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Winning Essay of our Winner Dr. Neha Tekwani

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  Thought Lantern got a chance to organise an Essay Writing Competition on the theme "If I met Ram." We received a unique piece from our winner, Dr. Neha Tekwani, and her essay made us go in awe. Let's see what her essay has to say.  Title -  If I met Lord Rama: A Mythical Absolution By: Dr. Neha Tekwani How many times do we obsess over the fact - if God walked on Earth today, then how would we recognise or interact with Divinity? This might come as a stupifying moment and a legendary divine orchestration to spot Lord Rama amongst humans. The warrior who beheaded the demon King, Ravana, walked away from the supremacy of his throne to uphold the moral duty towards his father (King Dashratha), who was a human himself. The Lord who defines the wall of ‘Maryada Purshottam’ was the seventh reincarnation of Lord Narayana (Vishnu) and an ardent devotee of Mahadeva. Valmiki, the author of the famous mythological epic ‘Ramayana’,  throws light on the generous code of conduct...
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Thought Lantern Poetry Star Awards Winning Entries

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 Thought Lantern is proud to announce the winners of the Poetry Star Awards. It is our esteemed pleasure to have received such beautiful and heart-warming entries from our winners, and we are here to present and showcase these pieces for you.  Our winners are -  1. Dr. Romila Chitturi  Winning Poems -  Poem 1 -  Title - Hope Beyond Fences Across the river, across the sand, we carry our lives in a trembling hand. The sky is wide, the road is long, we walk with silence, we walk with song. A border drawn by another’s pen turns fields to fences, homes to “when.” The language stumbles upon our tongue, yet hope is old, though we are young. The sea remembers the boats that came, each wave repeating a nameless name. The wind is heavy with stories untold, of leaving behind, of futures bold. Home is not walls, nor roof, nor stone; it lives in the heart, it travels alone. Wherever we rest, wherever we roam, we carry the seed, the dream of home. Poem 2 -  Title - ...
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