Khushwant Singh Poem by Bijay Kant Dubey

Only one writer whom I fail to forget,
So controversial, so well-infornmed,
So great a talker,
Sharing the jokes even in the old age.

In the columns of his, what can he not say about,
The prime ministers, presidents, ministers,
Icons and scions,
Governors and chief ministers?

What can he not say,
History, politics, art, culture and tradition,
Laguage and literature,
Region and religion?

The talks of the whole century,
From India to England,
He can say about,
The poets and their secret affairs?

The varieties of wine, wine-bottles and their labels,
Rum, whiskey, vodka,
Beer and brandy,
Their history too he can elaborate upon
With the taste of that tested.

So open to all that he cannot hide anything else
Be it private or personal,
So full of jokes and caricatures
Even in such a grand old age.

A historian of the Punjab and Punjabi history,
Of the Sikhs and Sikhism,
Of Guru Nanak and Guru Granth Sahib,
He can tell even about the folk songs and dances.

A voracious reader and a writer,
He can detail upon anything
And there is nothing as hidden from,
Be it Nehru clan or Gandhi clan.

Whpose affair is with whom,
What is in hwhose horoscope,
What does astrology say to,
What does astronomy,
He can even tell that?

A lover of Urdu poetry, shayari and ghazal,
He keeps translating Urdu poetry
And exploring it,
The history and tradition of it?

He can say about the Sindhi language,
Indian English and British English,
Longer South Indian names,
Yoga, herbal medicine and ayurveda.

He can even say about the longer moustache,
The bearded men,
Yogis and bhogis,
Ganja, bhang and country liquor.