I Love the Song Mahatma Gandhi Loved
Shobana sings at the Mandapam in Chennai ... which I did not see
After all, my pilgrimage was only once, in 2003
He had cut his teeth in 1893 with apartheid & segregation
In Africa, where today it is a fad to find fault that he was but human
"They" expect Gandhi to have been perfect; high-caste he was,
Yet after racism made him "British scum," he said Untouchables are "Harijan' -
The equivalent of Prez. Trump calling "Mexicans" darlings of God & men:
Welcome to politics of 2016, 2017, 2018. Changes in 2019 or 20120?
Copyright © Anil Deo | Year Posted 2019
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