three pillars : tenacious and practical way of living; loving, gracious, and charming relationships with people; search for the spiritual essence of life. This stayed with her practically all her life. In fact, she was born with it. To put it in a simple way: she was a tough, gracious, loving, and God searching person.

Author : Maharaj Kaul More