The Siddis of Junagadh

The Siddis of Junagadh, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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once a royal race
of africa
king of the jungle
they say
bought to india
as slaves
in the gir forests
among lions
tigers they stay
their deity
baba gor
chanting
drumming away
money thrown
on the floor
acrobaticaly
they catch
the hard
earned way
insulted
humiliated
for a heritage
far away
called habshi
these african
tribals
of today
like clowns
in a circus
i shot them
to my dismay
at mahim urus
police sandal
i remember it
to this day