Javed Jaffrey’s Poem On Religious Divide In India Has A Powerful Message For All Indians

As the wave of stories and reports on growing intolerance in India crests, more and more people have started to speak out about whether they think this phenomenon is perceived, or is indeed real. In this climate of heated debate, actor and comedian Javed Jaffrey penned a beautiful, funny albeit thought-provoking poem for a lecture in Bengaluru for the occasion of Hussain Day. Everyone must listen to this.

Here’s his full speech:

Even though the points in the poem ar funny and ironical, his poem has some points which will stun you! Have a look!

Transcript:

“Nafraton ka asar dekho, Janwaron ka batwara ho gaya,

Gai Hindu ho gayee aur bakra Musalman ho gaya.

Ye ped ye patte ye shakhein bhi pareshan ho jayein,

Agar parinde bhi Hindu aur Musalman ho jayein.

Sukhe mewe bhi ye dekh kar pareshan ho gaye,

Na jaane kab nariyal Hindu aur khajoor Musalman ho gaye.

Jis tarah se dharm rangon ko bhi baant-te ja rahein hain,

ki hara musalman ka hai aur laal Hinduon ka rang hai,

Toh woh din bhi door nahin, jab saari-ki-saari hari sabziyan Musalmanon ki ho jayengi

Aur Hinduon ke hisse bas gajar aur tamatar hi aayenge

Ab samajh nahin aa raha is tarbooz kiske hisse jayega, Yeh toh bechara upar se Musalman aur andar se Hindu reh jayega.”

He spoke of nuances, the little things that separate us, the bits of the world that people appropriate that entrench the divide between “us” and “them”. Can a colour be Hindu? Can an animal be Muslim?

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