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Sudipta Mukherji, Sept 04

Here are a few for the moment

On the face of the earth
there might be many smiles
being thrown into monstrous
flames
each moment....
But the credit for being labelled as prostitute
even before I took birth
in this karma bhoomi belongs to
me...
My story that should make
the civilised socities hide its face
in the interiors of the earth, in
shame --

In which canto of your country's
famed history
will you write it down, my story?

Challapalli Swarupa Rani
Translated from Telugu by K. Damodar Rao

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Couple of bengali poems by Subhash Mukhopadhyay
Hoy Na(pdf) and Jhulte Jhulte(pdf)

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The Poet and His Grave (Kabi O Tar Samadhi)

The poet lies here in his grave
With three bullets decked deep in his chest
Here lies he, at this spot.
The poet was right at the head of the rally,
The procession following him from the behind.
Those three bullets pierced through his heart
But failed to lower him on the floor
Look, I am here and I assure,
The poet got back, valiant as Valerie
And rested here after the journey ended
Accepting as his reward,
The three bullets inside his heart.
The poet lies here and sleeps in peace.
Raindrops and summer lilies
Gently trickle on the cenotaph,
Moss, dark and green
Will cover his grave in continuous growth,
Mushrooms, their roots flourishing
On the tenderness of his soul,
Will spread their arms to embrace.
Mind not to build any temple here
And stay aloof from this spot,
For, here he shall keep lying and rest,
Alone, and in peace.
When the fragrant air will rise and glide him past
The shades of the ferns will settle flat on his grave.
This much, little and simple,
Will please him to the utmost, I assure,
And he will sleep in perfect peace
For, he could not sleep since long.
Tushar Roy
Translated from Bengali by Gautam Sengupta