Adam Gondvi's India

He was not an educated person but he was as sharp in his observations and as biting in his choice of words as any poet can be

Kaaju bhune hain plate pe, whiskey gilaas mein;

Utraa hain ramrajya vidhayak niwaas mein

[Roasted cashew on the plate, the finest malt in the crystal; It is as if the Lord Ram’s reign has descended in the MLA (member of legislative assembly) residence]  

— Adam Gondvi

The farcical, and deeply hypocritical, debate about what our politicians eat before going to work, reminded me of this couplet by Ramnath Singh, or, as he was better known, Adam Gondvi. Of course, India has worse things to be ashamed of. For instance, the alleged rape of woman by an MLA in Unnao. Or indeed, the