The Unbought Generation
Beneath the stones where Delhi holds its breath, At Jantar Mantar, banners rise and sway. Young voices gather, mocking fear and death— Not of the flesh, but of the truth’s decay. The Cockroach Janta crawls against the tide, Small, fierce, unbowed, through thickets of the crowd, While Rahul, Priyanka stand side by side, Though gagged by power, brave and unbowed. For ministers who count their gold by night Have sold the halls where wisdom used to grow, And meet a peaceful march with force and fright, As if a simple question were their foe. So let the drums at Jantar strike and ring: When power buys, the youth shall teach the king.