My Tryst With The Hijra In Latur

My Tryst With The Hijra In Latur, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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I met her by chance through a single moment her sidelong glance
I was certainly not in a trance destiny and the hijras destiny as it zooms
on my soul perchance a step forward a step back tantric dance
call it what you want to she said its was a ethereal romance
a muslim barefeet blogger an androgyne ..at latur instead of Cannes

The Hijab In Latur

The Hijab In Latur, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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is what the muslim women wear
as their religious identity for sure
totally spiritual divinely pure
within its soul the muslim
woman secure unlike
the hindu niqab a fastidious
street fashion statement
prevention and no cure
only the hijab is testimony
of our changing time
unchangeable endures
from one generation to the next
the muslim woman is reassures

Now If You Ask Her Who Is The New CM .. She Will Be Stumped For An Answer

Now If You Ask Her Who Is The New CM .. She Will Be Stumped For An Answer, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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governments come
governments go
chief ministers come
chief ministers go
such is life
life's flow
for time and tide
nothing waits
her stomach
is what keeps
her alive
her hunger
her khali pet
she thinks
its her bad kismet
she neither loves
or hates .
the good lord
ganesha
hanumanji
jagdamba ma
mahalakxmi devi
provide for her needs
a few morsels
on a broken plate
she will be stumped
for an answer if you
ask her who is the
new CM of our state
one chavan for another 'chavan
destiny is what madame dictates

Hey Ram A Bullet Hits Him Over And Over Again

Hey Ram A Bullet Hits Him Over And Over Again, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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his death ridiculed
forever did he die
in vain a single bullet
in his soul remains
a struggle for freedom
his people enslaved
in more pain
once khadi wearing netas
now in Irish starched linen
have bound his beloved
mother India once more in
corruption in every domain
for an adarsh ideal
a tower of babel on the
soul of governance
ingrained
the nation back in chains
the mahatma sheds tears
another bullet more
vicious than the first
hey ram hits him
over and over again
humanity down
an open drain
purple haze
atomic rain
dysfunctional
karmic brain
gandhi looks
towards karbala
humilty thy name
is hussain
a memory
gives birth to
a blood stain

To a Poet from another Poet ..In Good Faith..
to Aditya Thackeray ..

The Hindu Niqab In Latur

The Hindu Niqab In Latur, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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a fashion statement on the move
a religious attitude of the muslim
women caught in the spasms
of street style in a groove
while a moment captured aloof
a thought hits the roof whats
ths world coming to wonders
mother of yusuf what are
the hindu girls trying to prove
clandestine romantic encounters
made easy that their parents
wholeheartedly disapprove

Sometimes A Muslim Blogger Sees Faith Face To Face

Sometimes A Muslim Blogger Sees Faith Face To Face, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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the gods and goddesses work in a strange way
through pictures i show wherever i shoot
wherever i go through the inner soul
of my camera humanity glows
paying tribute to divinity in all its throes
the flesh was inclined the soul in repose
a barefeet muslim blogger pain passion pathos
the essence of firoze hope and hindutva
a message of peace as you know
from my heart to your heart
like a bursting dam on the consciousness
of hope harmony as it overflows
being a hindu or a muslim
is not the only criteria
being a good indian a good
human being all other thought
of religious bigotry racism overthrows
a tear drop from my eye on the floor
as it glistened it froze

The Goddess Mahalaxmi Of Latur

The Goddess Mahalaxmi Of Latur, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

I had arrived in Latur and checked in a small lodge I showered and came down to the streets for a cup of tea I was barefeet and as I walked along I reached this small roadside temple in Latur where Goddess Mahalaxmi resides I shot a lot of pictures and the grooming up of the Goddess by the temple priest..