Saturday, March 24, 2012

Transmogrification

There is a new kid on the block,

It's doing its stuff and strutting its walk.

Everybody from the government and people in the know,

Speak about it as if it had a humongous halo.


It’s a lil chappie called inclusive growth,

Answer’s to all, this is Indian economy’s bespoke.

Of sustainable development no one does hear

Was it anyone’s loss? There ain’t no tear.


Sustainable development truth be told,

Would have made the Indian economy collapse and fold.

Now with provisions for industry, coal and nuke,

Survival of the displaced; depend on serendipity or a fluke.


Conferences held and many speak,

In rooms floored with marble and teak.

Equity, justice have no place in these confines,

The topic being inclusive growth has left all these far behind.


If they don’t have bread let them eat cake.

Is our government’s new funda and take.

A share of the plunder to them is given

Though a crumb, Tata’s, Agarwal’s sins are (ahem) forgiven.


Inclusive growth is a cloning machine,

More Ambani’s is a way to help the economic scene.

Clean air and water don’t accrue interest,

Nor do notions of equality, equity and justice.


So there has been a transmogrification,

Inclusive growth a way to instant gratification.

In capitalism’s gated commune just give them a bed,

Cause as Keynes’s said in the long run we are all dead.

Monday, March 12, 2012

A story to be told

There's a new movie in town – and what a Kahaani,

Not the usual Bollywood 'ek tha raja ek thi rani'.

A story seamlessly woven,

Vidya has once again proven - -


But its not only she who has acted well,

The others have done better and make us dwell

On the fact that histrionics ain't required

Its time to move from the tested and tried.


But one cannot take out a Bollywood gene,

There are indeed some hard to explain scenes.

'Honorary CM Mamta' is thanked at the start

Actually, the term is 'honorable' when you get elected for a part.


Commonsense is given a berth that is wide,

When a land-line can listen to a mobile conversation happening at the side.

But nothing can take away from this flick

Where the acting and story tick.