HAMAAM: Hindi poem by Anju Dua Gemini : English Transversion by Rajni Chhabra
COMMUNAL BATHHOUSE
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Pleadings of a screaming girl
Are ignored by society turned deaf
Indulged in celebrations
Absorbed in masculinity,
Nude in communal bathhouse
Creating rowdy noise
Are pulling *rakhis
Inside water!
* Rakhi: sacred thread tied by sister on wrist of brother, seeking protection.
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