Satis Shroff : Writing

On Doctor Faustus & Mephistopheles (Satis Shroff)

On Doctor Faustus & Mephistopheles (Satis Shroff)

A Story by Satis Shroff


Doctor Faustus: a mythical figure? Certainly not. I went to the pretty town of Staufen via Bad Krvzingen from Freiburg. From the distance you can see ..
A Gurkha Mother's Tears (Satis Shroff)

A Gurkha Mother's Tears (Satis Shroff)

A Story by Satis Shroff


A Nepalese mother sits in front of her verandah, smokes her crude cigarette looks at
Remembering the Past & Deciding for the Future (Satis Shroff)

Remembering the Past & Deciding for the Future (Sa..

A Story by Satis Shroff


Two thirds of German citizens reckon with with a terrorist strike by the IS in this country. Only 17% believe that this will not happen. Is war going ..
The Charms of Spoken English (Satis Shroff)

The Charms of Spoken English (Satis Shroff)

A Story by Satis Shroff


Whether you hear Radio Nepal, the BBC, CNN or the Voice of America, there's no such thing as correct spoken English. There is no standard as such, eve..
In Freud und Leid (Satis Shroff)

In Freud und Leid (Satis Shroff)

A Story by Satis Shroff


In Freud und Leid zum Lied bereit (Satis Shroff) The Christmas Concert of the men's choir from Kappel and the Music Association-Kappel will be perf..
Flying Over the Himalayas (Satis Shroff)

Flying Over the Himalayas (Satis Shroff)

A Story by Satis Shroff


Counting the Himalayas as a blessing: such a majestic sight of summits and the mist rising from the deep spurs and valleys below, as far as the eyes c..
Namaste, India-Nepal Relations (Satis Shroff)

Namaste, India-Nepal Relations (Satis Shroff)

A Story by Satis Shroff


The war ended with the Treaty of Sugauli in 1816 after which the Raj took Sikkim and part of the Terai with the borders of Nepal remaining intact till..
Welcome Home

Welcome Home

A Poem by Satis Shroff


The poems are about the Caribbean veterans and others who were invited to England to work in the factories after the World War, about the USA, migrati..
Zeitgeistlyrik: The Lure of the Himalayas (Satis Shroff)

Zeitgeistlyrik: The Lure of the Himalayas (Satis S..

A Poem by Satis Shroff


'The Lure of the Himalayas' is a poem about Adolph Schlagintweit, a German explorer, who made his way to a forbidden land with his two brothers Herman..
PAPER BOAT IN THE BÄCHELE (Satis Shroff)

PAPER BOAT IN THE BÄCHELE (Satis Shroff)

A Poem by Satis Shroff


This is a collection of Haikus about the Himalayas, Schwarzwald, the splendour of Nature, my garden, existence,sein und nicht sein.