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on shards of glass
on embers of coal
they dance
wanting society
to accept them
as humans
they deserve
a second chance
man loving man
ardh nari nareshwar
a spiritual romance
a few coins
thrown at their face
not even
a kindly glance
miscarriage of birth
karma in a trance
a beggars bowl
no advance
a deadwood future
the state wont finance
dedicated to Kalki Subramaniam.. my facebook friend..activist and a lot more..
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two parallel lines
on the brink
hijra the
missing link
no voter rights
neither man nor woman
a system
to hoodwink
a finger
without ink
into the depths
of depravity
they sink
begging alms
prostituting
their androgynous souls
a poison
day in day out
they drink
the filth
the stench
the stink
like the aravanis
of Tamil Nadu
blessed by God
and the State
Maharashtra
mai baap
at sachivalya
too must rethink
better opportunities
jobs in sync
the hijras are human
ghungroos on their feet
on the soul of androgyny
as they clink
basic rights that shrink
broken headlights
that blink
born a man
he chose the color
pink
a link sent by Stephe Androgyne online
Daily News & Analysis, India
www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_eunuch-seeks-right-to-vote...
Eunuch seeks right to vote in Maharashtra Assembly polls
PTI
Sunday, September 13, 2009 11:53 IST
Mumbai: An eunuch has moved the Maharashtra State Human Rights
Commission (SHRC) seeking the right to vote for his community and
transgenders in the forthcoming state Assembly polls.
In the four-page complaint, Laxmi Narayan Tripathi termed the denial
of Right to vote as gross violation of Human Rights in the state.
Supported by a group of four law students, Tripathi demanded that the
state government should extend the fundamental right of voting to
eunuchs and transgenders.
"There is a gross violation of the human rights of eunuchs in
Maharashtra. We are not provided with ration cards and not permitted
to vote," the complaint said.
The SHRC has issued notices to the chief secretary of the state
government with a direction to ensure that departments concerned with
ration cards and voter ID cards file their reply to the complaint by
November 4.
The commission has also directed the state government to suggest in
their reply affidavit steps being taken or to be taken with this
regard.
"Tamil Nadu government has already issued ration cards to the eunuchs
of that state. It is the only state to have recognised eunuchs as a
different sex," said the complaint.
Tripathi further said that eunuchs in Maharashtra are deprived of
life, liberty and dignity.
"If we (eunuchs) are not given a chance to lead a normal life then we
are left with the ultimate choice of begging or prostitution to earn
money," the complaint states.
The commission had directed the state government to file its reply to
the complaint by August 24 but the government failed to do so
following which they have been given time till November 4.
The students -- Niraj Marjadi, Dharampal Dave, Jay Vakil and Kushal
Mehta -- had earlier this year, filed an RTI application before the
Maharashtra State Election Commission seeking to know the rights
accorded to eunuchs in the state.
"However, the election commission returned the RTI application back
saying that they cannot reply to such applications," Dave said.
Dedicated to the spirit of gutsy Laxmi Narayan Tripathi my erstwhile Hijra Guru..
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Sweet Memories
of childhood
a time very good
touch wood
innocence
a path
to truth
never
misunderstood
childhood
as saintly
as spiritual
as sainthood
childhood
the best
passage of our life
under the grace
protective shadow
serenity
of godhood
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somewhere far away
someone has something
to say through
the silence of her soul
lighting the darkness
on the way like
a little
diya made of clay
roshni de aur khud jale
stream lighting
hope without word play
of lost moments gone astray
in the wilderness of a lonely mind
searching for happiness everyday
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To all my friends , readers well wishers , fellow bloggers , photographers , poets
at Flickr, Facebook, Twitter , Wordpress , Blogspot, Orkut, Live Journal, Vox,Tumbler, Fotothing, Webshots, Scribd, Posterous.
A VERY HAPPY DIWALI A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR..
marziya
watches the
flip side of life
as it unfolds
first appu
the limbless man
now hyder khan
short and bold
flexible mold
out on the streets
living in the cold
distributing
shop pamphlets
of discount sale
on hill road
or used by the politicians
as a human clown
to entertain the
young and old
break dance
of democracy
a path
potholed
to glenn losack
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1. A stunt in which one spins the cylinder of a revolver loaded with only one bullet, aims the muzzle at one's head, and pulls the trigger.
2. An act of reckless bravado.
Russian Roulette
pictures
within
pictures
stories
from my head
words
encrypted
decoded
in the spiders net
google searching
for Marziya
on the internet
at Flickr
a story board a set
a two day old baby
her journey
you wont forget
changing
the course of my life
forever in her debt
no tear of regret
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The Muslims of Bazar Road voted in great numbers , and this mother and daughter had just come from the polling booth..The Muslims of Bandra Bazar Road are very peaceful people living amicably with their Hindu neighbors, there is no ill will despite each belonging to another political party..The Muslims of this area were totally with the local candidate Rahebar Khan, and yet a similar large number supported Baba Siddiki of Congress Party.
Advocate Ashish Shelar BJP candidate too hails from this area, his supporters had various counters at Jain Mandir, Bazar Road,Bandra Reclamation..
These were the only areas I covered , some Muslims were reluctant to have their pictures taken but over all it was a political awareness day , though the turnout here in Bandra they say was about 42 %.
Most of the people I met did not have their names on the Voter list, some did not have Pan cards, others simply did not care or bother to vote.
Zeeshan Siddiki , good looking son of Baba Siddiki came to thank the volunteers of Congress I .
This area from the Bazar Chicken Market to Highland Court had the greatest number of counters , women , children kids, were all assisting the voter to reach their respective polling booth.No other area had such a strong counter base in Bandra as Bandra Bazar Road.
Most of the counters were belonging to Rahebar Khan Independent candidate.
Most of the volunteers were given delicious biryani mineral water and Vada Pav..most of the local guys who organize all this are paid handsomely by their respective parties I am told..Money is what matters and elections is about money power too..
Till the end there was a mad rush in this area , people running helter skelter to cast their vote.
Old feeble men and women wee being taken to the polling booth by various social activists and party members.,
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mother dead drunk and asleep
giving birth to children
easy and cheap
lost promises
she need not keep
while her child
in the public garden
takes a tarzans leap
mere pas ma hai
says the child
watching
motherhood
on a garbage heap
molten tears
on the pavement seep
