[nukkad] Slave Child

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WHAT MUST IT MEAN TO BE A SLAVE CHILD?

THE PRIEST
It is Destiny, the Karma of this soul, which must be gone through to negate
it. No one escapes karma, which is but the bitter fruit of deeds done in
past lifetimes. Suffer with dignity, for this is the universal scheme.
Please forgive me, I have to go for my daily ablutions and puja. My duty my
Kanhaiya awaits.

Hari Om Tat Sat.

THE POLITICIAN
This comes of electing the wrong people to office. I come from the People's
Democratic Party and if elected will work day and night to free the dear
souls. Every child enslaved is India enslaved etc.

Lok Priya Samaj ki Jai!

THE BUREAUCRAT:
We are doing our best. It is the result of socioeconomic forces beyond our
control, yet we are working day and night. Even this year the budget for
Social Welfare was slashed. Nepotism, favoritism and bribery are the vermin
which eat away at our soul. Still, we have made great progress, last Five
Year Plan showed such slave children at 3,00,000, this year we slashed the
figure by half to 150,000.

Jai Hind!

THE CHIEF JUSTICE
We sit on the Bench and enforce Laws which the Legislature sends us. There
are as many as six major statutes on records and in force, if we find the
culprits before us we will mete out justice.

Justice will be done!

MRS.. CHANDRIKA, SOCIAL WORKER
We at the Nari Samaj will prevail. The males have always dominated females
and held children to ransom, but this will not prevail any more. We are 665
women strong and grow every day. To morrow we are going to Gherao the
Ministry of Social Welfare office.

Bal Summelan Zindabad!

THE POLITICALLY CONSCIOUS MOVIE MAKER
When my run-of-the-mill films hit box office I will make an art philum which
will reflect the rotten core of child slavery. This will win the Cannes
award and make a mark on the world consciousness. I am a democrat in
essence, I emply children on my sets for chai, sweeping, clearing rubbish
and the occasional gaffing which is required on a shoot.

Bollywood shall prevail!

BABA SUKH ANANDA
Peace my loved disciples. Seek the Atma and you will find Param Atma. All
this is the play of Maya, today the child is slave, tomorrow the captor will
be a slave and the child free. This Wheel goes on.

Meditate on the Light within. Say the Holy Name. Without Guru there is no
Gyan. Sit at my Feet and you will find the Prayag.

Aham Brahamamsi.

THE PIMP CONTRACTOR
Are kya baat karta hai rey? Apun ko peit nahi kya? Sala har kadam paisay-ch
chalta, kya? Apun koi paidaishi bharwa nahi, kya. Apun ka mai baap phokat
nahi thei, izzat shorat wale the, bas yeh pet ne mara.

Apun baccha kharidta hai, pan Seth ke paisey se. Prophit karna koi gunah hai
kya? Sala mai baap kangley hai, bacchan ko maarte hai, jaleel karte hai, is
ka phyuchur kya? Ham rupiya 2000 mei kharidke rupiya 4000 mei Thekedar ko
bech dalte hai, sale ko do wakhat ki roti aur saal me dou baar kapre to
milte, so kuch nahi kya?

Sala phokat ko jaan khata! Chal hatt!

THE CHILD
Sad my plight, to sigh before I know what a smile is.

I am four and know all the hurt there is in human enterprise.
They say my kind die before they reach thirty.

What can it mean to eat well?
I hate the vermin which fall from my head into my food.

Did you know you get used to maggots in meals after a while?
They cook well and melt into the vile soup.
If you cover it with roti and eat it you will hardly notice it.

My anus hurts, the Thekedar probes me every night.
He says not to tell anyone and he will give me lighter work.

The child next to my sleeping mat died last night.
By morning they took him away and burned him by ten.
The place next to me is empty, I feel sad.

Do you believe I can die as easily?
I wonder if they have slave children in heaven.

By the way, what is Nukkad?

Plutonius.






























































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