Those who decree that Guru
Drona be handed back his
Assets do not, however, intend
One bit to disown Vodafone
That, along with a full rash of
Fortune 500 marauders
Lord over the earth that might
Have been the Acharya’s home
And hearth. They are more than
Content to have Cyber City full
Of western zing and capital splash
But with a caption that makes
It known that inter-operability
With Sam does not mean
That the soil is not Hindu
And our very own. There is
Thus a lot in a name: it buries
The concrete under an abstract claim.
Guru Gram hence is not funny—
It seals a covenant between
Hindutva and the flush of hot money.
Such a state makes the hoi
Polloi rich in tradition and
National pride, keeping the
Meatier harvest of “modern
Development” aside and on sale
For a cash-rich clientele who
May or may not be Hindu.
Notice that in the annals of
Parampara  the Guru’s services
Were on offer only for the prince,
Never for the pauper. As
Dronacharya now takes over
The spread, might we not like to
Know what Eklavya might have said?

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