Aniruddha Pathak Poet Limerick

All the world has turned blind - 1

Captive truth in pages stay confined,
History no kind be to mankind.
In vain Draupadis cry,
We all watch will-less dry,
Why just Dhritarashtra?
Proud, what we call rashtra, 
Perhaps all of the world has turned blind.
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Translation |04.09.2024| history, women, world
Poet’s note: What with the happenings all around the world today, this quip based on an episode in Mahabharata, points a finger at all of us. Rashtra, Hindi, for nation. The original in Gujarati as transliterated (in PS-acceptable way) is as under:

Itihaas ne unchakee shakun evaaye skandh chhe,
Pan shun karun? Itihaas to paanaa maan bandh chhe.
Kalpaanta karati kyaar ni nirvastra Draupadi,
Dhritarashtra ni kyaan vaat, aakhun vishva andh chhe.   
                                                               - Ashok Chavda

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