Lajwanti S. Khemlani is a writer based in New Jersey, USA. She was born in Poona, India. By training she is a scientist. Her passions include writing, photography, and theatre. In addition to several scientific publications, her work has also appeared in India Se, Biz India, and Urban Voice. Lajwanti blogs at http://lajuk.blogspot.com.
To say you will be with me Is a possibility To say you have me In an impossibility You could be mine But I would never be yours Why not play around? While we are still around Who is to say there will be a tomorrow? Who is to say we might care Why not [...]
I rise with the sun I float with the clouds I wine and dine with the moon And sleep with the stars The earth moves beneath me I rise above it Sometimes I am from Hindustan Sometimes I am from Pakistan I am here, while I am also there At times I am everywhere Never [...]
DNA and I go a long way It was here before I came along It will remain after I leave You and I have only just met But our DNA has been here It’s been waiting for us to claim it It’s been waiting for us to re-name it It’s been waiting It’s been propagating [...]
The thunderstorm from the day before has finally stopped. The atmosphere had been stifling. Only one more tree left to fall. It feels like the hour in between this and that jannat and jahnum neither quite here nor there. It is a little after three and the air is still charged. At this [...]
I know I am not supposed to fear the Indian monsoons, but give me a break if I want to feel a bit of trepidation regarding the fury of the weather back in India, then I am allowed to. After all I do not live in bondage. I live in a free country, came from [...]
Mental illness is not a topic of everyday conversation amongst most families and friends. In this respect Desis are no different. What is different is we do not tend to seek help as much as Caucasians or African-Americans do even when we are afflicted with psychiatric disorders. The research article titled, “Manifestation, Attribution and Coping [...]
Just because I am a scientist by training does not mean I do not believe in if it is meant to be it will be. Just because I was born in the east, does not mean I do not appreciate the west. Just because I live in the west, does not mean I will ignore [...]