Wednesday, May 4, 2016

The anatomy of a burn.

Four years ago I suffered a burn. It was as early as five in the morning. It was a bad one. The burn left a scar all the way from my upper leg to my forelimb. The brown discolouration on my skin is my Tatooo . What  I learned from my burn:
1)The pain of women who are burned for dowry or any such gender crimes
2)when hot water falls on your track pants, your burned skin sticks to the track. The brand was Reebok
3)your face turn ashen white when you see the epidermis on your track and your skin pink white
4)When the hot water fell I Instinctively crossed my legs and protected my private parts. Natures way of protection
5) I poured cold water on my burns and tears streamed down in pain. But I did not make a sound. So as not to disturb the others who were sleeping.
6) I dropped the kids to school with a straight face . By then bubbles with a thin sheath had formed on my legs.
7)I returned and waited for Dr Shenoy to show my burns. I had finished making breakfast and lunch.
8) I called up my work place to inform about my state feeling the sneer at the other end that this must a tiny scald.
9)My father hauled me into the car to take me to the good doctor. She gasped when she saw my legs.
10) I will never forget her kindness as she cleaned the wound with her own hands and my body responded to her kindness.
11) my younger twin placed a podgy little finger on one of the bubbles and it burst. A liquid streamed out. That was the last patch to heal
12) so that my legs rest, an old lady opened the doors of her home to me and cooked a meal. She is Pramilla Ben .
13) I wore long skirts and t shirts . Everyone wanted to see the burn on my leg and gasp and sympathise with me.
14) I realised burn is also a class issue. Women from my strata of society do not get burned.
15) the leg healed slowly but surely. The doctor burst every bubble ant neosprin powder was my best friend.
16) I also learned to limp to the kitchen and cut upon a packet of MTR bissi belle bath and cooked it for myself thus getting over the fear of fire. This curtesy was someone extremely close
17) picking up the scabs is an interesting hobby. And if you pull the scabs hard then a little blood oozes out
18) the resistance of your body and soul is put to test when you are burned.
19) while living you get a feel of how your body feels when your dead body is burned. Especially the Hindus.
20)Fire sustains and also kills.
21) my father who held me when I was born a pink baby was tears stricken when he saw my pink burned legs. Parents turn old .
22) lastly , caution in the kitchen is numero uno.

Umrao Jaan

न आँखों की मस्ती के मस्ताने हज़ारों हैं
इन आँखों से वाबस्ता अफ़साने हज़ारों हैं 

इक तुम ही नहीं तन्हाँ, उल्फ़त में मेरी रुसवा 
इस शहर में तुम जैसे दीवाने हज़ारों हैं 
इन आँखों की...

इक सिर्फ़ हम ही मय को, आँखों से पिलाते हैं 
कहने को तो दुनिया में मयख़ाने हज़ारों हैं 
इन आँखों की...

इस शम्म-ए-फ़रोज़ाँ को, आँधी से डराते हो 
इस शम्म-ए-फ़रोज़ाँ के परवाने हज़ारों हैं
इन आँखों की...

Hide or leather?

A silly ode

Leather Leather stuck on the chair
no amount of shampoo or soap can take your smell away
You are what shoes are made of
and you cannot roughshod people away,

On the day of judgment
when asked by GOD
of your affairs in your realm
there will be more cries from human
than the animals from which you were made of

Bootlicking takes one a long way
a lesson we can learn at the end of the day
but when the angels come to take you,
the devil has already taken you away,

leather try to be a nice belt or a bag
not a piece of gag
you are a thing of beauty
don't make it look like the bull you came from.




 

Thursday, April 28, 2016

The relevance of Kanhaiya kumar and Umar Khalid

Suddenly this country witnessed the birth of three young men,

Kanhaiya Kumar
Umar Khalid
Anirban Banerjee.

The above three are students of JNU, a prestigious university. There was a meeting organised outside the JNU and a video floated with masked guys shouting anti INDIA  slogans. They were leaders of student bodies.

The above three were arrested on grounds of sedition.
Lets forget the legality of the case, however, the country was caught in a debate of nationalism.
The three were released subsequently. There was no matter to keep them in jail.
The system made errors. But the young men stood ground.

Kanhaiya made a speech that once again gave us goose bumps. And made us question why we keep quiet when we are beaten badly

Manuvaad se aazadi
Poonjivaad se aazadi
Brahmanvaad se aazadi
Sanghvaad se aazadi
Bhookhmari se aazadi.


Hats off to you, guys!!!

Jai Hind!


Tuesday, April 26, 2016

She strikes again......

Vapidity excels at this.
Monday morning she calls the Singer and says, You have not been answering P Freud's call over the weekend. Put in your papers'
I like Vapidity's style. Like a James Bond. 
The Singer is a toughie and came to the bird.
The bird had a little chat with Vapidity.

1) What if Singer takes a drastic step? Vapidity is in the gaol then.
2)Where is Vapidity's soft skill. Handling humans is the prerequisite of her department.
3)The bird gently reminded Vapidity that the Singer is not Sabina.

The bird had a chat with the Emperor.
'People in power have also the power to be compassionate, the bird told the Emperor. Grace and elegance in crisis is the hallmark of leaders,
This country performed the last rites for Kasab, a known terrorist. That is our compassion.

On a side note, wonder why the Pastor is not hauled. Somebody is saving his butt. And why is he not asking the Singer to resign.
Pastor and his ilk have to be straightened up. But then the bird was reminded that the Pastor belonged to the Royal Circus of Monkeys. And this circus is immune to all the tests of idiocy and sycophancy.

Ha ha ha ha ha

Chirp Chirp chirp the bird has to fly away!!!!





















 

Friday, April 15, 2016

What is happening in the Empire???

Yesterday I was rushing to leave when I saw two women wearing long white overcoats (like that of doctors) carrying cartons.

They had their eyes downcast and looked like members of the vampire kingdom. No smile and no twinkle in their eye!
My imagination ran wild and I could see human offal in the cartons. Maybe thats what they do. There must be a secret morgue on the top. And these people must be dissecting cadavers.

Ah! then I realized. These poor creatures come from the place where there is no smoke and people. Our much coveted space of brain work that has not created even a safety pin. Such waste make the bird weep.
Demolish what you do not need!
The next question why are these creatures moving like undertaker's sidekick.

I must ask Goldfish.

And the most creative person is leaving the Empire

Dear Blog,
.
I am feeling not too good. Santana is leaving the Empire. A hard worker , strong value system and a keen sense of music.
A rock star who loves his mother to bits.
I could sense his awe of Che( which developed right in front  of me). He was a sponge. He lapped on to my little knowledge of movies and very soon became a Pilger fan.

Chicken Pattice made by his uncle found way to my table. Tales of an Aunty who made the best fish curry and vindaloo  got my digestive juices running.
He is a combination of a Protestant and Catholic marriage and is baptized twice.
When I would profess my anti ritualistic sermons he would listen patiently agreeing to points.
According to me, it this value that will take him far in life. Not being dogmatic and assimilating, what seems right, even though you felt otherwise.

I knew his band members through him. The fear of losing his lead singer ( i think) to marriage or having to sing a Bollywood song was visible.

Go on, in life! Carpe Diem! Kill them all!
And I know you will feel good hearing this from a non believer, May God always be with you!.