Tomra Kara? Tomra Kara?
Subinyaste gharke karo tachnach
saada carpet ke rangao rakta lale
akash batash ke bhore tulecho barooder gondhe
jaliye pooriye chharkhar korcho prithibi.
Imran, tomar galay ami sunechi
amar santaner swar
icche hochhilo adore tene nee
tomar matha, amar kole
boli, dosh tomar noy... dosh tomar noy...
dosh tader, jara deyni tomay
ekti sustha paribesh,
jara bonchito koreche tomake
phooler rang dekhte, paakhi der gaan shunte
jara shonaeni tomay prithibir kotha...
anubhab korte sekayeni ekti saada kabootar dharar sukh.
Dosh tomar noy... dosh tomar noy...
tai eto kichu hobar poreo
dekhte icche korche tomar ghumonto mukh,
jantranay choucheer hoye fete jaache mayer buk.
Parini ami-e parini...e amar-i akkhamata
ami parini tomay ekjon manush toiri korte.
- Anita Kathuria
(My thoughts on the Mumbai terror attack of 26/11 . Glued to the
television screen, hands folded in prayer, as I watched helplessly for
days...when I heard Imran Babar's(a terrorist holed up at Nariman House
in Mumbai) conversation with a reporter, all I could do was put my pen
to paper.)
** Sharing a poem my mom wrote about the Mumbai terror attack of 26/11/2008
