they let loose the word

they say

the wall-writing is vulgar and

provocative :

‘Dalit-Muslim bhai bhai’—

the brotherhood

of the depressed andthe persecuted,

the calss-collaborators,

the unholy alliance.

and let loose the word :

teach them lesson.

ther say

the Manu’s pyramid is shaking

and they can no longer stick to the summit

for the foundation has rebelled

and showing cracks.

they say

they are anti-socials

and evils

and parasites

and un-Indian.

they say

that they are pampered to the point

that they now claim for fair deal

social justice…

want to walk upright

and dare take roots in the native land

eschewing the humble traditions of

their forefathers.

they say

the balance of power maintained by

their PAKSH

is dangerously upset

by the vicious weight of the KHAM

and by the population explosion

caused by the unplanned families of

Muslims and SCs and STs and OBCs

they say

the Baxi is bad

and the Mandal is mad

for they prescribe the affirmative action called anamat

for the underprivileged and the deprived

and disturb the hornet’s nest.

they say

the day of sarvanashis near

for the great Aryan civilization is at stake

and they let loose the word:

teach them lesson.

they say

they have piled up arms 

in the holy precincts of their madrasas and mosques

and let loose the word :

teach them lesson.

and one day I find

charred pages of holy Koran

and mullah-topees

and corpses of ashes

under the large dome of

Malek Saban’s mosque.

there lay unshrouded bodies

pierced by uniformed bullets

and private knives.

and they stone the bastis,

throw acid-bulbs,

beat their pets and trees,

loot their little belongings,

rape their burkha-clad women

and set afire

the ghettos of Allah-fearing Garibnagar

and Bhagwan-fearing Dalitnagar,

and they run for life.

and the cop-escorted mobs—

chantingjai bajarang bali and allahu akbar

 pounce upon them midway

amidst the frantic cries of Jamilas

and the panicky screams of Yusufs.

alas, they could never imagine of being offensive

nor could they think of being defensive

so vulnerable were they

that they were running for life

and yet got caught half-way.

and now huddled as hijaratis

in the confines of the camps

living in exile in their own motherland,

counting the heads,

and calculating the losses;

and staring in the skies:

qurbani for the qaum

to resolve or sharpen the contradictions,

who knows ?

and then enough blood is shed

ceasefire is declared.

appeals for peace from of all shades of citizens –

red, blue, saffron, secular…

and then game of relief,

and then promise of rehabilitation,

and then racket of the refugee-rolls

collecting cash-doles,

pigs for the people,

guinea pigs for the politician

the cops have their prey,

the agitators have their anguish expressed,

the goondas have their gangs avenged.

God is not in heaven

and everything is not well in the world

11.PAKSH : Patel and Kshatriyas

22. KHAM : Kshatiyas, Harijans, Adivasis and Muslims

33. OBC  : Other backward classes

44.Govt Commissions set up for the welfare of SC/ST/OBC/Minority, named after the persons heading them