Dushman: A Shocking Satirical Poem by Madan Duklan

(Review of Poems of ‘Andi Jandi Sans’ a Garhwali Poetry collection by Madan Duklan)

                          Bhishma Kukreti

[Notes on Shocking Satirical Poems; Shocking Satirical Garhwali Poems; Shocking Satirical Uttarakhandi Poems; Shocking Satirical Mid Himalayan Poems; Shocking Satirical Himalayan Poems; Shocking Satirical North Indian Poems; Shocking Satirical Indian Poems; Shocking Satirical South Asian Poems; Shocking Satirical Asian Poems]

  Critics state that the specialty of poems by famous Garhwali poet Madan Duklan is that he seldom repeats the old subject and if he does so there will differences in phrases and methodology of creating images in the mind of readers.

  The following poem is an example of providing shocks to the readers by Garhwali satirical poem. The satirical poem does not have any humor but ultimately frightens the readers for the state of humanity.

दुश्मन

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कवि - मदन डुकलाण

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मुसौं को दुश्मन

बिरळो

गुरौ को दुश्मन

नेवला

छौना-चिनकों दुश्मन

स्याळ

गोर -बखरों दुश्मन

बाघ

मनिख दुश्मन

मनिख को

Literal Translation----

Cat is mouse’s Enemy

Mongoose is snake’s Enemy

Fox is Goat’s Enemy

Fox is sheep’s Enemy

Tiger is Caw’s Enemy 

Human is human’s Enemy

Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti 12/7/2012

Notes on Shocking Satirical Poems; Shocking Satirical Garhwali Poems; Shocking Satirical Uttarakhandi Poems; Shocking Satirical Mid Himalayan Poems; Shocking Satirical Himalayan Poems; Shocking Satirical North Indian Poems; Shocking Satirical Indian Poems; Shocking Satirical South Asian Poems; Shocking Satirical Asian Poems to be continued