On Girinagar
- (Jan 1st, 2005)
Poet Viswanathan speaks of an Eden that is situated in the dusty city...
A European gourmet
- (Dec 25th, 2004)
It is meat and not veggies that tickle the palate of the European, says
Viswanathan...
To our first granddaughter
- (Dec 18th, 2004)
Viswanathan pours his heart out on the birth of a granddaughter...
Mutability
- (Dec 11th, 2004)
See how Viswanathan sings of the transient real of eternal forms in a cycle...
Through the window at Ulsoor
- (Dec 04th, 2004)
Viswanathan sings of another paradise that is lost...
The atheist
- (Nov 27th, 2004)
Viswanathan says the atheist is still a child in reasoning out creation...
Mind and flower
- (Nov 20th, 2004)
Fruits may be bitter, but the flowers spill their essence sweet, says
Viswanathan...
Morning symphony
- (Nov 13th, 2004)
Viswanathan sings about the awakening of the world at day-break...
At Munnar
- (Nov 6th, 2004)
Viswanathan describes the cool beauty of this hill station that draws a lot of people...
On Gavaskar
- (Oct 30th, 2004)
Poet Viswanathan pays his tribute to cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar...
MORNING SYMPHONY
- (Oct 23rd, 2004)
The crow, the first comer, an Aesthete turned, is cawing the inaugural of this rosy hour...
The saint
- (Oct 16th, 2004)
Poet Viswanathan says the saint gave him peace without uttering a word...
The world is too much with us
- (Oct
2nd, 2004)
Viswanthan transports us to heights of happiness in this lyrical description...
At Yercaud
- (Sept 25th, 2004)
Climbing up the Yercaud hills is an uplifting experience, says Viswanathan...
At Dhanushkodi
- (Sept 18th, 2004)
Without mentioning names, Viswanathan narrates the Ramayana...
To my dear wife on our wedding anniversary
- (Sept 11th, 2004)
Viswanathan puts it all in words...
Lead kindly eternal light
- (Sept 4th, 2004)
Like the Hindu philosopher-king Yagnavalkya, Viswanathan finds the light within...
To the Netizens
- (Aug 28th, 2004)
Viswanathan gets funny and philosophical about today's computer world...
On Sri Ramakrishna
- (Aug 21st, 2004)
You came breathing in a waltz...
On liberty
- (Aug 14th, 2004)
Viswanathan says that freedom is something that we cannot afford to lose at any cost...
A tribute to Kapil Dev
- (Aug 7th, 2004)
Viswanathan sings about the untainted greatness of Kapil on and off the field...
Festival of Pongal
- (July 31st, 2004)
Viswanathan depicts the way people celebrate the harvesting festival...
At the Arabian shore - Mangalore
- (July 24th, 2004)
The Arabian Sea is much calmer and even the sun sinks reluctantly, says Viswanathan...
A prayer to Kanyakumari (The Virgin Goddess)
- (July 17th, 2004)
Viswanathan sings of the penance and power of this Goddess at land's end...
A lament for Kargil heroes
- (July 10th, 2004)
Viswanathan salutes the war heroes who fought the cold and the enemy on the mountain heights...
Pataudi's 200 at Hokera Wet Reserve
- (July 3rd, 2004)
Viswanathan speaks of cricket legend Pataudi wielding the gun like his bat to bring down game...
Tenzing Norgay
- (June 26th, 2004)
Poet Viswanathan calls this conqueror of the Everest as the tiger of the snows...
Nelson Mandela – A tribute
- (June 19th, 2004)
Viswanthan calls the invaders of the dark continent as the ones with dark minds...
Family planning and birth
- (June 12th, 2004)
Viswanathan talks about how it is the government which decides how one's family album will look...
Nehru
- (June 5th, 2004)
His heart always ran ahead of his head...
Gandhi
- (May 29th, 2004)
This is Viswanathan's salute to Mahatma Gandhi and his non-violent fight for freedom...
The sage of Kanchi
- (May 22nd, 2004)
Viswanathan pays poetic tribute to the saint who lived among us...
Sri Aurobindo
- (May 15th, 2004)
Poet Viswanathan describes how Sri Aurobindo shot into spiritual greatness at a great pace...
The Mind
- (May 8th, 2004)
Viswanathan speaks of the great power of this important part of the body...
The Goat
- (May 1st, 2004)
Viswanathan's words take us on a life trip with the goat which he mocks and praises...
Under the night sky
- (April 24th, 2004)
Viswanthan explains about great night sky with twinkling stars...
Tradition
- (April 17th, 2004)
Weave the threads of the past and present for a whole new world, says Viswanathan...
The Late Maharajapuram Santhanam
- (April 10th, 2004)
Viswanathan explains about the excellent songs and voice of Maharajapuram Santhanam...
Bombay
- (April 3rd, 2004)
Poet Viswanathan wonders at the growth of Bombay from a island given away as dowry...
On Madras
- (March 27th, 2004)
Viswanathan wonders at the growth Of the seaside village into a metropolis...
On my kitten
- (March 20th, 2004)
Viswanathan calls the house cat the sage that sits on our windowsills...
Subhas Chandra Bose
- (March 13th, 2004)
Viswanthan sings in praise of this rebel who fought for India's freedom in his own way...
Adi Sankara
- (March 6th, 2004)
The mantric music released the light of smile the soul ever seeks...
The crow
- (Feb 28th, 2004)
Viswanathan sings of the crow that symbolises the departed during that ritual feeding...
Ramana Maharishi
- (Feb 21st, 2004)
Viswanathan wonders at how silently the saint of Annamalai understood the highest truth of life...
Mother-in-law
- (Feb 14th, 2004)
Viswanathan tries to fathom the heart of the woman who is the mother of a girl's husband...
Shakespeare
- (Feb 7th, 2004)
Viswanathan says the Bard of Avon cannot be separated from his language...
The Adyar banyan tree
- (Jan 31st, 2004)
Viswanathan feels sad at the tree being felled but is also happy it will rise again...
Kanyakumari
- (Jan 24th, 2004)
Viswanathan talks of the three oceans and their waves rushing to wash India's feet...
Everest
- (Jan 17th, 2004)
Mount Everest attracts everybody with its beautiful natural scenic beauty...
From Mount Delly, Kerala
- (Jan 10th, 2004)
Nature seems to be at peace with itself in this land of sea and mountains...
Vigneshwara
- (Jan 3rd, 2004)
Viswanathan praises the Lord who clears obstacles for all and transcends all faiths...