As people continue to call out the government for suppressing the right to protest and dissent, singer and songwriter Ankur Tewari has penned a powerful poem in support of anti-CAA protests.
तेरे ज़ालिम इरादों के
— Ankur Téwari (@ankurtewari) January 5, 2020
जुल्मों सितम सहें
वो हम नहीं
जो ख़ौफ़ के कहर से
ख़ामोश रह गये
वो हम नहीं
डरते होंगे
बुज़दिल तेरे
डराने से
सैलाबों से
आँधियों से
तूफ़ानों से
जो आग बुझ जाए
बस हवाओं से
वो हम नहीं
जो मज़हब के बहाने
आपस में लड़ रहे
वो हम नहीं
अपनों को पीछे चोड़
आगे जो चल पड़े pic.twitter.com/MBZ7xcoHT3
The poem, which he shared on social media via Instagram and Twitter, is titled Woh Hum Nahin, and talks about what the current generation stands for.
Jo mazhab ke bahaaneAapas mein lad rahe hainWoh hum nahinApno ko peeche chhodAage jo chal padeWoh hum nahin
Translation: We are not the people who would fight with each other basis religion; We are not the people who will leave behind our own and walk ahead.
Many people shared the poem on social media and supported him and the anti-CAA protests:
Bhai aap #FaizAhmadFaiz ki yaad dilate hai
— Azharuddin Shaikh (@azharr_shaikh_) January 5, 2020
Salute…
— Pawan chopra (actor) (@PawanPcchopra12) January 5, 2020
https://t.co/LAnkyciR0E
— Deependra (@Deepend03620451) January 6, 2020
Jo dar jaye wo hum nahi by Ankur Tewari.#JNUViolence #JNUUnderAttack #ResignAmitShah #EmergencyinJNU #JNUCampus #JNUSOS
You can listen to the complete poem here:
As the protests against CAA have beautifully demonstrated, creativity and resilience have been the citizens’ salient weapons of support. And perhaps the power of art is exactly what the nation needs today.
