ikolam

I am a creature of moods. A way to express them through various creative avenues is to publish them in electronic forums. That is what I have been doing for more than fifteen years. First it was the India-Digest and then the Pulse of India where I published samples of inspirational poems (including a few of my own) from all the languages. Later it was the yahoo groups Chandassu and racchabanda. Afterward it was the online Telugu journal eemaaTa where I published many articles on metrics as well as a few of my poetry and one or two short stories.

In another forum a hot discussion is going on about compensation to writers and editors. This has some relevance to ikOlam too. That is why I am offering some of my own thoughts for wahtever they are worth. Many Indians settled abroad (and some in India too) have started websites, blogs, discussion groups in order to give expression to their love for