Is Adil Jussawalla The Eklavya, Abhimanyu Or Karna Of Indian English Verse? Poem by Bijay Kant Dubey

Is Adil Jussawalla The Eklavya, Abhimanyu Or Karna Of Indian English Verse?



Talking of the apathy of Drona
Prejudiced and biased to Prince Arjuna,
Who instead of his injunctions
To what he saw in the tree,
The bird's eye denoted
Shooting it no doubt piercingly,
But not so competent as far as Eklavya
Marking all that from hiding the expertise
Extended to Arjuna and other princely shisyas,
The tribal boy,
A dalit,
Half-fed, half-clothed fellow
Marking and shooting
What Arjuna failed to compete with
Even after
That excellence
Which he deserved,
But for overlooking the dakshina,
A forester he was not
Worthy of being given
Which Ajuna was to get
As for royal blood and ascendancy
And that is why
The arrogant Brahmin asked for
His dakshina form him
And he extended
As per his word
The cut off thumb
So that he could not
Achieve in archery
Failing Arjuna,
But knowledge
Irrespective of bars,
Keeps going?

Saturday, December 20, 2014
Topic(s) of this poem: art
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