Unni
Oh! My motherland!
How ill-fated and coward is your son
The eyes of who stare inertly
From the other corner of seven seas
As you bleed
As fearless brothers half of his age
Sacrifice their lives undeterred
He is squeezed in a comforting corner
With his head fallen in shame
Mother! Have you forgiven him?
This time as well?
Why are you quiet?
And those smiling lips of yours?
Have you lost hope
That he will never return
Or
Being a mother
You have seen the fire
That has started raging in his heart
- Ashish Jaiswal, Oxford, 29th November

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Reference: http://broadband.indiatimes.com/toishowvideo/3781213.cms

The last straw during the Mumbai aftermath came from Kerla’s CM who insulted
Major Sandip’s Father - “If it had not been (Major) Sandeep’s house, not even a dog would have glanced that way.” This is what Kerla Chief Minister had to say to the father of a brave son who gave his life for India when he refused to entertain publicity seeking opportunists. My response to someone who fails to feel the pain of a father who loses his young son is - Poda Patti! (’Dog, go away’, in malyalam)

With bruised soul,

Ashish Jaiswal