Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar Poems

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2261.
Why Honour Killing

To beget a baby
Is to get a copy.
Be that copy to shape
In the mould parents set.
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2262.
At No Man's Mercy

Pupils erring, the monitor steps in.
Monitors idling, the teacher steps in.
Teachers shirking, the Head Master steps in.
Head Masters failing, parents step in.
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2263.
Put Women At The Helm.

Patriarchy is a biological construct,
Which allots hunting to males and breeding to females.
Patriarchy is also a social construct,
Which allots reigning to males and keeping to females.
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2264.
Adultery Is Not An Adultery

A woman may leave her man found bitter.
She may leave him for someone found better.
She thus commits no criminal offence
But uses autonomy and privacy.
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2265.
Hindus To Accommodate Women

Menstruation is womanly function.
It's personal and woman's privacy.
To equate it with impurity is bad.
Drive out social stigma attached to it.
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2266.
Love Devotion

Meera poured Krishna her fathomless love.
Andal poured Perumal her bottomless love.
Bharathi poured Kannamma his immense love.
All the loved ones are subjective characters
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2267.
Love Of Devotion

Meera poured Krishna her fathomless love.
Andal poured Perumal her bottomless love.
Bharathi poured Kannamma his immense love.
All the loved ones are subjective characters
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2268.
Karma In Action

Hit by a truck, crying for help,
Lost life a man on the high way,
People passing him with heads turned.
He was the one who rescued many
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2269.
Loss Is Surmountable

The death of someone, failure of love,
Losing right or things, getting debilities
Shattering ambition, falling victims
And business failures are all losses.
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2270.
The Belated Revelations

In the field of entertainment and leisure,
The role of women is to satisfy
The audience by visual presence
And address the elite community.
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