Lily Swarn - Different Truths

Lily Swarn

Lily Swarn is a gold medallist and a double university colour holder from Panjab University. She has authored, A Trellis of Ecstasy (poetry), Lilies of the Valley (essays), The Gypsy Trail (novel). A multilingual poet, writer and columnist, her poems have been translated into 13 languages. A radio show host and Emcee, she received World Icon of Peace, Chandigarh Icon Award, Woman of Substance, World Icon of Literature and several other prestigious awards.

August 17, 2016
Lily Swarn
People, Potpourri

A Teenage Crush to be an Army Officer’s Wife!

As a gawky school girl she gazed adoringly at cousins, who had returned home from the NDA. It was her teenage crush to marry a man in uniform. Lily candidly...

August 10, 2016
Lily Swarn
Humour, Potpourri

Cantonment Calling: Foot in the Mouth

There are some hard lessons to be learnt as an Army wife. Lily reveals tongue in cheek that her transformation from a fire brand student leader to a robot like...

August 2, 2016
Lily Swarn
Potpourri

Life in Moments

Life is all about the simple joys in many moments that make it enchantingly beautiful. Lily, the quintessential Bohemian, the wandering gypsy drinking the ambrosia of life, seeks simple joys in...

July 16, 2016
Lily Swarn
Potpourri

Hey, Chai Anyone?

There was a message outside the Tea Board office in Kolkata. It said, “All time is tea time.” That’s right in India. We hear the chai vendors at all hours...

July 11, 2016
Lily Swarn
Poem

Golden Staircase

An enigmatic poem from Lily that weaves magic with potent metaphors. Threads of live electric currents Raw and potent Throbbing with charges Penetrating persistently Into magical realms of eternity...

July 8, 2016
Lily Swarn
Poem

Father Time

Life braids laughter and sorrow. A poignant and soulful poem from Lily. Vivacious whoops of laughter Swept him off his feet Full throttle bliss overload Never augured good! Don’t...

July 2, 2016
Lily Swarn
Poem

A Shooting Star

An evocative poem from Lily that celebrates the bitter-sweet pathos of life. Jetting through space a star stopped in its tracks and played statue. It simply forgot to twinkle...

June 24, 2016
Lily Swarn
Potpourri

Playing with Pain

The saddest songs are the sweetest ones. Lily quotes Charlie Chaplin and says that the ability to play with pain is rare. In pain, we cry. In a sense of...

June 22, 2016
Lily Swarn
Poem

Another Time in Life

Lily describes the break of a day in this poignant verse. As the day breaks in another era in time As the cocks crow the rising of another sunshine...

June 19, 2016
Lily Swarn
Cover Story, Human Rights, People

The Partition

The partition of India is a deep gash in our collective consciousness. Millions of people from West Punjab and East Bengal were rendered homeless. There were hunger, rape, loss of human...

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