‎'Hum pacnchi unmukt gagan ke... (TAS Rural Stint)'

My feelings... (with apologies to Shri Shiv Mangal Singh Suman : 'Hum pacnchi unmukt gagan ke')

Hum panchi hain Bhojpuri ke,

Odiya mein na gaa paayenge,

gaon mein bin bijli reh kar,

jaane kya ukhad paayenge.

Hum mineral-jal peene waale,

Mar jaayenge diarrhea se.

Kahin bhali hai maid ki chik-chik,

shady hotels ki seva se.

Tribal janta ke chakkar mein,

Apni car, bike sab bhoole,

Bas sapno mein dekh rahe hain,

Kingfisher aisle seat ke jhoole

Neend na do, chaahe Mumbai sa,

‘Goli-barood’ kaam kara lo,

lekin, gaon bheje ho toh,

bas malaria se bacha lo!

- 25 Jan 2011