Talakaveri springs
from Brahmagiri hills
Kodagu mist blessing
Karnataka's cupped hands
delta farmers wait in
Thanjavur heat
Supreme Court verdicts
cannot fill empty wells
monsoon politics
flow through Mettur dam
Tamil voices rising
with Bangalore's thirst
Cauvery flows past
Srirangapatna temples through
Mysuru palaces
carrying prayers downstream
Trichy grandmother
watches paddy wither
while tech parks upstream
drink tomorrow's harvest
fishermen in Poompuhar
taste salt and sorrow
where river meets sea
ancient delta dreams
where does border end
basin begin
this endless
negotiation...
Categories:
cauvery, conflict, life, water,
Form: Other
Near the river,children,
newly married women,
neighbours and relations
neatly dressed, wear threads on
necks, men wear threads on wrists
Next aarti's shown, to greet
Nation's pride Cauvery
Note:
South Indians rely on River Cauvery for the irrigated agriculture.Since the river experiences water flow seasonally, people are always excited to welcome and they celebrate the day(the water comes from the dam) as AADI PERUKKU. During this day,they tie knots on their necks and welcome the water by showing aarti(a form of puja,where the light from mudllamp and camphor along with flowers are offered) and peform several rituals.
Categories:
cauvery, appreciation,
Form: Verse