Very Indian Poem in Indian English

 I am standing for peace and non-violence. 

Why world is fighting fighting 

Why all people of world 

Are not following Mahatma Gandhi, 

I am simply not understanding. 

Ancient Indian Wisdom is 100% correct. 

I should say even 200% correct. 

But modern generation is neglecting- 

Too much going for fashion and foreign thing. 

Other day I’m reading in newspaper 

(Every day I’m reading Times of India 

To improve my English language) 

How one goonda fellow 

Throw stone at Indirabehn. 

Must be student unrest fellow, I am thinking. 

Friends, Romans, countrymen, I am saying 

(to myself) 

Lend me the ears. 

Everything is coming- 

Regeneration, Remuneration, Contraception. 

Be patiently, brothers and sisters. 

You want one glass lassi? 

Very good for digestion. 

With little salt lovely drink, 

Better than wine; 

Not that I am ever tasting the wine. 

I’m the total teetotaller, completely total. 

But I say 

Wine is for the drunkards only. 

What you think of prospects of world peace? 

Pakistan behaving like this, 

China behaving like that, 

It is making me very sad, I am telling you. 

Really, most harassing me. 

All men are brothers, no? 

In India also 

Gujaraties, Maharashtrians, Hindiwallahs 

All brothers 

Though some are having funny habits. 

Still you tolerate me, 

I tolerate you, 

One day, Ram Rajya is surely coming. 

You are going? 

But you will visit again 

Any time, any day, 

I am not believing in ceremony. 

Always I am enjoying your company.

--- Nissim Ezekiel