Indelible India

Where we get fairness in a tube

and Taj Mahal is a lube,

Where  Balaji wines,

and Ganpati dines.

Where Bheem is a cartoon

and Lakshmi is a bai

Where Maula is found in malls

And Christ in stalls.

Where Akbar royally travels

and Spice is really a jet

Where corruption is a skill

and tears come on the will.

Where paroles are like a remote control

and people fight for channels.

Where reality shows drag and drift

and supreme justice is done in a lift.

Where mothers buy traditions

and fathers kill girls.

Where death is on every page

and rape has a blind spot.

Where support is not a family

and payers are alarmed

Where reliance is broken

and brothers in arms.

Where there is democracy in shouting

and silence in candles.

Where News anchors manufacture consent

and reality is conspicuous by its absence.

Where Chinese food is Indian

and Parathas are called wraps

Where butter is on a billboard

and water dries in taps.

Where movies escape reality

and your library is Facebook

Where deadlines can wait

and yet updates cannot be late.

Where opinions are cheap

and onions priced high

Where nominations are inherited

and inheritance is discredited.

Where Shivaji is the Boss

and Parvati is found in a cafe

Where God used to play cricket

and priests only collect tickets.

Where honking is a birth right

and road rage is a given

Where torching busses is a regular sight

and empty glasses start a fight.

Where science touches Mars

and originality is lost in scars,

Where you sleep peacefully at night

and the soldier is ready to fight.

Where scams are common wealth

and toilets promote public health

Where you crib and bitch , scream shit.

and yet you do nothing about it.

Gyanban Thoughts : India is a land of paradoxes and irony and we shout scream, discuss and debate...but like me, most of us do nothing about it. So if I am not going to do anything about the way my country is being run, then I give up the right to crib about how it is run and who runs it.I give up the right to feel frustrated,because this is the life I chose no one forced.and if one day I cant take it anymore, then I will do something about it and earn the right to question the system.