Author Dr S Padmapriya

 1. LEO TOLSTOY  *Leo Tolstoy*  Leo Tolstoy was a great writer from Russia. He was born in an aristocratic family and had a luxurious lifestyle. Nobody had an inkling that he would turn out to be such a famous writer.    Leo joined the Russian army when he was twenty three years old. It was during his days as a soldier that he began to write his diary. His first short story to be published was 'Childhood'. The story was well received. His next short story to be published was 'The Raid'.  He later wrote 'Sebastopol Sketches', which was a vivid description of the war days at Sebastopol in Crimea. Soon, he began to work on his novel, 'The Cossacks'. He later produced his Magnum opus, 'War and Peace' between 1864 and 1869. He wrote another novel called 'Anna Karenina', which was finished in 1877. In 1884, he wrote the famous book, 'The Confessions'.     Tolstoy was not just a writer but a great Thinker. He requestioned his own ideas a

Sarojini Naidu – The Poetess & Politician   Sub editor  5 months ago VSK TN 0 Shares   The general definition of poetry is that it is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language. According to the famous American poet, Robert Frost, ‘Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.’   In my opinion, ‘Poetry is the blossoming of aesthetically woven literary expressions crafted with rhythm in moments of spontaneously heightened consciousness.’ Poetry is an art form just like dance or music or sculpting or drama or cinema or painting.  A writer uses the canvas of words to communicate his ideas. One page of beautiful poetry can contain greater wisdom or meaning than a thousand pages of prose. This is because of the unique propensity of poetry to lend itself to multiple interpretations unlike prose. The second propensity of poetry is that unlike in prose, thought and language cannot be separated.   A poem springs forth

Time Machine If you can effortlessly traverse, Be in the present, Move to the future, Slide into the past and return, You are a Time Machine! If you can tie yourself to ideas, Rather than to people or things, Be more hopeful than dismal, You are a Time Machine! If you have ideas to change the world, And know the know-how, And successfully go about doing them, You are a Time Machine! If you can pause, Every now and then, De-stress and move on, You are a Time Machine! If you can escape at will, From foolish thoughts plaguing your inner space, And life-dance as per your whims and fancy, You are a Time Machine! If you can get up each day, And celebrate being alive, And plan your next good deed, You are a Time Machine! S.Padmapriya