Once upon a time, in the enchanted kingdom of LaLaLand, the god-king Amandi Derron ruled with an iron (deficient) fists. He didn't eat, he didn’t let anyone eat either, hence the magnanimous (d)eficiency. What? A missing letter? Oh, it got auctioned off to Antigua Adam, the dwarven lord of the western realms.

One day his majesty's elvish priest Hamasith had a nightmare, he saw a highland Uar usurping the throne. Surely a terrible portent it was, for the Uars were a savage race who practiced evil customs like democracy and whatnot. Hurriedly the council of wizards gathered, and lo! They divined a magical solution! A 108-foot-long incense stick must be crafted from the purest dung of Agatamu, the fairy goddess of bonds.

Thusly Agatamu's bowels were dredged, all necessary bonds collected, and finally the incense was lit. But the smell! Oh the sweet, sweet farmer-loathing jumla-loving smell! It is said that as the frankincense smoke slowly drifted across the starving sky, king Derron himself danced with Antigua and Hamasith. Well, perhaps the omen was averted, perhaps not, who can say? All we know is that LaLaLand lived happily (n)ever after.

Listen to Joshua recite the limericks

Long live the king!

1)
What rhymes with kām and ends with a kick?
An ode? A dirge? Or a fun limerick?
It's made of dung,
On an EVM hung,
A hundred and eight foot incense stick.

2)
With a billion aye-s and a handful nay-s
It'll burn and burn for forty-five days
For a god unsure,
With a faith so pure
That Shambuka stays beheaded always.

3)
In Babri's tomb an empire grows
With WhatsApp, cows and bajrang bros,
But, what is that smell?
Is it heaven, or hell?
Hark, oh hark! The nation wants to know!

4)
Hundred and eight foot saffron rod —
We vote for a king, not a washed-up fraud.
He had a croc as a pet,
Cameras, get set!
Hundred and eight foot beefed-up bod.

5)
Starving farmers, fatwas and
Riots are a hoot in great LaLaLand,
Agar and a batti
Bulldoze the basti
Commies and congs, they ne'er understand.

Poems and Text : Joshua Bodhinetra

ପିପୁଲ୍ସ ଆର୍କାଇଭ୍ ଅଫ୍ ରୁରାଲ ଇଣ୍ଡିଆ (ପରୀ) ରେ ଭାରତୀୟ ଭାଷା କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକ୍ରମ, ପରୀଭାଷାର ବିଷୟବସ୍ତୁ ପରିଚାଳକ ଜୋଶୁଆ ବୋଧିନେତ୍ର। ସେ କୋଲକାତାର ଯାଦବପୁର ବିଶ୍ୱବିଦ୍ୟାଳୟରୁ ତୁଳନାତ୍ମକ ସାହିତ୍ୟରେ ଏମଫିଲ କରିଛନ୍ତି ଏବଂ ଜଣେ ବହୁଭାଷୀ କବି, ଅନୁବାଦକ, କଳା ସମାଲୋଚକ ଏବଂ ସାମାଜିକ କର୍ମୀ ଅଟନ୍ତି।

ଏହାଙ୍କ ଲିଖିତ ଅନ୍ୟ ବିଷୟଗୁଡିକ Joshua Bodhinetra
Editor : Pratishtha Pandya

ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠା ପାଣ୍ଡ୍ୟା ପରୀରେ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟରତ ଜଣେ ବରିଷ୍ଠ ସମ୍ପାଦିକା ଯେଉଁଠି ସେ ପରୀର ସୃଜନଶୀଳ ଲେଖା ବିଭାଗର ନେତୃତ୍ୱ ନେଇଥାନ୍ତି। ସେ ମଧ୍ୟ ପରୀ ଭାଷା ଦଳର ଜଣେ ସଦସ୍ୟ ଏବଂ ଗୁଜରାଟୀ ଭାଷାରେ କାହାଣୀ ଅନୁବାଦ କରିଥାନ୍ତି ଓ ଲେଖିଥାନ୍ତି। ସେ ଜଣେ କବି ଏବଂ ଗୁଜରାଟୀ ଓ ଇଂରାଜୀ ଭାଷାରେ ତାଙ୍କର କବିତା ପ୍ରକାଶ ପାଇଛି।

ଏହାଙ୍କ ଲିଖିତ ଅନ୍ୟ ବିଷୟଗୁଡିକ Pratishtha Pandya
Illustration : Atharva Vankundre

ଅଥର୍ବ ବନକୁନ୍ଦ୍ରେ ମୁମ୍ବାଇର ଜଣେ ଚିତ୍ରକର ଏବଂ କାହାଣୀକାର। ସେ ଜୁଲାଇରୁ ଅଗଷ୍ଟ ୨୦୨୩ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ PARIରେ ଇଣ୍ଟର୍ନ ଭାବେ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ କରିସାରିଛନ୍ତି।

ଏହାଙ୍କ ଲିଖିତ ଅନ୍ୟ ବିଷୟଗୁଡିକ Atharva Vankundre