Allegory - Parody / A Tale of a Tub

 Thinking activity

Creative work

This blog is a part of a thinking activity assigned by Kavisha Ma'am to write an allegorical work and add an element of Parody in it. We are studying an allegorical work "A Tale of a Tub" by Jonathan Swift, So as part of that I have tried to write a poem about our current political scenario and also tried to add an element of Parody.

क्यों ऐसे ही...?

 सालो की मेहनत से खिला था वो

फूल की खुशबू महक रही थी चारो और

ओर वो मेरा बगीचा लूटने चला आया क्यों ऐसे ही?

दो माली कम थे यहा?

मेरे प्यारे फूलो पे तुम्हारे भंवरे छोड़ दिया क्यों

 ऐसे ही?

पुष्पवर्षा से सुगंधित था मेरा आंगन 

वो झाड़ू लेके आ गया क्यों ऐसे ही?

कमल तो खिलता है कीचड़ में 

और उसमे कोई ताजुक की बात भी नहीं

पर उसमे से वो सुगंध नहीं आ रही क्यों ऐसे ही?

       

        In this poem I have given Allegorical representation of BJP, Congress and AAP. Election is coming soon. So the Aam Aadmi Party has started to spread their influence in India, especially in Gujarat. In January 2021, Arvind Kejriwal announced that AAP would be contesting in 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election. Gulab Singh Yadav, Delhi MLA is the incharge of the party for the 2022 Gujarat election. Now AAP is giving so many promises of education, upliftment of women education, job vacancies and other human rights. 

       Now Bhajap has strengthened their power since 2001. First chief minister of Gujarat from BJP was Keshubhai Patel in 1995. After him there were two chief ministers from RJP and from 2001 people of Gujarat are selecting BJP as their leader till today. So AAP is now moving towards Gujarat and we can say it is trying to win the upcoming election of Gujarat Legislative Assembly. And that's why this whole strategy is made. We can't say which one is good or bad. And I am also not saying that anyone is right or wrong. Though we are living in a democratic country, we are still bounded in one way or the other. Each party first gives promises and then never implement it. So only by watching or listening, we should not come to any one particular point. Or we can't even say that this new party will not do anything fruitful. They can also do what previous or current can't or couldn't do. Now BJP is finding a way where they can find mistakes of AAP also. So they are even spreading wrong messages regarding opposite party. Like,

In second line, 

"दो माली कम थे यहां "

       I have referred to the conflict between BJP and Congress. As I have written the poem particularly in the current political scenario of Gujarat, so I have taken BJP and AAP at the centre. That's why the further poem is about that. And in Allegorical way I have presented "फूल" as Gujarat, "माली" as BJP, Congress and AAP, "भंवरे" as various promises and schemes.

       In the third stanza there is clear representation of AAP by party Symbol "झाड़ू". In the Last stanza, there is a conception of AAP for BJP. AAP is asking questions to BJP whatever they have done or undone.

        So, this is all about my poem and the task given by ma'am. Thank you so much ma'am for this wonderful task. As This task was as a part of Understanding of "A Tale of a Tub" as a religious allegory, I am now clearly able to understand the work and why this is called a religious allegory and parody. It was not that much easy to write this poem with the touch of allegory as well as parody. For this, first I wrote two poems, but that couldn't be fitted in the definition of parody and allegory. And this is the final outcome of my efforts.

          Hope you are able to understand what I have written. If you find any difficulties to understand it or have any suggestions, do write in the comment below.

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