The Remains Of Dhillika! Poem by Naga Vamshidhar Ratakonda

The Glimpses of it I couldn't find,
AsThe Hastinapur was washed
Away in Floods Centuries Back;

The Reminisences of it too,
I couldn't carry as Memoirs;
For they could be discovered only in,
Scriptures of Mahabaratha and not,
Through the ruins of Indraprastha!

From then on called Dhillikaaryapuri,
From its Founding Days by a Yadava King;
Unitl the pronounciation changed to,
Dhilli after Middle East Invasions,
And to Delhi with European Influence!

The History's Mystery Unflods,
In Either Proofs of Excavations,
Or In Truths of Tall Claims -
If Minars & Makbaras were,
Built over the Ancient Temples!

The Moghul Pieces are thrown,
Throughout All the Places,
Of Two Fold Delhi - The Old Delhi &
The Modern Day New Delhi;

The Old Delhi of Chandni Chowk,
Purana Quila, Jamma Masjid,
Qutab Minar, Humayun's Tumb,
Gurudwara Bangla Sahib & RedFort,
Are the Spots that Day Tourist,
Populace on a Song Throng;

While the New Delhi Reckons
The Uniform Globalized,
Cosmopolitan Style Malls of,
Blue & White Collar Eve Cultures;

If Not the Gap of Ages,
The Delhi Metro Rail bridges,
The Physical Distance Gap,
Between the Two at a Jet Speed!

Yamuna with it's Attributions to,
Yama & Lord Krishna was Black then;
And Black Now too for its,
Industrial Pollution Attributions;

But for Some Greenery & Fresh Breeze,
That can be felt on the Banks of it-
Okhla Bird Sancturary, Akshardam,
Brindavan, Mathura & Agra,
Yamuna still Flows & Glows!

The Mandir Marg Boasts of,
Ramakrishna Mission, Birla Temple,
Budha Mandir, Shiv Kali Mandir &
Balaji Mandir all in it's vicinity;
While the True Locals Frequent,
Bairo Mandir, Kalkaji Mandir &
Old Kailashji Mandir at Chandni Chowk!

Not to be Missed are the,
Lotus Temple, ISKCON Temple &
Kalkaji Mandir on a Single Day visit!

With Twisted Joins of the Two Tualsi's -
Krishna & Lakshmi, The Consized Brindavan
Still stands proof of the Romantic,
Rasa Leela Tales of Vamshi Chori Radha Rani;

Soothesaying the Eighth Avatar,
The Abode of Vanished Yoga Maya,
From the Seventh Womb of Devaki,
Is Next to the Srikrishna Janmasthan!

With it's Huge Hindu Walls Teared down,
For a view of The Taj Mahal,
Agra Fort Stands still with Glorious,
Prisons of Shajahan, Jahanara & Roshanara;

No Wonder Agra's Footwear is Famous,
For Akbar got his Shot of Footwear hit,
For Seducing an Ordant Hindu Lady,
In the Streets of Meena Bazar!

The Delicious Sweet Flavours of,
Agra Peta is Worth it's Taste of,
Sugary Crystal Ashgourd Price;
Like that of a Mysore Peta -
A Scholarly Sweat of Turban,
For a Majestic Audience's Praise!

Needless to Say, I didn't carry back
Neither the Pollution Nor the
Politics Or the Population Woes
Of Old & New Delhi, for they too
Are Persistent Across the Country;

The Three P's - Politics, Population &
Pollution had Neither Begun With,
Nor Ends with Delhi; It carries them All,
As a Fast Induction Medium than Resisting,
With The Flow of Time into the Future!

No Conclusions I Draw,
Only Observations I carry of the,
Impressive Remains of Dhillika,
As Reminder Impressions in my,
Mind, Heart & Soul;
And in Snapshots of Photographs,
Whilst was on a Surprise Journey Mission,
Of Attitude, Solitude & Fortitude;

And in these my own Writings,
I Narrated it through Witty,
Critical & Funny Anecdotes!