I USED TO SMILE WITH SWEAT GREASING MY FACE   There was a wetness in the air Humidity drenching into his t-shirt It wasn’t sweat He hadn’t moved all day It was the wind playing with his head Look at me it said Swishing back…

When no playground is a thing of everyday. 

“Children cannot bounce off the walls if we take away the walls.”- Erin Kenny How would you feel if you were robbed of your right to play in your childhood? To be forbidden to leave the house and stay holed up inside? To be forced…

What are your memories of playing as a child? Some of us will remember hide and seek, kho kho, gully cricket, hopscotch and many other games. Others may recollect arguing about rules for stick ball or taking turns batting, or creating imaginary worlds with our…