New India

Yes, the new India is on the rise, 
Superpower in growth and size
Will exceed China, in double digits
Software giant, sweatshops sans limits

Poverty is the biggest crime
Prime Minister’s favorite rhyme
Its the Naxals that must die
For the governments must lie

To protect their seats of power
Must rule over a people in despair
By feeding myths of developments
Need to purge peoples’ movements

Yes, the new India is on the rise
Racism against Dalits the Repubilc denies
Merits, not reservations, shall offer success
Networking is fair and so is nepotism excess

Ayodhya verdict finally seals it all
Trust Lord Ram, holy cows or you fall
The more forward we claim we progress
More we hold unto conservative garbage

Yes, the new India is on the rise
Never before have the rich felt so wise
In their decisions to further impoverish
Workers worship the bosses or simply perish!

– Saswat Pattanayak, Peoples’ Poet