Anhad ka Baaja

There is wailing in Shopian As woman mourns her son “Who will feed his widow? Who will raise my grandson?” “Curse all these Indian soldiers For doing this to me May all their mothers suffer The grief

Modaks are made for Ganesh Chaturthi Chhapan Bhog for Janmashtami Birthdays are celebrated with Birthday cakes Wedding Anniversaries, if you are lucky, merit a candle-light tete-a-tete Any occasion

To get to school, I take a short cut through the slum I never look at the children there, not going to school I look away In college, I never visit the mess workers’ quarters I never listen to their

Why unnecessarily create a row? I’ll keep quiet, Let it go… The slumbering Beast is stirring now Whenever I argue, I am shouted down: Why argue with a bunch of clowns? The Beast is on the move The

जो कहना था , वह कह लिया अब तो बार बार वही कहना होगा लेकिन जब तक वह‍ाँ से कोइ खबर नहीं आती, हमे ही शोर मचाना होगा Aavaaz Jo kahna tha, wah kah liya Ab to baar baar wahi kahna hoga Lekin jab tak wahaan

I don’t want to hear the screams I stop up my ears I don’t want to see the blindings I close my eyes I just don’t want to talk about it I keep my mouth shut Hear no evil, See no evil, Speak no evil