Logic and Magic

By Ksanjay

The present collection of poems highlights the traditional way of Indian life that affect the progress of the nation despite that other countries making their progress in all walks of life. But India is known as a progressive country; the main reason is that Indian people believe in magic instead of logic. These poems are the experiences of the poet at a personal level, but these experiences are representation of his society, which is known as Dalitin other words, untouchable. Casteism is a curse to Indian society, and the poet, along with his society, is a victim of this unjust system. Outwardly, it may seem that the caste has vanished, but it remains in different form which the common man cant see. It is observed in government office, the corrupt bureaucracy has kept it alive by denying the work of untouchables. Some caste are denied the status, the peons are not ready to work for untouchables. It is very unfortunate that in the twenty-first century, a modern man can see this. The poems highlight the traditional way of Indian lifelike corruption, logic, and magic. The tone of the poems is satiric; they also appeal for men to change their attitudes in particular as well as men in general. The poems have historical background. Once, India was a place of knowledge and peace, but due to foreign invasion, it came under the spell of colonialism. Diversity has broken the heart of Indian men and women; they are suffering under the burden of culture and religion. The poems are speaking a picture of life; the poems have autobiographical elements. This is the authors first effort to show the reality of human life, especially Indian life. He appeals for everyone to break the geographical boundaries and become one in all parts of this beautiful earth. These poems are in free verse, but these carry rhythm and music.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Partridge Publishing India
• Release date: Jun 30, 2016
• ISBN: 9781482883909

Ksanjay

He is working as an assistant professor in Kolhapur Municipal Corporation’s Yashwantrao Chavan (KMC) College, Kolhapur. He is influenced by the philosophy Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar. There is an impact of Babasaheb Ambedkar’s thought on Marathi Dalit literature. He is a third-generation poet of Dalit literature. The medium of his expression is English because he has been working as a teacher of English for the last ten years. This is his first work as a poet; his thirst area of interest is Dalit literature, cultural studies, comparative literature, and translation studies. The present work is an output of his minute observations of traditional Indian life, culture, and orthodox in twenty-first century. Man is part of this earth, but he thinks he is the owner of the earth. He wants to possess everything, so his end is tragic. Here in this collection of poems, the poet critically talks about man’s nature of possessiveness.

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1. Subsidy

Appeal us to deny

What you denied

Eat subsided food

Drink subsided

Drive subsided

Travel subsided

Communicate subsided

Water free

Electric power free

Stay free

Live free

Everything is free

We eat food polluted

We breathe air polluted

We drink water polluted

You eat dry fruit

We eat polluted fruit

You wear KHADI

Which meant eat first everything

Appeal to us

Deny Subsidy

You play game fixed

Always won by you

2. Victim of System

Unjust Unfavor

Corruption is motto

Paid but hungry

Forefather spent life

To fight

Don’t see end of sight

They are the right

Work before night

Half educated

Promoted

Thought, Superior

Money is the delight

Never ending hunger

Dies of sugar

Suffered from BP

Sleeps with pills

Take and let take

Is the culture

Nobody can stops

Species of cancer

No solution

Pollution everywhere

Insect of corruption

Don’t give antibiotics.

3. Surprised

I am surprised

Dog is the god

Rat is the god

Elephant is the god

Tree is the god

Pig is the god

Lion and lioness are the gods

Bullock is the god

Cow is the god

The sun is the god

The moon is the god

The peacock is the god

The horse is the god

The poisonous snake is the god

Sometime the donkey is the god

Even crow is also the god

Electric power is the god

Stone is the powerful god

All animals are gift of god

But man is the bad

Man is depressed and suppressed

Man is