bharat desh mahan
phir kyon lete ho
bhaiyya ki jan
kam se kam
ek jehadi
aur ek bhaiiya
main kuch toh
karo pehchan
bharatwasi hai wo
tumhari seva karta hai
uka balidan
uska aur tumhara
hai ek hi khandaan
kan kan main bhagwan '
bhagwan ke hirdye main
phasa hua insan
kabhi kabhi
insan ke hirdye
se jag utha
shaitan
mother india
ke hum sab bacche
'baki sab mehman
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Bharat Desh Mahan
The Girl Child in the Slums
living
on the mound of a dump
the girl child in the slums
a season of pain
no winter or autumn
to her fate
she will succumb
married early
no problem
a couple of kids
she will be an
old woman
with a hump
this picture
will be part
of my photo
album
i pray for her
being a father
of a girl child too
that she lives
happily
when her
time comes
hope and love
the outcome
The Slum Seller of Khatta Meetha
I have to pass him to go to work , he sits near the transit chawl, close to Indraji Nagar slums at Bandra.
Kids surround him , for the stuff he sells.
I buy avlas and raw kairi from him..
He has all kinds of boras , his colored red kairi in vinegar is a hit with the kids..
This is stuff that takes you back to your school days..
I love shooting him..I have never asked his name ..
He has never asked me why I shoot him , but in all humility I am a famous face in this area because of my grand daughter 2 year old Marziya Shakir most of her fans are in the slum..but they keep a distance from her she hates anyone touching her and is good with her fists and legs..
No Love No Water In The Tap
we are thirsty
for knowledge
no love
no water
in the tap
61 years
of freedom
on the face
of democracy
a tight slap
sounds of silence
one hand clap
from the
sewer of a womb
fall into another
death trap
every night
a new hope
in an old dream
unwrap
Searching For Heaven Beneath a Childs Feet
hamare pairon tale
hai jannat gutter jaisi
zindagi hamari hai aisi
5 sal ke bad ghode par
sawar wo ayenge
aur vote mangte waqt
nahi poochenge hai kaisi
democracy ke nam
ki kar di aise ki taisi
The Little Bird In A Cage
both
prisoners
of circumstances
in every age
the little girl with
clipped wings
the little bird
in a cage
their lives
time will outrage
blindfolded
on rampage
the only saving
consolation
at one stage
the little bird
wont have to
give dowry
or dahez
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