Poetry in the city.
[Text and photo by Mayank Austen Soofi]
Are you a poet?
Do you secretly compose poems?
Yes?
Can I meet you?
The Delhi Walla is starting a series called ‘Delhi’s Bandaged Moments’. The purpose is to search for our city’s lyrical soul.
I hope you will be kind enough to share one of your poems with me – and if it is not in English, you will please help me translate it.
Your poem can have five lines, or ten lines. The length is of no consequence.
Your poem can be as moving as Mir’s verses, or not. Critics aren’t invited.
Your poems might never have been published. It does not matter.
Just meet me.
Please contact me at mayankaustensoofi@gmail.com.
Meet the poets
1. Ekta Talwar at The Book Shop
2. Jaideep Warya on the Ring Road
3. Chandni Singh in Reading, UK
4. Job at BKS Marg Subway
5. The Delhi Walla at the Munirika Bus Stop
6. Manika Dhama in Connaught Place
7. Anna Akhmatova outside Tihar Jail
8. Shahwar Kibria in South Extension-I Market
What makes Delhi move is the army of Auto Rickshaw aka Tuk Tuk. Bring on the Shayari from the back of auto, trucks and cinema hall boundary wall.
“Dekho yahan gadha moot rha gai” … lolz
‘aisay na dekh warna apna bana loon ga’
‘dekh magar pyar se’
‘khushboo laga ke’
‘kaajal ko jaane do’
ok, tata, bye bye …
‘zindagi ke udaas lamhon main bewafa doston ki buhat yaad aati hai’ …lolz
‘Rinku, tinku, te Minku di Gaddi’ … :p
come on friends, tell us ki Agar aap ke paas auto rickshaw
hoti tho ooskey peeche aap keya likhwaate?
sample some more sadak-chaap auto n truck shayari…lol
kache ki RANI Packe ka Raja ..milana ho to Delhi Aa ja.. lol famous sher back side of Truck.
“Khudi ko kar buland itna k har taqdeer se pehle,
Khuda banday se khud poochay bata teri raza kia hai”
Na ched Malangni Nu. .. punjabi
Na ched Malang Ko. .. in HIndi… ha ha ha
Dont tease the rowdy me … lolz
Te Kar De Move Kaka Puch Kyon Rya Ain
sawari labay na labay speed assi nabay ( 80 , 90 )
Tu Langh Ja, Sadi Khair Hai
Tata Ka Baap, Nissan Ka Nana.. Yeh Rickshaw Chala Raha Hai Ladka Deewana
Baybasi. Tum Na Jaan Paoo Gay
deewana ne yeh kia thaan li hai
lol,looks like you have a whole volume on auto/truckwaali sher-o-shaeri!
hahahahah,mast mast.:):D
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