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
Hey Lady. Out soon.
November 8, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Hey Lady. Out soon.
ग़म की बात कर दी तो मुस्कुरा दिए हम. Working on a new single.
November 6, 2025 at 6:25 PM
ग़म की बात कर दी तो मुस्कुरा दिए हम. Working on a new single.
#ZohranMamdani invoking #JawaharlalNehru's independence day speech is a bit of an overkill.
November 5, 2025 at 8:41 PM
#ZohranMamdani invoking #JawaharlalNehru's independence day speech is a bit of an overkill.
Just composed it.
जो बातें तुमने बताईं नहीं
वोह कैसे याद आ गईं
मयंक छाया
जो बातें तुमने बताईं नहीं
वोह कैसे याद आ गईं
मयंक छाया
November 1, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Just composed it.
जो बातें तुमने बताईं नहीं
वोह कैसे याद आ गईं
मयंक छाया
जो बातें तुमने बताईं नहीं
वोह कैसे याद आ गईं
मयंक छाया
Music, like painting, is a singular pursuit for me.
Finalizing my new single just now.
तेरे बिन जीना
तेरे बिन मरना
दोनों के है दरम्याँ
मेरा वजूद
--मयंक छाया
Finalizing my new single just now.
तेरे बिन जीना
तेरे बिन मरना
दोनों के है दरम्याँ
मेरा वजूद
--मयंक छाया
October 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Music, like painting, is a singular pursuit for me.
Finalizing my new single just now.
तेरे बिन जीना
तेरे बिन मरना
दोनों के है दरम्याँ
मेरा वजूद
--मयंक छाया
Finalizing my new single just now.
तेरे बिन जीना
तेरे बिन मरना
दोनों के है दरम्याँ
मेरा वजूद
--मयंक छाया
Music, like painting, is a singular pursuit for me.
Finalizing my new single just now.
तेरे बिन जीना
तेरे बिन मरना
दोनों के है दरम्याँ
मेरा वजूद
--मयंक छाया
Finalizing my new single just now.
तेरे बिन जीना
तेरे बिन मरना
दोनों के है दरम्याँ
मेरा वजूद
--मयंक छाया
October 23, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Music, like painting, is a singular pursuit for me.
Finalizing my new single just now.
तेरे बिन जीना
तेरे बिन मरना
दोनों के है दरम्याँ
मेरा वजूद
--मयंक छाया
Finalizing my new single just now.
तेरे बिन जीना
तेरे बिन मरना
दोनों के है दरम्याँ
मेरा वजूद
--मयंक छाया
Out soon.
Bhar Aain Tum.
Bhar Aain Tum.
October 22, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Out soon.
Bhar Aain Tum.
Bhar Aain Tum.
This morning, obsessing over #DiljitDosanjh's 'Heer Kufar Kare'.
October 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
This morning, obsessing over #DiljitDosanjh's 'Heer Kufar Kare'.
From an early single of mine.
सितारों में तेरा बसर है
मेरा ज़मीं पे है गुज़ारा
तो कैसे हम मिल जाएँ
--मयंक छाया
सितारों में तेरा बसर है
मेरा ज़मीं पे है गुज़ारा
तो कैसे हम मिल जाएँ
--मयंक छाया
October 8, 2025 at 7:16 PM
From an early single of mine.
सितारों में तेरा बसर है
मेरा ज़मीं पे है गुज़ारा
तो कैसे हम मिल जाएँ
--मयंक छाया
सितारों में तेरा बसर है
मेरा ज़मीं पे है गुज़ारा
तो कैसे हम मिल जाएँ
--मयंक छाया
2025 Nobel laureates in Physics and why they won.
October 7, 2025 at 6:05 PM
2025 Nobel laureates in Physics and why they won.
मेरा वजूद. जल्द ही आ रहा है.
October 4, 2025 at 1:57 AM
मेरा वजूद. जल्द ही आ रहा है.
Sleep is a great eraser of misery while it lasts. What happens on waking up is a different story.
Photo copyright: Palashranjan Bhaumick
Photo copyright: Palashranjan Bhaumick
October 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Sleep is a great eraser of misery while it lasts. What happens on waking up is a different story.
Photo copyright: Palashranjan Bhaumick
Photo copyright: Palashranjan Bhaumick
Literally while looking at this painting of a fictional woman by me named Dri xi la, this song just took birth.
September 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Literally while looking at this painting of a fictional woman by me named Dri xi la, this song just took birth.