Shashi Home › Essays and Reflections › Astute Indian Voters: A Myth Astute Indian Voters: A Myth By Shashikant Dudhgaonkar The US midterm election results have come in. The Democrats have done well, flipping Republican-held seats in traditionally Republican states and gaining majorities in both the House and Senate. Read the election … Read more
A poem about war, forgotten victims, profit, power and the seeds of future battles.
This post is written in response to a prompt by https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/2026/08/10/what-do-you-see-353-10-august-2026/ The prompt was to write about two images. Lines angles squares and triangles Whatever keeps you in And others out Is a closed rectangle Maybe she is happy Maybe she is sad She has arrived Or she has to depart With her eyes closed … Read more
A political allegorical poem about power, ambition, historical legacy, and the enduring memory of those who came before
The Two Ends of a Leash Don’t know how he Understands time As the evening clock Strikes half past five He wakes up with a start Stretches his front paws Way ahead of his snout Suddenly energised He bounds towards me To place his paws On my thigh And begins a long un-ignorable whine That … Read more
My my book of poems “Weight of Witnessing” poems from quiet hours, was published by the Honourable Vice Chancellor of Savitribai Phule Pune University, formerly University of Pune, Dr Suresh Gosavi, Mr Ravindra Shingnapurkar, Member, Management Council, SPPU, Dr R S Mali, Ex Vice Chancellor, Bahinabai Choudhary North Maharashtra University, Dr Devidas Waydande, Member, Management … Read more
Dog Speak | A Satirical Poem by Dr. Shashikant Dudhgaonkar Dog Speak A Satirical Poem With no one to talk to, at an unearthly hour, I start talking to my dog Curled up At the foot of my bed I knew he would listen intently And reply in dog-speak Which frankly I don’t understand Only … Read more
Travelling to Seek God | Finding the Divine Through Nature and Human Experience Travelling to Seek God Perhaps the greatest pilgrimage is not towards a shrine, but towards the world that God created. “See, feel and experience the world created by God for you.” Travel. Travel as much as you can. Go to Kashmir and … Read more
Father and Son | Shashikant Dudhgaonkar Home › Essays › Father and Son Father and Son It is a privilege to have parents. We know it but comprehend it in its entirety, a bit too late. Of all the relationships, a father and son relationship is never smooth and easy. Maybe for a few lucky … Read more
Thoughts of an Unyielding Mind | Poem by Shashikant Dudhgaonkar Home › Poetry › Thoughts of an Unyielding Mind Thoughts of an Unyielding Mind Sometimes, feel I need a break Streams of chaos, mundane, frivolity And of despicable acts Meet the bloodied cruelty Of mutilated children in bomb shelters Going hungry Of children abused and … Read more