South 24 Parganas, West Bengal •
May 12, 2024
A hundred and eight feet incense stick
Long after the buzz over God and His fanfare have ebbed at His temple, a poet's sharp and witty limericks force us to take a hard look at the changing fabric of the nation
Poems and Text
Joshua Bodhinetra
Joshua Bodhinetra is Senior Content Editor with PARIBhasha, the Indian languages programme of the People's Archive of Rural India, (PARI). He has an MPhil in Comparative Literature from Jadavpur University, Kolkata and is a multilingual poet, translator, art critic and social activist.
Editor
Pratishtha Pandya
Pratishtha Pandya is a Senior Editor at PARI where she leads PARI's creative writing section. She is also a member of the PARIBhasha team and translates and edits stories in Gujarati. Pratishtha is a published poet working in Gujarati and English.
Illustration
Atharva Vankundre
Atharva Vankundre is a storyteller and illustrator from Mumbai. He has been an intern with PARI from July to August 2023.
