Family Partition Poem by Rajnish Manga
Family Partition
सन्नाटा भारी छा गया बटवारे के किस्से में
जब मां ने यकसा पूछ लिया के मैं हूँ किसके हिस्से में
(Writer unknown)
An eerie silence prevailed on the matters of partition
When the mother suddenly asked I will go with whom
Quite a subtle poem of the division in family life. Favouritism.
Partition is a very painful experience. This poem reminds of the India Pakistan partition which left many families devastated. Mother's deep anguish and uncertainty of a future is so well portrayed in this concise poem. A powerful write. Thanks for sharing Rajnish ji.......10
very evocative. Not only family partition, it reminds of India-Pakistan partition as well. Those that went to Pak from India, I am sure were not so sure, and those Hundus that came here, it must not have been so easy to depart from their birth-land.
Absolutely. My father and other members of family left everything behind at partition and migrated to the mainland to start life afresh. People of older generation still have fond memories of the land left behind. Thanks for this feedback, Sir.
Meaningful expression. Mother to part, how and whereto? Bhagavatha Purana narrates an incidence where the elder brothers 'donate' their aged father to the younger one, as a portion of wealth partitioned. 10+
It's a pleasure to read about the story from our ancient scriptures like Bhagawata Purana. Thanks for the review and your valuable inputs.
Like the two lines poem of Ezra Pound, " The Metro Station" , these two lines convey the plight of aged parents and the unsympathetic attitude of the sons and daughters towards the old parents. Excellent.
Thanks for a very thoughtful review of the poem. Fresh inputs add to the value of this poetic expression.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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The sad situation of parting and decision taking...10.