Alleys of Wonder…
by Ananya S. Guha / August 16th, 2026
There is a time
That students become
Conscious of rights
They can dismantle
Edifices
And structures
Not by hollow protests
But by dancing, singing
And laughter
Satire and bonhomie thereafter
We saw it in Bangladesh, Nepal
And India
What did they do to laughter?
Tried to suppress
In fearful gesture
This is how the powerful matter
And the students, the students
Remained like a rock, clasped hands
Prayed in solemnity , charged
Towards lathi wielding police
And we compose a poem in
Alleys of wonder
Ananya S Guha lives in Shillong in North East India, where he was born and brought up. He has been writing and publishing his poetry for the last forty years. His poetry has been published in both electronic and print formats such as: Indian Literature, Other Voices, Osprey Journal, Glasgow Review, The Literary Nest, Up The Staircase, Asia Writes, Art Arena, Praxis Online, Muse India, Your One Phone Call, In Between Hangovers, The Peeking Cat Magazine, Post Colonial Text among others. He has also written widely on educational and social matters. He has ten collections of poetry and his poetry has been anthologized in various collections of Indian poetry in English. He holds a doctoral on the novels of William Golding.
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This article was posted on Sunday, August 16th, 2026 at 8:00am and is filed under Poetry.
