More Indian Than Most Indians Poem by Rajnish Manga
More Indian Than Most Indians
Attacks on and killings of Indians
In United States of America today
Should serve as an eye opener
To those mobsters in India
Who in their jingoistic fervor
Forget about the law of the land
And become the beasts of impulse
Thrash anybody not following
The diktats of their cabal
They will accost you on city roads
On highways, start jeering and heckling
Start beating, lashing & bashing
Start twisting, tossing & turning
To unleash their muscle power
Because they have no other power
To fall back on, no other law than no law
They kill at will and just vanish
Without leaving any trace or a face
They want a bigger pie than cut out
Because they think they are
More Indian Than Most Indians.
These people are only brave when the powers that be turns a blind eye and even then; they have to be in large numbers before they have the courage to act. We are having similar incidents here for about the same reasons! . Very well put across, Thank you my friend.
From what you have said, it becomes clear that activities of similar nature are not isolated cases or limited to a particular territory or country. This mentality has to be identified and transformed for peaceful resolution of disputes or problems. Thanks a lot.
This poem enlightens me about the annoying behaviour of some Indian people. Unacceptable in India, unacceptable in the U.S.
These are mostly the right wing people who have their own logic and take law into their hands quite often in utter disregard of the constitutional propriety. Thanks for your objective comments, Michael.
I am with Jasbir Di and Bri, my friend and Sir...we can not say this is a particular country's or land's problem... Crime or injustice are always hateful... Bur yet we have to rays our voice against it always.... Your poem does so taking this example and as an Indian you get hurted and we all are with you especially I am and merely being an indian too..... Well done... We appreciate yours...... Thanks.
I am extremely grateful to you for having pondered upon the subject and sharing your thoughtful views in this context. My submission is that the incidents of this kind undermine the role of our law enforcement agencies and judiciary as well as dent our image as a mature democracy. Thanks a lot, Biswas ji.
A very thought provoking poem...thanks for sharing it on PH. I asked an old college friend of mine settled in US about murders of Indians in her place a few days ago. She brushed my question aside and said, This is nothing compared to the number of Indians being murdered by Indians in India!
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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The people whom you describe are despicable cowards who do not respect the law and other people. Nothing excuses what happened to Indians in the U. S., though, nor the killing of Moslems in a Christchurch mosque.
I could not agree more. Too often the law is too lenient.
Yes, we have got to beware of all such elements. They have no place in a civilized world. and hence, should be isolated and dealt with sternly.