Future du Jour

The daily newspaper’s arrived,
Quick, turn to the Horoscope

It’s a new day, let’s see what’s in store

You’re full of dread even as you hope

Dowry be Damned

Though outlawed, dowry is a sad and disgustingly regressive fact of life in our parts of the world. I’ve tried to tackle it in a light manner, using broken Indian English and examples of what matters in larger Indian society, but I hope the message comes through strongly. Leave poetry aside, it’s an issue that needs to be outright and permanently rejected through a drastic change in collective mindset. Is education the only answer?

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