[Reader-list] She with her 8-month old daughter to be sold in Ajmer.

[Rajendra Bhat Uppinangadi]

And there is class panchayath which calls for paralysed states with the
protests, with bandhs and dharnas at drop of a hath....
Regards,

Rajen.

On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 10:33 PM, Murali V <murali.chalam at gmail.com> wrote:

> These are the type of politicians we elect who listen to our votes and turn
> deaf after that.
> Regards,
> V Murali
>
> On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 6:17 PM, prakash ray <pkray11 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > She was married in her childhood. When she became adult, she married
> > another
> > person with the consent of all families including her first 'husband''s
> > family. She gave birth to a girl-child. Both wife and husband are
> > labourers.
> >
> >
> > Suddenly the Caste Panchyat and powerful men term this marriage
> 'illegal'.
> > A
> > punishment was declared: Either pay fine to the 'Panchayat' or this money
> > will be recovered by a public auction of the woman and her daughter.
> > Meanwhile, her family won't be allowed to use hand-pump and other
> community
> > facilities. No one will buy milk from her. She or her husband or other
> > members of family will not get work under the National Rural Employment
> > Guarantee Scheme.
> >
> > Local MLA and MP (an Union Minister) have been contacted but there is no
> > response. The administration has not provided any relief to the family.
> >
> > A reporter from a TV channel asks her: Mehraj, will you fight against
> this
> > tyranny or accept the 'judgement'?
> >
> > Mehraj: I will fight till my last breath.
> >
> > Her daughter in her arms is smiling. Amazed me remembering a poem by
> Ashok
> > Vajpayee.
> >
> > कोई नहीं सुनता पुकार--
> >
> > सुनती है कान खड़े कर
> >
> > सीढियों पर चौकन्नी खड़ी बिल्ली,
> >
> > जिसे ठीक से पता नहीं कि
> >
> > डर कर भाग जाना चाहिए या
> >
> > ठिठककर एकटक उस ओर देखना चाहिए।
> >
> >
> > कोई नहीं सुनता चीख़--
> >
> > सुनती है खिड़की के बाहर
> >
> > हरियाये पेड़ पर अचानक आ गई नीली चिड़िया,
> >
> > जिसे पता नहीं कि यह चीख़ है
> >
> > या कि आवाज़ों के तुमुल में से एक और आवाज़।
> >
> >
> > कोई नहीं सुनता प्रार्थना--
> >
> > सुनती है अपने पालने में लेटी दुधमुंही बच्ची,
> >
> > जो आदिम अंधेरे से निकलकर उजाले में आने पर
> >
> > इतनी भौंचक है
> >
> > कि उसके लिए अभी आवाज़
> >
> > होने, न होने के बीच का सुनसान है।
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-- 
Rajen.