I talk about not the good
Who are but a few,
But the Bihari chors and ghushkhors,
Thugs and criminals,
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Poetry to Jayanta Mahapatra
Is imagery and imagism,
Sticking to Oriya roots and nativity,
A discussion of light and darkness,
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What have I done
For the nation,
The society
And the family,
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Dark daughter,
Dark you,
Dark the world,
The ways of it.
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An Indian cobbler
I see sitting for ages
By the street side
Under heat and dust,
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From the global market not,
But the Indian market
Of the bhendawallah, the bakriwallah
Am I returning
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Had Amitabh Bacchan's brother
Ajitabh joined the film industry,
What would it have happened,
Say you?
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Bura mat mano Holi hain,
Rang-gulal ka mausam,
Rang mein bhang shama to jaane do.
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