सुन रहा हूँ इसलिये उल्लू बनाना चाहते हैं

The poem vibrates with a caustic, confrontational rage, dissecting the cynical exploitation inherent in performative political gestures. A visual representation would depict a stark, cinematic composition: in the foreground, an exhausted laborer dripping with sweat stands beneath a scorching, unforgiving sun, while shadowy, well-dressed figures in the background cynically manipulate flags and hollow slogans to construct opulent mansions upon the foundation of his suffering. The imagery juxtaposes the raw, visceral reality of blood-stained sweat against the sterile, predatory artifice of those who seek to profit from another’s precarious future. Ultimately, the work functions as a scathing social satire, capturing the cold, predatory arrogance of an elite class that views the vulnerable not as human beings, but as mere tools to be manipulated for their own comfort and security.

सुन रहा हूँ इसलिये उल्लू बनाना चाहते हैं (Sun Raha Hoon Isliye Ullu Banana Chahte Hain), by Amitabh Tripathi ‘Amit’ runs to 10 lines across 5 stanzas, set as Five rhyming couplets.. Its governing rasa is Raudra, shaded by Hasya. The metre is ghazal. Rhyme falls as AA BA CA DA EA.

Read it for झूठी संवेदनाओं और नारों के पीछे छिपे स्वार्थ पर प्रहार, शोषक वर्ग द्वारा गरीबों के श्रम का अनुचित लाभ उठाना and राजनीतिक पाखंड और बेशर्मी का पर्दाफाश. 3 words in it carry older or regional senses, so the poem rewards a second pass.

The verse is hung beside Reception of the Duke of Buckingham by Visakham Thirunal: Bathed in a warm, humid atmosphere, the scene radiates a formal yet vibrant mood of colonial-era grandeur and diplomatic encounter. Against a backdrop of swaying palm trees and traditional Kerala architecture by the…