This poem is about what it means to be a mother of a Muslim child in today's India.
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Is India Really a Democracy? The Answer, My Friend, Is Blowing in the Wind: Nayantara Sahgal
The author's lament about the attacks on individual rights and freedoms in present-day India.
You Eat Meat
A poem as a protest against what the incident in JNU and other places around India on Ram Navami.
Big Brother’s Cousins
'They pocket with ease, war profiteers each one...'
A Poem on Spring, a Saffron Victory and on Being a Muslim
A poem on the turn India is taking, and the fear of dark times ahead in the hearts of minority communities.
Tears of a Nation
A poem on the India of today which is being taken over by hatred, violence and injustice.
Big Brother Rap
'Against the crime of silence, we must raise our voice and save our country.'
Fascism
"I start by being neutral / and end by being neutered."
Save the Man From the Mob, Hang Him ASAP!
Justice awaiting, ministers berating, victims paraded while goons are for hire.