Foreword

At a time when wolves are let loose and lambs are under vigilance,

When the world seems to be standing on its head then what is an ordinary citizen to do?

When a sword-like feeling dangles over the soul

During moonlit nights and sunny days, in winter and and in rain;

When pain stabs the chest again and again;

When beauties, gratification and similar luxuries

Compete for an embrace with the outstretched arms of humiliation;

When a fire is felt lighting up the darkness within, and the cup overflows;

When the fragrance of wounded dignity rises up from the bottom of the heart

Then the desire is to reach out to the heavens

And to pluck at the mute moon, and the blinking stars.

To tear them all at one end, and to rip them apart upto the other end.

To seize not one or two of them but to wipe out the entire horde of helpless onlookers,

The brain numb bystander silently watching the saga of scarcity here

And a disgraceful display of abundance there.

When numbers of the majority of the meek and mild gathers

Then the heart can only beat faster.

Then the command of the conscience is to confront the tormentor,

To seize the weapon of destruction from the hands of the despot.

Whether someone else chooses to do so or not,

This the time to smash the stone glittering upon crowns

And to end all performances of song and dance.

It is time to set fire to the garden of pleasure, to smoke up not just the throne

But to ignite into oblivion the entire house of injustice

Before the autocrat gets away with that no one should get away with.

To express similar emotions is a natural response of all human beings with a heart to injustice. To be disgusted with all things that have been not addressed, and with things that have in fact got worse than the last laugh, is to be human. It is only fair to human beings to react strongly to wrongs and to inequity. Lucknow has an old tradition to revolting against cheats and thugs. Lucknow has expressed aversion countless times when the individual is treated unfairly, but also on behalf of others. The desire for justice and a more fair world has been the dream of citizens throughout the history of the city, from freedom fighters to poets.

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