Modern Temples Of Learning Poem by VIJAY KUMAR ROY

Enthralled by lust of money and power
Unique bids arise day by day
To create new degree mills
And offer degrees and diplomas
With attractive nomenclatures.

Sale and purchase
Alluring and cheating
And entangling in a lasting mesh
Strengthen the fervour of this profession.

The business of extracting fee and capitation
And converting the amassed black money into white
Have become a passion and pride.

Wealth and influences get victory over the latent talents,
The initiatives of white kurta and pyjamas
Merge in decent coat and tie
To flourish the modern temples of learning.

(Cite: Roy, Vijay Kumar. 'Modern Temples of Learning.' Realm of Beauty and Truth: A Collection of Poems. Authorspress,2016, p.29.)