There was a poem of Bharathidasan's that was regularly quoted in Self-Respect speeches. Mr Veeramani gave me this translation of the poem:
The world is still in darkness.
Even people who believe in caste are allowed to live.
The persons who frighten people by religion are still thriving.
When will all this trickery come to an end?
Unless and until this kind of trickery comes to an end,
Freedom and liberty are to be equated with evil only.
Saturday, June 7, 2008
India: A Million Mutinies Now - pg. 268
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