Sunday, 2 August 2026

What is a writer? Who is a writer?

What is a writer? Who is a writer?

Someone who doesn’t take sides - 

Who is neither with the hero,

nor against the villain,

Who knows the part each character plays,

who creates life in the written word…


A writer is the God of his world,

whose opinion is equally conveyed

by the positive and negative…


Being a God

he thinks of the hero and the villain,

and cares for both of them,

He knows the Dusshasana and Krishna

characters of his inside out,

and himself is neither…


Nor is he just a reporter,

but someone who knows life

enough to be confident

of the truth of what 

he is conveying…


© Manan sheel.