crown missed

could you introduce yourself? 

‘namaste, i am Sushmita Sen from India,

the nation with glorious civilization,

whose motto is vasudhaiv kutumbakam,

where diverse people live in harmony

where love is the essence of life.’

may i know about you and your passion?

‘namaskar, i am Aishwarya Rai from India,

i am deeply concerned for the little children

and about poverty

and inequalities of race and color and sex.’

what are you and what is your take on

peace, war, beauty and crown?

‘hi, i am Tara Teng from Canada,

no, i don’t want peace,

i want to declare war instead,

a world war on social injustice.

‘what is beauty to me?

not the colour of skin, nor the size of breast and waist, 

beauty is justice, beauty is compassion, beauty is equality.

‘what will i do if i miss my crown?

i will happily continue sending a portion of my cheque

to an Indian school that serve mid-day meal

to the little dalit children.’ 

and the jury announces:

well rehearsed and most articulate, Sushmita,

you are crowned Miss Universe.

well mugged up lines, Aishwarya, and politically correct too!

you are crowned Miss World

well Tara, why should a Chinese Canadian miss her crown

for some unknown and unlisted cause?

even these brainy Indian beauties don’t know

what devil  is called dalit there ?

no sir, they may be ‘untouchables’ for these fair ladies

but they are not invisible,for they are a size of a sub-continent.

and these high caste arrogant Indian beauties,

like that Shilpa Shetty and her ilk

blissfully oblivious of homegrown practice of humiliating harijans

make hue and cry

only when their wheatish skin gets compared with the white sales-girl’s! 

well Tara, miss Canada,  you make a point,

but be happy with your national title

till your noble cause is recognized as crown-worthy.