Mayank Chhaya
@mayankchhaya.bsky.social
Editor & Host, Mayank Chhaya Reports (MCR)
Author, 'Dalai Lama Man, Monk, Mystic', Soon of 'Gravity' and 'A Tangential Life', Writer-director 'Gandhi's Song'. 43 years as a journalist.
Journalist, Writer, Poet, Painter, Composer.
Author, 'Dalai Lama Man, Monk, Mystic', Soon of 'Gravity' and 'A Tangential Life', Writer-director 'Gandhi's Song'. 43 years as a journalist.
Journalist, Writer, Poet, Painter, Composer.
Introducing an occasional series based on my poetry over the decades. Brevity is the guiding philosophy of the series.
December 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Introducing an occasional series based on my poetry over the decades. Brevity is the guiding philosophy of the series.
A reminder about my one of my nearly 200 songs.
Excuse that AI could not quite get "Kya" in Hindi despite my best efforts.
Man Ki Seema Kya Hai
Nini Kikomo Cha Akili
(This is in Swahili which means the same as in Hindi.)
Excuse that AI could not quite get "Kya" in Hindi despite my best efforts.
Man Ki Seema Kya Hai
Nini Kikomo Cha Akili
(This is in Swahili which means the same as in Hindi.)
December 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
A reminder about my one of my nearly 200 songs.
Excuse that AI could not quite get "Kya" in Hindi despite my best efforts.
Man Ki Seema Kya Hai
Nini Kikomo Cha Akili
(This is in Swahili which means the same as in Hindi.)
Excuse that AI could not quite get "Kya" in Hindi despite my best efforts.
Man Ki Seema Kya Hai
Nini Kikomo Cha Akili
(This is in Swahili which means the same as in Hindi.)
Here is to #SardarVallabhbhaiPatel on his 75th death anniversary today.
December 15, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Here is to #SardarVallabhbhaiPatel on his 75th death anniversary today.
For a very long time I have had this idea of a series on the workings of a daily newspaper called 'Shenanigans at South Asia Daily'.
Now thanks to AI, I can make at least a short teaser.
Premiering here.
Now thanks to AI, I can make at least a short teaser.
Premiering here.
December 15, 2025 at 2:08 PM
For a very long time I have had this idea of a series on the workings of a daily newspaper called 'Shenanigans at South Asia Daily'.
Now thanks to AI, I can make at least a short teaser.
Premiering here.
Now thanks to AI, I can make at least a short teaser.
Premiering here.
Quizás ella quiso hacerte daño.
December 4, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Quizás ella quiso hacerte daño.
उफ़क़ पे लालिमा
कह रही है देख ले
सूरज ढल ने को है
The mauve glow on the horizon (उफ़क़-- I am not saying 'Oh, fuck.')
Says, "Look now"
The Sun is about to set
--MC
कह रही है देख ले
सूरज ढल ने को है
The mauve glow on the horizon (उफ़क़-- I am not saying 'Oh, fuck.')
Says, "Look now"
The Sun is about to set
--MC
December 1, 2025 at 3:29 AM
उफ़क़ पे लालिमा
कह रही है देख ले
सूरज ढल ने को है
The mauve glow on the horizon (उफ़क़-- I am not saying 'Oh, fuck.')
Says, "Look now"
The Sun is about to set
--MC
कह रही है देख ले
सूरज ढल ने को है
The mauve glow on the horizon (उफ़क़-- I am not saying 'Oh, fuck.')
Says, "Look now"
The Sun is about to set
--MC
My favorite pastime--sketching and composing.
November 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM
My favorite pastime--sketching and composing.
Out soon.
इश्क़ में मैं लापता.
इश्क़ में मैं लापता.
November 26, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Out soon.
इश्क़ में मैं लापता.
इश्क़ में मैं लापता.
I have been writing poetry since the age of 13. Over the decades, I have had many favorite lines from what I have written.
This is the latest favorite written this morning. You may think it is morbid. I find it quite striking.
ज़हर है ज़िंदगी
चारा है मौत
--MC
This is the latest favorite written this morning. You may think it is morbid. I find it quite striking.
ज़हर है ज़िंदगी
चारा है मौत
--MC
November 23, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I have been writing poetry since the age of 13. Over the decades, I have had many favorite lines from what I have written.
This is the latest favorite written this morning. You may think it is morbid. I find it quite striking.
ज़हर है ज़िंदगी
चारा है मौत
--MC
This is the latest favorite written this morning. You may think it is morbid. I find it quite striking.
ज़हर है ज़िंदगी
चारा है मौत
--MC
It is with great joy that I release my single 'Hey lady, with a turquoise blue scarf.'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL1j...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL1j...
Lady, With A Turquoise Blue Scarf
YouTube video by Mayank Chhaya
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November 9, 2025 at 11:23 AM
It is with great joy that I release my single 'Hey lady, with a turquoise blue scarf.'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL1j...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL1j...
