Romance With Democracy -5 Poem by Ratnakar Mandlik

</>Romance with democracy, rampent corruption
Engulfed the pious sector of education even.
Notion was floated for education universal
Imbibing commercialization in the sector noble.

Dichotomy was ushered in education professional,
Shops were granted to heavy weights political
For sqeezing alumnus in the deemed universities,
Though sub standard, run by their fraternities.

Pioneers in the arena of dubious deception
Grabbed hundreds of hector land at prices paltry.
So called Shikshan Maharshi were expert in dacoity.
They diluted, in the process, higher education.

Engineers passing out lack clarity of conceptions,
Very weak in diagnosis are their physicians.
They produce professors, blot on profession.
Their every product, is expert, only in corruption.

Poet: Ratnakar D Mandlik