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| university students raise their voice against atrocities of police & demand ouster of Vice Chancellor image source here |
Saturday, 20 September 2014
Protesters*
The darkness
Hid them all
Even their suffering
But their musical voice
Clapping of hands
Pulled the sun hard
From the dark horizon
The hostile sky was forced
To smile in colors
Of rainbow
I know
That color band is not for long
Will there be a storm?
If there is let there be
I love their song
Halla bol Halla bol**
*Braving rains thousands of students from Presidency
University, Calcutta University, Jadavpur University (JU) and other educational
institutions marched on Kolkata streets on Saturday in a show of solidarity
demanding resignation of JU VC after the alleged brutal police action on
students inside JU Campus in the early hours of Wednesday.
**Raise your voice in Hindi
Posted for Poetry Pantry @ Poets United
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raise your voice...so fitting.. should do it more often.
ReplyDeleteNice.
ReplyDeleteStudent power may move mountains if not for police actions. Great lines Sumana!
ReplyDeleteHank
Powerful and a great testament
ReplyDeleteThe thing I like best about this is that though it was inspired by a timely political issue, the details of it do not dominate the poem. Instead there are strong poetic images that speak to it in a subtle fashion. Very strong poem.
ReplyDeleteWhen young people raise their voice like that it's a powerful force, and at the end it could change nations...
ReplyDeleteVoicing your protest without violence is a sensible course of action, often it is quite effective.
ReplyDeleteI like the way you work current events into a timely poem, Sumana! Hopefully the protests were peaceful and will bring about positive results. Your poem inspires me to want to know more of the story. Maybe I will google a bit later today!
ReplyDeleteThere was a case of molestation in the JU campus and a hog wash in the name of inquiry followed..The VC would not listen to the students demand of proper inquiry and had called into the Campus police who wasted no time to unleash brutality on the peaceful protesters...
DeleteThey say every storm has a rainbow. I struggle with that.
ReplyDeleteYes! storm or not, be the rainbow for a minute. How beautifully your march holds the line between storm and sun.
ReplyDeleteWonderful expression for justice with compassion and energy.
ReplyDeleteZQ
I like that they managed to protest against useless brutality in a peaceful way. Thank you for the poetic glimpse into Indian news.
ReplyDeleteI admire the courage of the students and protesters Sumana ~ I hope something gets done but what is important to raise one's voice or voices to the issue ~ I too love their song ~
ReplyDeleteThis thing has become common all over India now a days.
ReplyDeleteYouth raising their voices in the defence of justice - how powerful it is! Feel the results will be positive or them and for all country!
ReplyDeleteEffective poem! xx
The hostile sky was forced
ReplyDeleteTo smile in colors
These are shining lines to me!
But their musical voice
ReplyDeleteClapping of hands
Pulled the sun hard
From the dark horizon...
I love these lines. Excellent work.
If only more would raise their voices. I love a poem that speaks the way yours does!
ReplyDeleteExcellent !!!!!
ReplyDeletei really love the feel that perhaps this protest is one aimed to lift the darkness and have your words heard. lovely!
ReplyDeletestacy lynn mar
http://warningthestars.blogspot.com/
Raising the darkness with protest, bringing the opposition hope as well is such a great idea. Love how you expressed it.
ReplyDeleteI hope the student's voices get heard. I'm sure they would appreciate your beautiful poem as I do when anyone protest or writes against injustice.
ReplyDeleteA stirring write! In solidarity.
ReplyDeleteProtests create change.
ReplyDeletethese brave young ones clamoring for change, its good of you to share this with us; have a nice week
ReplyDeletemuch love...
You honor those brave young ones with this piece.
ReplyDeleteBravo....#Hokkolorob!
ReplyDeleteReally like the juxtaposition of the raised voices and the sun that dispells darkness,
ReplyDeleteElizabeth
what a recollection! great that it was the inspiration for this wonderfully expressed piece!!! :)
ReplyDeleteWords of power, raising hope together. Wonderful tribute
ReplyDeleteI can feel the hope, the desperation and yet, power... and the wonder at what will come. I thought these lines were particularly brilliant:
ReplyDeleteClapping of hands
Pulled the sun hard
From the dark horizon
The hostile sky was forced
To smile in color
Wonderful!
Very thoughtful...
ReplyDeleteAnd relevant.