Bandmaster @ Cossipore
Akhlaq Dorjee Chanda (Poems dedicated to Tushar Roy) Factory Tagore Juggling oranges and eggs. Plus, tables for 17 memorised At such tender age? Remarkable acumen. Nothing surprises you anymore. At Dokkhini they teach you to be surefooted. *********************** Rigor Mortis Mensa and pauses. Strange premonitions. Can’t possibly be biological? Is it figurative—can’t put my fingers onto? But freedom, ah free free—how strange would that month be After all these years of bloody conquests. ***************************** Sukanta Majumdar Nurtures a very sensitive ear. Patience and practice. Has composed a trillion soundscape collages so far. A master archivist. As I walk past Hindustan Park to Purnadas Road (An insightful place Bhaipo! Charcoaled and Bistroed) I think of Sukanta’s ears. Flapping out. Does he rinse his drums with tepid water? Every morning? Somewhere he mentioned unobtrusiveness. Is he good enough to get at the bottom of this trompe l’oeil. ************************ Kalyaniyashu A deadly wish. Can you imagine such a Kantian greeting? It’s these kind of exchanges that leads to chronic whooping cough. Besides, I am not Kalidasbabu and you hardly Shefali. ***************************** Ancien Regime To err on the side of liberals just happens to be the best available option. Lets collaborate. ************************ Returning From America Is cakewalk: if you stop listening to ghawre pherar gaan And sundry such enormous commitments, Shonai Or begin to love Agha Shahid Ali far too much for comfort Instead concentrate on rules: Rules sustain. Rules devour Like taking and giving daily, routine upper cuts Here and there, off hand, casual Tearing apart beleaguered loved ones with more longing. Morphine endures. ***************************** Caterpillar Nocturnal. Tubular and hairy. Three pairs of true legs. And million muscles in unison—wiggling in and out. Detecting vibrations. At specific frequencies. Soft body, head capsule hardened. Leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipments. *************************** Petticoat Strings on the Side Those who deal in more complex ideas than class, caste or status Must notice which side of the waist the lady ties her petticoat knot. Elementary aspects of oligarchy. *********************** Bongolokkhi Super Lottery Hazar wares. Muchi-bazar. Queer eelish, still in throes Vermilion: Rangajawba Bussing days, passing posts Bulk is good, Shivaratri? Rules bequeath: Partition In transit, relentless First at left, smelling right? Color of dawn shefalika In memory, in pursuit Would that come, fanfare? Ticketing week once again Greenish tinge, trance afloat Tripling crores, how about? Next fortnight, sure shot. Punching bag, Baba sweats. Punching slot, Baba lives. ************************* Bandmaster @ Cossipore Caberina Sarah Temple Firm, slack living pore Longs for those sure strokes. Remember bandmaster? Casting recaster. Moving moved. Piping hot. He shall start at 7 dot. Thursday nights magic moon Sarah Temple, will you swoon? Drimiti drim, at his bid Off counter selling weed. Sax-cello lustre Remember bandmaster. ****************************** Akhlaq Dorjee Chanda is a poet and a soccer player working from Dibrugarh, Assam. adminhumanitiesunderground.org