Idhar Bhi Gadhe, Udhar Bhi Gadhe | Omprakash Aditya | Political Satire in Hindi Poetry
Donkeys are thriving. Horses are starving. And the man at the microphone? Definitely a donkey.
In this episode of Kavinaama, Kshitij and Burair bring you Omprakash 'Aditya's legendary political satire — a poem that sounds like a joke until it doesn't. Along the way they pick up Shauq Bahraichi's devastating sher about owls and ruined gardens, Nagarjun's fearless Shaasan ki Bandook, and close by returning to Faiz Ahmad Faiz's eternal Bol ke lab aazaad hain tere.
Also discussed: why statesmen stopped quoting poetry, Zohran Mamdani's sweater, Riz Ahmed's Bait on Amazon Prime, Arooj Aftab singing…
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