Rudyard Kipling is one of the best-known of the late Victorian poets and story-tellers. Although he was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1907, his political views, which grew more toxic as he aged, have long …
Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi was a Persian poet, an Islamic dervish and a Sufi mystic. His discipline and wisdom have crossed all national and ethnic borders ever since the 13th century. I’m pretty sure each and every o…
Saadi was born in Shiraz around 1200. He died in Shiraz around 1292. He lost his father in early childhood. With the help of his uncle, Saadi completed his early education in Shiraz. Later he was sent to study in Bagh…
Shadow by Edgar Allan Poe Yea, though I walk through the valley of the Shadow:Psalm of David. Ye who read are still among the living; but I who write shall have long since gone my way into the region of shadows. For i…
A very long, long ago, there lived a nitwit whose name was Sheikh Chilli. His stupid actions made him popular among his friends, and they enjoyed his company a lot. One fine day, the village zamindar or the landlord s…
Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, critic, and editor in the 19th century best known for his evocative short stories and poems that captured the interest of readers worldwide. His imaginative storytelling a…