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The pandemic poetry of Indians has roused readers far and wide

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Ganga), is written in the style of marashiya, a mournful dirge. It is haunting in its rhythm and rousing in its satirical overtones.

Appalled by the sight of bodies floating in the holy river, she invokes popular phrases that rhyme with Ganga, such as ‘changa’ (all is well), Billa-Ranga (notorious murderers), and a Hindi word evoking the classic imagery of an emperor’s state of dishabille.The poem has spread beyond the poet’s intended audience.

Astounded that a Gujarati poet would criticize the state, many began sharing it, turning into an instant hit. She was attacked online mercilessly, in misogynistic, vulgar tones, by hundreds who seemed more upset over a poem than the deaths.

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