Poetry In The Times Of Protests In Mumbai

Moving poetry was the highlight of these protests in Mumbai. Even Vishal Bhardwaj held the mic.

Transcript

00:00Satbeer, you look so fake, yet you lie so truthfully.

00:07Where do you make a difference among the people?

00:10You only weigh on the thorns of religion.

00:13I have a straight relationship with India. Who the hell are you?

00:17Why should I tell you how deep it is? Who the hell are you?

00:23In the afternoon, a long-haired lizard comes out from behind the big picture of Gandhiji hanging on the Khaki-coloured walls.

00:31It quietly puts a boat of pictures around it.

00:36And as soon as someone flies a kite and passes by,

00:42it takes a bite, tears the wings, chews the flesh, and dies.

00:52Satbeer, you promised to bring the sun at night, but in the day you made it rain.

01:07You said, water, water, but it rained.

01:11And you set fire to it.

01:14I am not disappointed. I am not surprised.

01:19Satbeer, you look so fake, yet you lie so truthfully.

01:28Satbeer, you look so fake, yet you lie so truthfully.

01:36Where do you make a difference among the people?

01:39You only weigh on the thorns of religion.

01:42I am not disappointed. I am not surprised.

01:46It is customary that before dawn, the darkness of the night is necessary.

01:53It is customary that before dawn, the darkness of the night is necessary.

02:01Increase the cruelty. Your cruelty must be out of bounds.

02:07I am not disappointed. I am not surprised.

02:11You are not what I had imagined.

02:14We will not show the papers. Why?

02:19We will not show the papers because I have a direct relationship with India.

02:27Who are you?

02:36I have a direct relationship with India. Who are you?

02:41Why should I tell you how deep it is?

02:44Who are you?

02:52You shout, you only shout.

02:54Bring the papers and tell me.

02:56But don't eat my ears.

02:58Don't be selfish.

03:01This is my country. I love it quietly.

03:12This is my country. I love it quietly.

03:15I protect it every day with the ignorance of my own people.

03:20A long, dark, and dark picture of Gandhi hanging on the Khaki-coloured walls.

03:31A long, dark, and dark picture of Gandhi hanging on the Khaki-coloured walls.

03:40A long, dark, and dark picture of Gandhi hanging on the Khaki-coloured walls.

03:47A long, dark, and dark picture of Gandhi hanging on the Khaki-coloured walls.

03:59A long, dark, and dark picture of Gandhi hanging on the Khaki-coloured walls.