Yet to put the records straight, I think I must write the following lines for the benefit of all the readers who have read the poem either in the first instance or at a later stage inspired by the heat generated by the discussion on it :
1. A poet is cunning; some time he has to use even slogans for an effect. 2. In the beginning para of the poem, certain things are camouflaged by using random nouns to show evolution of human consciousness. This is only to tell later that man has not improved a little bit, but even growth is backward.Hunthrappibhuttos is a phrase borrowed from Basheer to say that man�s purposes on the earth is not yet fulfilled. 3. In the third para, I have coined a new phrase : IRACHHIPPALAM. This means exploitation of man by man. Environment by man. Woman by Man. Labour by Capitalists and so on. Love for a thing for its own sake is lost. Even God is invented for ungodly things. 4. In the fourth segment, the point emphasized is that man is ungrateful towards his creator. 5. The last segment again I have a coined a new word : AKSHARASETHU WHICH HAS A GOT A DOUBLE MEANING. One meaning is a bridge that is never destroyed. Another meaning is a print bridge which is like an evening news paper people tend to forget by the time they digest their dinner. 6. In concept, the poem is quite beautiful and relevant to our times. How is the delivery? Let my beloved readers decide it.
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-venunambiar, Dehradun, India
