A small place on the internet

A quiet pause in the middle of the noise.

No commercial objective. No data gathering ambition. Just a thoughtful corner where you can arrive for a poem, a bhajan, or a page of reflection — while coffee cools beside you, while a commute carries you along, or when life asks for a small moment of company.

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This is a small place on the internet, made to be gentle. You can come here to read something luminous, difficult, devotional, or steadying — and then return to your day a little less alone.

Many of the poems and bhajans here belong to traditions of longing, surrender, courage, and companionship. Some are contemplative, some are playful, some are fierce, and some simply keep watch beside a restless mind.

You are also welcome to use the contact form for suggestions, source corrections, favourite poems, or original writing you would like to submit. The spirit of the site is simple: thoughtful, polite, open, and quietly hospitable.

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A few welcoming paths into the archive.

For solaceBhajans, abhangs, and devotional poems that keep gentle company. For longingKabir, Meera, Ghalib, and Rumi on nearness, absence, and return. For a curated routeCollections for difficult days, devotion, courage, and inner life.

Now open in the archive

Ghalib, Rumi, and the bhakti voices.

New open-source-friendly additions bring together Ghalib, Rumi, and a wider bhakti movement shelf including Ravidas, Surdas, Tulsidas, and Tukaram.

Sketch portrait of Ghalib

1797–1869

Ghalib

Longing, wit, metaphysical restlessness, and the art of elegant complaint.

Sketch portrait of Rumi

1207–1273

Rumi

Ecstasy, discipline, music, and the inward turning that becomes light.

c. 15th–16th century

Ravidas

Equality, dignity, and the dream of Begampura — a city without sorrow.

Directory

Poets

Begin with Kabir, Meera, Ghalib, Rumi, Ravidas, Surdas, and more.

Category

Bhajans

A gently curated route through devotional songs, padas, and abhangs.

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Share a favourite poem, suggest a correction, or send original writing through the contact form.

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