Aam Aadmi aur Aam Aurat... Clearly, you are the bulk of the nation, Forgotten much of the time, except When you are invoked to deride Or justify this or that political fashion. Indeed, when need be, even Dalal street sings paeans to the ordinary. - O hoi polloi, throughout human history, Denied dignity or education, you have Much of the time stood up to save Whole civilizations from the cruelty Of those who assumed godhead of one Kind or another, often in your name, Spreading greed, lust, and shame, Generation after generation. - Yet, you must admit it is also true That in dire times, you have not always Known the wicked chaff from the maize, Empowering the cunning desperado, Only to be betrayed in the extreme Into hunger, oppression, war, and the dream Of some perfection of time to ensue. - Now, in this land of togetherness, Another test awaits your common instinct; Either to fall to some sanctimoniousness, Loud and red in blood, but enticing, Or to read beyond the disingenuous rant And trust your faith in those whose Syllables may be scant but deceptions few. (Courtesy: Prof. Badri Raina)
Posted on: Sun, 26 Jan 2014 07:10:23 +0000