Anhad ka Baaja

Big Brother is flying high Soon he’s gonna touch the sky His ideology has spread far and wide Too late, too late to turn the tide Young children have become cannon fodder And he has become God and

Technology has made us all Superficially savvy We can easily Doctor videos and  Nurse quotes Cherry-picking As we go along To keep our bubbles intact So much so that Bulle Shah, who said “Tear down

Fascism doesn't arrive Goose-stepping in jackboots Blaring trumpets It insinuates itself Slowly, stealthily, silently It is a state of mind I start by  Being neutral And end by Being neutered: No

Fascism doesn't arrive Goose-stepping in jackboots Blaring trumpets It insinuates itself Slowly, stealthily, silently It is a state of mind I start by  Being neutral And end by Being neutered: No

In the abstract I would like to Love my neighbour And earn merit For my future lives But when my neighbour is Grazing his cattle on my land Stealing my jackfruit Hacking my trees I rant at him

Children are taught What to learn Never How to learn Cut-and-paste programmers As well as Plagiarist poets And all manner of Follow-the-leaders Graduate from our schools Why should this surprise