Abhay K, Makarand Paranjape, Antonio Miranda at the 10th edition of Cha Com Letras in Brasilia

Indian mission in Brazil hosts poetry event on eve of BRICS Summit in Goa

Abhay K. features at The University of Iowa's International Writing Program's Silk Routes

9th Edition of Cha Com Letras, Brasilia

Poetry Salzburg Review to publish three poems by Abhay K.

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Brazilian children taking a selfie with Abhay K.

Abhay K, Minister Ary Quintella & Ambassador Joao Almino in Brasilia

Abhay K. and T. Mariyappan at Rio Paralympics

8th edition of Cha Com Letras in Brasilia

Abhay K with Shri Ram Vilas Paswan in Brasilia

Abhay K with Indian athletes at the Rio Olympics 2016

Celebrating Independence Day of India with Indian Athletes at  Rio Olympics 2016

At the celebration of the Independence Day of India in Rio 2016

Asia Literary Review to publish Hiuen Tsang (Xuanzang) by Abhay K.

Poets Abhay K, Antonio Miranda, Franscisco Alvim and Nicolas Behr in Brasilia

Poets Abhay K, Antonio Miranda, Franscisco Alvim and Nicolas Behr in Brasilia at the 6th edition of Cha Com Letras

Nalanda Poems by Abhay K.

Archaeological complex of Nalanda Mahavihar has been designated as a ‪World Heritage Site‬ by UNESCO. On this great occasion sharing Nalanda Poems by poet-diplomat Abhay K first published by Poetry at Sangam.

1. The Day of Massacre at Nalanda

Bakhtiyar and his men
play buzkashi in my alleys today
monks are being burnt alive; and
those who try to escape are beheaded.

Dharmagunj – the nine storied library
has burst into flames
smoke and ash from burning books
have turned the day into night.

The sun has disappeared from the sky today
and even my bricks bleed,
sacred chants that once purified Magadha
have turned into shrieks of a falling humanity.

The light of the world is fading today
to face ravages of time alone
abandoned, scorned, forgotten
or perhaps, to be reborn into many Nalandas.

2. The Rise of Nalanda

Forlorn under the red earth
buried for centuries
I rise today like a phoenix,
eight hundred years later
from ashes of my burnt books.

I open my arms today to embrace you
whoever you are, from wherever you are
come, walk into my enlightened fold
as once Buddha and Mahavira did
seeking shelter in my groves.

I remember Hiuen Tsang and Faxian –
the seekers from the East,
I hear footsteps of Aryabhata and Charaka
in my ancient compound today
you too come; come as I rise again.

Four Poems of Abhay K. in The Galway Review

Four Poems

Abhay K's interview to Tiempo Argentino - A Leading Argentnian Daily

The full interview