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Basudev Sunani
The Golden Jubilee
Gandhi,An attentive oil painting
Ideal for the drawing room.
Nehru, Subhash, Patel,
Each a word covered with soot,
With which at best
Streets can be named.
The Freedom struggle,
A cheap Hindi film song
A hit for some days.
Independent citizens,
Troops of a well-orchestrated opera
In which the musicians call the shots.
They can kick out dancers
Who fail to dance to their tune.
The dancers do not know
How long they have been doing their job.
© Translation: 2006, Rabindra K Swain
THE GOLDEN JUBILEE
© 1999, Basudev Sunani
From: Mahula Bana
Publisher: Eeshan-Ankit Prakashani, Nuapada
From: Mahula Bana
Publisher: Eeshan-Ankit Prakashani, Nuapada
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THE GOLDEN JUBILEE
From: Mahula Bana
The Golden Jubilee
Gandhi,An attentive oil painting
Ideal for the drawing room.
Nehru, Subhash, Patel,
Each a word covered with soot,
With which at best
Streets can be named.
The Freedom struggle,
A cheap Hindi film song
A hit for some days.
Independent citizens,
Troops of a well-orchestrated opera
In which the musicians call the shots.
They can kick out dancers
Who fail to dance to their tune.
The dancers do not know
How long they have been doing their job.
© 2006, Rabindra K Swain
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