It’s tough to be in expensive shoes

Price of everything in India has gone up
And it doesn’t seems to drop
Vegetables ,transport and other utilities
Which while having dinner poor Gopal’s wife was thinking.

Gopal used to have only rice and curds
Which in India is poor man’s bread
He had not tasted dal or vegetables for a long time
Although his children were complaining some times.

Gopal’s son said his friends could not eat with curds
As from childhood they were fed with rich food
Gopal’s wife with sympathy noted,
“I don’t know how people with money manage!”

They don’t care about us

Gopal and his friend were beggars
Who were begging by the side of a road
They were starving for many days
And were discussing to fill their stomach, some means.

They heard a political bigwig was going on an indefinite fast
For government to settle his demands fast
The police had to shift him to hospital
And forcefully his stomach had to fill.

Gopal’s friend came up with an idea,
Told him to change the name of that road forward a plea
And both of them to go on an indefinite fast
So government will force them to drop the fast,
by giving them something to eat!

The ever filled reservoir of the school teacher

Teachers in India like to impart knowledge
So their students can have an edge
Their Students are their pride
Whom they proudly remember when they retire.

Gopal was from a small town
Where he studied his childhood lessons
Now he had money, fame and fortune
And to show it to his teacher he returned.

To come along with him he requested his poor teacher
But teacher said it is not the rule of Mother Nature
He being here for many students like Gopal, can show way
As water flows but the river stays!”

In Search of God

Devotees throng to the temple
As nowadays they face problems ample
To pray to God and get it solved
And successes in life to achieve.

5 years old Gopal had class exams
So his mother took him to holy sanctum
When he asked her why should he go there
His mother replied, “God lives there.”

Near the temple a wise man was consoling a farmer
By saying, “Don’t worry with you God is there.”
Hearing this Gopal told his mother
“Then to see God let us go with farmer!”

Out of blue solution

Gopal was watching T.V. in morn
After repeatedly warning his 5 years old son
Who was doing lot of mischief
And troubling his wife.

He was not sitting in one place,
His wife was finding hard his problem to face
While an adhesive Ad in T.V. caught Gopal’s eye
Which proclaimed it remains stuck till you die.

Gopal’s wife asked him, his son to look after
As lot of other chores she had to take care
Gopal replied, “Seat him atop of adhesive can
Then other work to do you can!

Hey Ram!

Now it is ‘use and throw’ culture
And there is huge difference from the days of our Grandfather
Who owned wire-rimmed glasses and pen
Which could be proudly preserved till generations.

Things made today in our land
Doesn’t last even for a lifetime
Glasses meaning thin, fashionable contact lenses
Which could be used only till passing of that academic exams.

Gandhi said “means are more important then ends”
And through non-violence from British freedom for our country lent
But we now by making –“end is more important than means”,
Undoing the hard earned freedom’s good deeds!

“….will be done. Give us a few days.”

To settle the border issue in Pok or China
For PM of India turned out to be unresolved mania
Then a senior Cabinet colleague came across out-of-the box solution
To depute the Bellary Mining Mafia Warlords on this mission.


They were happy to be offered another open land grab offer by politicians
As these men are brave, dare-devil and care-a-damn people
Who are not afraid of Chinese army or the Pakistan terrorists
Since they have proven domain expertise with a long string of achievements.

Bellary Mafia were ready to venture deep into Pok or Arunachal
As long as on the other side minerals are available
The right people to get our rightful land back
By applying moving the borders a few kilometers tactics!

Maintaining Peace with Ease

Both World ‘Hello Day' and 'Television Day’ falls on same day
Without both where we would be today
Gopal was trying hard to resolve conflict and confusion
After blaming for scheduling mishap on United Nation.

Gopal said hello on daily basis
And to watch television
he always wished
World Hello Day was to be celebrated by greeting 10 people
By personally communicating to preserve peace.

He eased the pain of choosing between the two
By switching on the television in his house
And on November 21, watching 10 people saying ‘hello’
Celebrating both, and rule of preserving peace to follow!

Help!, I lost my mobile…

Geetha was on shopping spree with her husband
And he was struggling to meet her demands
He borrowed her mobile to talk to his friend
To ask whether his credit card he would lend.

He was walking on the street
Busy talking without seeing where
he is landing his feet
And fell into an open manhole
Making his wife’s face turn pale.

Geetha screamed for help
And a policeman near her stopped
She shouted, “I lost my mobile,
My husband fell while talking on it, into manhole!”

The Way It Works

Although India has a democratic government
Few state government are corrupt
The complaints of the people
Is of no avail for elected representatives of the people.

A minister was on a visit to a town
To, one of his statue to unveil,
The road on his journey was filled with potholes
On the bumpy ride at his PA he smiled.

He said, “Today in this town by my statue,
I would be known forever,
So why to this potholes I should bother.
His PA replied, “But people here had made
you remembered forever,
By allocating the name to the largest pothole in your favour!

Between Online and the Real – Line

Gopal was looking for a bride,
He put parents advise aside
And registered in a matrimony site
Possessing beautiful wife in sight.

He received proposal in a bundle
And in it he started to fiddle
To choose one of the beauty
Who suggested to give gifts before
Meeting her was his duty.

Gopal sent valuable gifts
Thinking it was worth when her he meets
And went to her address as visitor
Only to face a male imposter.

Smart Rama

Rama was in 5th grade
But his intelligence none could trade
The way his parents he tried to evade
When results of his failure is displayed.

Rama always spent his time playing
And his home-work not doing
Telling his mother his subjects were easy
So for coming exam he need not be busy.

When exam results were announced
Except one, in all subjects he failed,
And seeing the report card when his father enquired,
“It is due to concentrating too much on one subject”, he replied!

I have decided to join the Taliban

I want food on table,
My children to face the world able
And some hope for future
So US recent idea I tried to capture.

US administration is handing Green cards
And money to shop till they drop dead
So I decided to shave the beard, take turban off
To fake all that and line up for the pay off.

As all power comes from the barrel of a gun
When I lay down my weapon
I could conquer my needs in this world
Before it is too late and I get old.

Making hay while Sunshine

Now in the days of inflation
Money making course students give attention
It may not be their vision
But it helps to improve their financial position.

They were watching politicians close
How they win elections and loot treasury
And started checking universities
For getting BA’s, MA’s, and Phd’s
On the wisdom of politician.

They want politicians to teach
About their success in becoming rich
Light of money on them too to shine
Although for progress it is ominous sign.

No, Thanks MNC in sharing H20 Problems

There is now increasing scarcity of clean water
And an MNC has achieved sales of 58billion dollars
By organizing six kms run all over the world,
And gathering people holding live concert.

By making people run six kilometers
They will make people very sweaty and thirsty
And drink water from their bottles formulated
with the "human progress" in mind,
As although chemicals are poisonous,
accidents brought great discoveries to mankind.

But to hold onto dear life in India, it is
better for women and children to walk six Kms;
And almighty bestowed thunder and lightning as concert
As the way the "human progress" MNC make
All the old memories of history comes flooding back.

Nobody has it so good as you had

You grew seeing first rays of Sun
And evening in your friend home;
Children nowadays live in make-believe world
Where TV's and video games comes to fold.

When you were child only if ill, you were sulking indoor
Today children has more excuses to stay behind door
-homework, computer or television
And holidays for next academic year preparation.

The future citizen are not prepared to face present realities
Becoming child prodigies with IQ score more than 150
Who later burnout and become 'natural and ordinary'
While you grew and live enjoying seasons splendid colors.

The bomb that will never go off

An Indian traveler lost his way in Zurich airport,
A fellow Malayali refused when help he sought
Dejected, while he was sitting in empty corner
Tariq Anwar,A NewYork Muslim gentle touched his shoulder.

He took him through winding corridors, up and down escalators
To find the terminal and departure gate
And left requesting him to take care of his baggage,
Now the Indian was in a fix with a stranger's luggage.

As the world had not got recovered from the 9/11 shock,
The Indian with fear was expecting explosion to go off,
But after sometime Tariq came and relived Indian of the tension,
Assuring by saying, "For your bomb in my bag I gave, to faith and trust attention!".

Unexpected Beneficiary

A young man was eager to please his girl friend
So his money on flowers and gift hampers he spent,
He brushed his shoes and combed his hair
To her girl friend how handsome he was to make aware.

He walked with flowers and gift hampers
Where his girl friend was there
In a beautiful house in heart of the town
Confident today her heart he would win.

He rang the calling bell,
To be opened by her dad
And he had to explore the "Joy of Giving"
By hastily his benediction on her father offloading!

Can't Stop Marriage from mid air

A thread millowner in the morn hurriedly boarded a Boeing in chennai
Fellow passenger asked why he breathed heavily
He said, "I have to be in Coimbator by 10
To teach the villain of verses a lesson.

When passenger wondered, slowly he started spilling the beans,
His daughter was in love with a poet,
Looking beyond at open skies,
He said, "How could he give daughter to dreaming penniless poet.

Here is a thread millman, trying to prevent a holy knot being tied,
But marriages are made in heaven someone had said,
As Boeing circled over Coimbator thrice without descending
Since due to bad weather it would fly back without landing.

God’s Own Country

In a common place environment
Do we have room for beauty sentiment
As a train tramp entered the bogie
And started to play harmonium freely.

His trousers and cotton shirt were grimy
Protruding ribcage could be seen through un-buttoned shirt
But his fingers were finely formed
And naturally moved over keys with ease.

He exited from bogie without applause
After collecting a few coins from passengers
Does talents in born
Finds a place in our lawn to shine?

Getting into Father Shoe's

12 yers old Rama was from middle class family
His father had to struggle to support him amply
So his graduated elder brother was trying for a job
But MNC him did not absorb.

Dejected his brother came home
And explained his indian acent was his dome
Call center wanted people with US accent
So in interview himself couldn't favourably present.

One day Rama complained his voice was changing
His mother explained it was usual while growing,
In flash he asked, "Could I get US acent,
So favourably to MNC I could present?

Rama's Revenge

In the school day in Ram's school
The headmaster for its successes has worked all tools
But Rama was not in his good books
So on him Rama decided to try a trick.

All the parents of students had gathered
Lights where brilliantly lit in stage
The chief guest had arrived
And headmaster thought successes guaranteed.

It was Rama's task to sing the prayer
So all people stood-up
But instead he sang the National Anthem
So audience left thinking it was end of program.

Hello 911

A 5years old child couldn't solve a maths problem
But he was bent his problem to overcome
While he was doing home work
As next day in school he would get remark.

He had watched his grandma in sick bed
With hope of revival fade
And his father calling 911,
Saying him, "This is for emergency son".

While his mother was checking what he was doing
She noticed a number he was dialing,
His mother said, "I see you must have finished
your work, as you are busy,
He retorted, "No Mom, I can't solve, this is emergency!

Agent 007

An insurance agent was hanging near a bank
Trying to sell insurance policies
As due to recession life was not that easy
So to make some money he was busy.

Suddenly he hears sound of bank alarm
And a man was running with a bundle of money
Holding a pistol and covering his face with mask
While other people were standing still with shock.

This agent caught hold of him with luck
And started fluently to talk,
"Now you come into some money,
In my policies why can't you invest some penny!

We Want Cattle Class

We are there from Ramayana days
As in railways now give us a place
As we can't climb to higher berths
How do you expect us to travel in sleeper class.

For us the four-legged creatures
Please make a token gesture
So while filling railway reservation form
We would find ourselves a room.

British paid little heed to Indian culture
When in India they brought Railways to center
It is time to give ancient wisdom a place
By creating separately for us Cattle Class.

A Bit of Intelligence

Exams were fast approaching
And Gopal had started studying
He was determined to do well
So parents of his success to others could tell.

In his hostel he was studying in the evening
But his friend was trying to disturb him
He wanted him to play a game
So Gopal decided him to tame.

His friend said, “Ask me a question,
If I answer wrong, I’ll pay Rs50
And if you are wrong you pay only Rs5
For which Gopal with an idea came alive.

For his friends question without answering Gopal gave five
And asked his friend a question without solution,
Collecting from his friend fifty
Without disturbance Gopal went back to study.

Wise Politicians

Brilliant, imaginative, innovative
Babus and politicians in our country live,
They got single handed monopoly
Which whole heartedly they deploy.

When children of poor suffer from hunger
With pompous speech they fill their parents with laughter
Where villages lack roads to city
In helicopter they make grand entry.

When they ask for water supply
During next election they ask people to apply
Thus holding reins of the wishes of poor
For votes they keep them near.

A Million Dollar Question

A father and son were taking a stroll in the evening

Father bought chocolate to his son

Who was savouring it in turn

They walked hand in hand together time to spend.

While passing through the post office

Most wanted posters son noticed

He stared at it astonished

And answer to a question if he knew he wished.

Father saw his son’s wonder

And enquired what for him bothered

His son asked, “Dad, why didn’t they just capture

While they took guys pictures?.

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Sweet taste of chillies

Home-work is hard to swallow
It is very hot for children
They fear their taste
And try to avoid it any rate.

They choose bright red apples
Which is sweet as playing
To spend their time with joy
Rather than hot chillies cry.

But parents and teachers preference
For the good of their future presence
To provide them experience for life
Since bright red chillies helps them to face problems.

The sweet taste of Hi-Tech Chillies

The super mommies with fat bank balance
In the malls maintain a 365-days attendance
Bringing up their Hi-Tech chillies
To exhibit quality of their product.

When their offspring dazzle in front of others
They smile to themselves with pride
From the day they started together
This is the only thing they are bothered.

They smile, laugh and chat
Which to their children progress relate
When their chillies make others sweat
They assume success of life they taste.

Sing Along With Me

A destitute musician was playing on street
Putting effort through his heart
He was so immersed in his performance
A large crowd had gathered giving him prominence.

A cop appeared on the spot
To gain superiority had a second thought
He tried to make known his presence
By demanding musician to produce his license.

The musician confessed that he didn’t have one
The policeman beamed thinking the battle he had won
He said, “Then you’ll have to accompany me”,
The musician shrugged, “ok, then sing along with me!”

Results of Father and Son

A politician was scolding his son
As in exam his grades had fallen
His son explained it was due to manual errors
And he was confident he had scored higher.

But his father after losing election
Was in no mood to listen
He tried to beat his son
While his wife came in between

She said, “My boy fared better than you,
Without blaming him leave,
As you lost deposit in electronic counting
But our son’s score has still chance of changing.

Just one line!

Gopal loves to be in center of attention
While attending whichever function
Stretching his luck as far as possible
With everyone he deals.

His wife was all smiles
When everyone was listening to Gopal’s tales
A foreign dignitary introduced himself
as Ambassador of the country
Gopal retorted he was Mercedes of his country

All the people in the function laughed
And Gopal’s wife coughed
As just one line from his mouth
Made him lose his elite status.

Busy World

An employee had an accident
While he was trying to go to a meeting in an instant
As there was heavy traffic
And his schedule was busy that week.

He was admitted to hospital
Where he was lying in bed bandaged
With his wife by his side
Who to all his friends informed.

Employee’s friends started to make call
And what he replied made his wife chuckle,
As he said, “The accident occurred while driving with mobile,
And he was ok, as nothing fortunately happened to mobile!”

Fear of H N virus

Swine flu was caused by H N virus
Which now in India a has made rapid progress
From city to villages
Causing fear in people of all ages.

Geetha’s 5 years old son was ill
So she decided to take him to hospital.
In a vehicle she took him to doctor
But into the room he refused to enter.

He was gaping at the hanging board
Geetha asked why he was worried,
He replied, “This doctor already has the virus,
As Dr. H.N. was his initial.

A Full Circle

Gopal the land lord of village
Wanted his son to be in center stage
So he educated him in city
Who settled abroad after marrying a pretty.

His son ate Mexican burritos and Italian pizzas
In huge joints and malls
Thinking he was embracing modern culture
And was growing in stature.

One day his six years old grandson while talking on phone
Came to know Gopal ate idle and dosa for breakfast
And to his surprise replied with joy, “So good it tastes,
I too here eat doses for lunch, dinner & breakfast!

The X&Y Generation

Young generation are catching the express train
Which moves forward not afraid of unknown
Getting in and out at unfamiliar platform
Taking the challenges by storm.

When train passes through tunnel
They close their channel
And when train moves into sunshine
With their talents they shine.

Meeting different people in their journey
They express their views openly
Moving on a fast track
Not knowing will ever they be back.

True Bravery

In 1746, Britain was at war with Spain
Ships belong to rival were sunk
Merchant ship belonging to British
Near Spain port experienced leak.

The brave Captain went to surrender to governor
But the governor was the real conqueror
Although it was the enemy who walked into his parlour
To his great surprise refused to take them prisoner.

Governor said, “Had you come with hostile intention
To your request I would have listened,
But as you came as distressed mariner
Your crew and ship I would spare.

Governor was given moment to crush his enemy
But he declined to do so magnanimously
Thus magnanimity makes friends out of foes
In the world which you and I love!

Namaste T20

In diversity of sub-continent
Where India a place cements
With multi-party government
Dreams of its citizens T20 reflects.

Like politics it is the game of uncertainties
Where in a wink the balance of power changes
Long gone the days of gentleman’s Test cricket
In which single political entity formed the government.

The eternal reality for result and fast bucks
Like in T20 displayed in current politics
Killing India’s indigenous civilization
As people look for immediate excitement.

The Big Sleep

Roads are flooded with water
And children play with laughter
With no roof over their head
Wake-up politician give them the bed you promised.

People commute in boats
Without bridges to cross the river
They struggle to reach office
Wake-up politician put their life at ease.

Villages don’t have drinking water
Women travel a long distance
To fill their pot with water
Wake-up politician make their load lighter.

Don’t go into big sleep
Only to wake-up after 5 years
Again to make fake promises
Winning the election and going back to sleep.

Mouth

Competing with ever open nostrils
It always tries nose to displace
Some time it shouts
Some time it speaks.

The more the mouth tries to be busy
Everyone feel uneasy
Although it feeds food and water
Wider it opens, it becomes the topic of laughter.

While in silence the nose works
Mouth works making noise
So it got a place below nose
As silence is golden and got louder voice.

The hierarchy in the court of King
Of minister and jester
Both working throughout day
Our body to remain in fry.

In which world do we exist?

A penny for my thought
Is all I want
Since service means to me a lot.
-Grandpa

Money is sweeter than honey
Without it I am tiny
Let me squeeze from people as many.
-Grandson

Grandson started coaching classes for C-KAT
-Common KG Admission Test
Leaving yesterday way behind
Where in peace and serenity Grandpa spends

T20 and Agriculture

In India monsoon is scarce this year
And to grow edible crop, it took 2-3 months for farmers
Leading them to severe debt
So agriculture minister for help they approached

This minister was also head of the cricket board
After success of T20 version he was on high tide
He thought he is an inspiration for all
And from him everyone has to learn how to deal.

To the farmers who came to his office
Proudly he gave his advice,
“Why can’t you learn from me,
By growing the crop for 20-20 days to succeed like me!”

Addictions For Comfort

An Inspector on government duty
Had to visit a village leaving the city
He was accompanied by his family
And Villagers tried their best to make their stay enjoyable.

In villages there was no power
And there was shortage of cars
After finishing the dinner
The inspector’s son was asking to sleep he need a T.V. near.

The villagers who during day around inspector family gathered
At night were discussing that days events in open air
“We never had vehicles or power and we don’t feel their absence
Only when people are addicted, for comfort they feel lack of their presence”.

Save me !

Humans are my keepers
Now I am realizing the suspected fears
Human flu is spreading like wild fire
Save me!
-Swine
I lived here freely for years
Giving shade and fruits to all near
Now humans are killing me for furniture
Save me!
-Tree
From mountains I flow to sea
In the way quenching their thirst free
But now humans are blocking my path by dams
Save me!
-River

Dead but Alive

Grandpa liked classical songs
And a huge collection to him belongs
One particular singer was his favourite
And he had collected all his hits.

One day grandson saw grandpa mourning
Since his singer was no more living
Grandpa tried to sing one of his songs
But his memory was not that strong.

So grandpa asked his grandson to play one of his records,
His grandson replied in somber mood
“Will his record sing now,
You told me he is already dead by now!