By V. Shruti Devi (quill-o-the-wisp)
This is one of the only two non-English poems i've written. (The other one is in Telugu: Nirnayalu (Decisions), which is on this blog...and there's an Oriya-to-English translation of one of my grandpa's Oriya lyrics which one will post here soon).
Ajmer Kee Soch was written on 30th July, 2013 in New Delhi, inspired by the daily media-tracking and analysis of the election campaign of the Pakistani politician, tribal leader and former cricketer, Imran Khan, and an earlier personal peace pilgrimage of mine to the dargah at Ajmer. (i'd posted this on my Facebook wall some time after writing it...a footnoted version is on the cards...and will tune in to watch the forthcoming India-Pak match at Eden Gardens).
AAJ AJMER KEE SOCH
This is one of the only two non-English poems i've written. (The other one is in Telugu: Nirnayalu (Decisions), which is on this blog...and there's an Oriya-to-English translation of one of my grandpa's Oriya lyrics which one will post here soon).
Ajmer Kee Soch was written on 30th July, 2013 in New Delhi, inspired by the daily media-tracking and analysis of the election campaign of the Pakistani politician, tribal leader and former cricketer, Imran Khan, and an earlier personal peace pilgrimage of mine to the dargah at Ajmer. (i'd posted this on my Facebook wall some time after writing it...a footnoted version is on the cards...and will tune in to watch the forthcoming India-Pak match at Eden Gardens).
AAJ AJMER KEE SOCH
Mukhtalifiyat sey
Aa pahunchey
Ek khazaaney par
Kya wakahi
Yeh
Ek khabar hai
Ya nazariyaat
Kee honee unhonee
Khwaab?
Badaltey idaarey
Adaalat kinaarey
Padee huey jamooriyat.
Junoon key zarooriyat
Ho toh aisee.
Jalsey mein phirey
Mashallah girey
Par qualm ney jashn manayee
Beshak.
Abh jashn aur bhee baaki hai
Jabh insaaniyat aur insaafiyat
Chaa jaayegee har monsoon kee gulley mein.
Tabh Jashn-e-Jannat kahengey hum.
Us mannat ko poora
Samjheyngey hum.
