We read science, but we are still confused about the creation of our planet. We take benefits of science. But we don't believe in science. We are conquering the moon. At the same time, we are funding research on cow urine to find traces of gold in it.
It attests the cost of speaking truth to power. It may lead to the cause of one's death. So, enjoy nature and write and be a big name.
It hails New Year. In New Year Swamy hopes of a new dawn at the cost of a huge sacrifice, for which we must be prepared.
Simply put, love cannot be exhibited or publicised by changing one’s digital profile or uploading a picture of the national flag to social media. It’s a matter of internalisation that occurs in the innermost of one’s mind. Any public display of any love is simply a gimmick.
Cheating is the 'new normal' of our present time. Cheaters cheat, and win and wield, amass. And people gets sandwiched!
Ma Ganga is merciless in monsoon
It sports and kills us
Its holy water is red with our fresh blood
It makes us refugees in our own land.
Bulging bellies, meaty thighs
Carp faces, hurried feet, talks of money, car, wine and girls
Dry limbs hurry for a smooth end
Feisty girls to sharpen body ridges
Abandoned people, abandoned hopes,
The cost of fertilizer and pesticides multiplied,
Beels are dry, But they will sow jute again.
It is a tribute to the fierce spirit of Stan Swamy who was killed by the state for his free voice, and for his cause for the tribals.
It highlights the post-modern, post-truth way of life. Savagery of wealth coexists with the unbearable pains of the poor.