Sreelekha Chatterjee Archives - The MockingOwl Roost

May 9, 2026

A lone polar bear stands with its head lowered among charred debris while flames and thick smoke rise behind it, casting an orange glow across the ruined landscape. The scene feels heavy and unsettling, like a stark reminder of loss and the fragile balance between nature and destruction. Habitat TEXT: Pretension, Sreeleekha Chatterjee, Poetry

Published by Sreelekha Chatterjee at May 9, 2026

Pretension

Threatened habitats resulting from burgeoning human population. What happens when trees are felled, and forest spaces are cleared?

November 17, 2024

Published by Sreelekha Chatterjee at November 17, 2024

A Day of Four Suns

On a white May morning, my neighbour, an honourable secretary of our residents’ welfare association, is watering his small outdoor garden with a hose pipe. Among […]