Here I stand helplessly again
The efforts that I put in irrigating my farms and building my house went in vain
I see my farms submerged and demolished
Where has my crops vanished
They call it development induced displacement
they don't care for our sentiment
Our fight is on
whether its dusk or dawn
Another day of deaths another day of survival
Is it a fault in this country to be a tribal
My home will be demolished one fine day
and obeying their orders will be the only way
I am tired of fighting for something which belongs to me
The only thing I have in mind is to break free
Their enlightening smile keep me going
Maybe thats I reason I am still sowing
I will continue to do so
In-spite of my remorse and sorrow
Their innocence spurs me on
I will fight for them on my own
I am strong enough to voice my opinion against all discrimination
Its my informed decision and not a desperation
No one has the right to deprive my children of their right
No one can restrain me from this fight
This fight is not about land and entitlements
it is about justice and commitment
Its time to remove autocracy
Its time to counter their hypocrisy
Its time to ensure democracy
Their innocence spurs me on
I will fight for them on my own ... on my own
The word displacement haunts me ... I get dreams of villages getting submerged ... innocent crying
ReplyDeleteDevelopment induced displacement remains to be dilemma in my mind. For me the word displacement and development dont go hand in hand. I was there for only a month and I was traumatized to see the fight the community had to deal with. The example that comes to my mind is of uprooting a tree. You cannot uproot a tree and plant it some where else. The tree will not survive. And with this approach the only thing which will happen is that we will develop but the very beneficiary for whom the development is supposed to be done wont no longer be there on the planet. The only thing I can say is
ReplyDelete" Development is definitely not elopement of destruction :"
Abhijit, you have expressed it so well that i can actually see a picture in front of my eyes to what is happening.
ReplyDeleteToday people are displaced for development and what kind of development? The one where the rich get richer and the powerful get more power..!! In order to make them hear our voices..we will fight.
The fight will go on..and i hope it does. And trust me if one puts in the best efforts, one fine day..the government will have to kneel down and work with the people.