CHARMINAR THE SYMBOL OF COMMUNAL STRUGGLE
Dr K Prabhakar Rao
In city of Hyderabad stands the Charminar
That stands for glorifying Muslims ego
It was built by Mohammedd Kuli the Sultan of Golconda
And the edifice stands tall built long ago
The edifice is a beautiful piece of man’s efforts
And it survived safely the vagaries of time
It is the symbol of the famous Hyderabad city
Although at times from it fall pieces of rock and lime
The old city is the center of communal warfare
Where periodic fights and violence erupt
People of the city are used to the sad happenings
And they continue to live a life in disgust
Many a lives have been lost in the communal flares
The grim days of past stare at the citizens of the place
The local goons are happy that tensions are builtup
While the criminals move with knives and makeshift mace
Charminar reflects architectural wonders
And it also stands for many a communal fight
Lessons are not learnt by any one in the town
And everyone feels that he is always right
All troubles in the city emanate from the place
And it always looks like a police camp
Police men stand at every inch near the edifice
And the moods of the people tend to be highly damp
A Hindu temple exists at a corner of the structure
And this temple is tiny and is like a rat infront of a huge cat
Many a troubles erupted over this temple in past
Where Muslims and Hindus fight like boxers on a mat
Muslims claim that there was no temple at the place
However the temple exists within human memory
Periodic fights erupt as a daily affair
While in politics and love all appear to be right and fair
The place is again in the news as usual
Crooked men battled police for days
Trouble erupted over decoration of temple for the festival
It is a great shame to watch peoples ways
None can stop mischief at troublesome Charminar
And the place became an eternal troublesome spot
The people of the city have to live with this oozing cancer
While mutual hatred remains as hot boiling pot
Dr K Prabhakar Rao
In city of Hyderabad stands the Charminar
That stands for glorifying Muslims ego
It was built by Mohammedd Kuli the Sultan of Golconda
And the edifice stands tall built long ago
The edifice is a beautiful piece of man’s efforts
And it survived safely the vagaries of time
It is the symbol of the famous Hyderabad city
Although at times from it fall pieces of rock and lime
The old city is the center of communal warfare
Where periodic fights and violence erupt
People of the city are used to the sad happenings
And they continue to live a life in disgust
Many a lives have been lost in the communal flares
The grim days of past stare at the citizens of the place
The local goons are happy that tensions are builtup
While the criminals move with knives and makeshift mace
Charminar reflects architectural wonders
And it also stands for many a communal fight
Lessons are not learnt by any one in the town
And everyone feels that he is always right
All troubles in the city emanate from the place
And it always looks like a police camp
Police men stand at every inch near the edifice
And the moods of the people tend to be highly damp
A Hindu temple exists at a corner of the structure
And this temple is tiny and is like a rat infront of a huge cat
Many a troubles erupted over this temple in past
Where Muslims and Hindus fight like boxers on a mat
Muslims claim that there was no temple at the place
However the temple exists within human memory
Periodic fights erupt as a daily affair
While in politics and love all appear to be right and fair
The place is again in the news as usual
Crooked men battled police for days
Trouble erupted over decoration of temple for the festival
It is a great shame to watch peoples ways
None can stop mischief at troublesome Charminar
And the place became an eternal troublesome spot
The people of the city have to live with this oozing cancer
While mutual hatred remains as hot boiling pot
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