Triveni Journal

1927 | 11,233,916 words

Triveni is a journal dedicated to ancient Indian culture, history, philosophy, art, spirituality, music and all sorts of literature. Triveni was founded at Madras in 1927 and since that time various authors have donated their creativity in the form of articles, covering many aspects of public life....

Human Associations

Iftikhar Husain Rizvi

Human associations
In a train compartment
Lend wings to, the fancy.
It soars and sails in the sky
Of surmise about others.
Topics crop and bloom and change.
Prospective marital relationships
Take birth in the minds
Of discussing parties.
Education, children, post and town
Are artfully expressed, carefully marked.
The girl’s mother beams with joy
To think of the would-be groom.
The bubble explodes:
The parties belong to different castes.

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