Kolkata Against Zionism

  It was dark and bleak, You knocked. We opened our doors wide. There you stood trembling, From hunger and fear shivering.  Having lost your land and love,  From having no roof above.  Terror writ large on your faces, In pain, left only with traces.  Vacant eyes with no dreams, You had no smiles, only screams! We hugged and welcomed you, You got a foothold and grew.  You were happy and warm  again, Your forgot your persecution and pain. You flourished, but your branches became tentacles, They suffocated, smothered and hurt like hell! Here we stand trembling, From hunger and fear, shivering.  Having lost most of our land and love,  From Having no roof above.  Terror writ large on our faces, In pain, Left only with traces.  Not a crumb to eat, not a drop to drink, We know not how many are left from our kith and kin.  What flows here are rivers of blood, What blows here are clouds of dust.  Not buildings but homes you have de...

From the river to the sea Palestine will be free Only when you stop paying fee For bombs, ammunition and soldiers' salary Don't just Boycott periodically  Cancel those products for eternity

The Coca-Cola Company has faced significant backlash and boycotts in Muslim-majority countries, including the Middle East, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Malaysia, leading to substantial financial losses. In response, Coca-Cola has shifted its focus to non-Muslim majority nations like India, where it plans to implement a new strategy known as "21DP." Coca-Cola's Plan for India includes several key initiatives: 1. New Marketplace - "Cokeshop" Coca-Cola is set to launch its own marketplace, "Cokeshop," utilising the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) to empower retailers to sell their products. 2. Launching Alcohol Brand - "Lemon Dou" To expand its presence in non-Muslim countries, Coca-Cola will introduce an alcohol brand, "Lemon Dou," in the Indian market. 3. Subway Partnership Coca-Cola has partnered with Subway, with 570 outlets set to offer Coca-Cola products, strengthening the brand's presence in India. 4. Tea Division - ...

They wake up alarmed; we wake up to alarms. They realise they’re still alive; we enjoy our lives. They search for food; our fridges are stocked. They queue up for water; we refresh in showers. They’re grateful to get dry bread; we have an abundance. They starve; we feast. They’re scared; we live carefree. They strive to survive; we strive to prosper. They've nowhere to go; we have the entire world. Their belongings are just what they wear; ours are unending. They fear for their children's lives; we plan for our children’s lifetime. They sleep in the open; we relish the comfort of our homes. They shiver; we have warmth. Their nights are sleepless; we sleep throughout. They live in the ruins and dust; we can't stand the dust in our homes. They've lost hope; our dreams are boundless. They see only grey and red; we enjoy the beauty of rainbows. They count their   dead ; do we count our blessings? We bury our dead; UNDER RUBBLE, MANY OF THEM GET BURIED ALIVE! My appeal to yo...

Was he a day, or a week old? And was the baby 'he' or 'she'? What difference does it make? It was a baby, an infant who had, perhaps not even tasted a morsel of solid food. When was he born? Who are his parents? Where are they? Are they alive? Or died with him? Or died before? Did he even have a name? Could he see his parents and siblings? Unanswered questions cascade through my thoughts. All that can be seen is his little face, an open mouth with toothless gum, dry lips, a dimpled chin, and a straight nose. And, of course, his eyes! Half-open, tired, without hope, AND DEAD !    Those eyes, that once, would have been bright and shiny at birth, darting from one object to the other. But now, it is so painful to see them. They are so poignant. Once you see them, you won’t be able to forget. And you shouldn’t! Those eyes should keep us awake. Because we have been witness to those eyes becoming lifeless! They demand attention, a lingering reminder of our impotence in preser...

We are witnessing a genocide right now. The Palestinians, who accommodated the Jews decades ago, are being subjected to the most inhuman treatment and torture by the Zionists. Bombs are falling almost every minute. A person is injured every two minutes and killed every 4 minutes. There are about 50,000 women in different stages of their pregnancies. Every day about 200 babies come into this hellish environment. Babies are getting killed in the hospitals by bombs as well as lack of treatment. And the bombs on the hospitals - they are not by accident - they are intentionally targeted. Homes, schools, hospitals, roads, nothing remain! Living in the rubble with a risk to their lives every moment, we just can’t imagine the plight of these people. No food, no water, no electricity, no medicines. Perhaps their tear ducts would have long dried. Just how much can a heart bear the loss of dear ones – one, two, five, ten – 42 members of the same family!!! Yes, it is hard to believe but it is tr...

While the rest of the world is busy with their normal lives, there are about 2.3 million people, for whom the whole definition of ‘normal’ has changed - a normalisation of once inconceivable horrors.  For the past two months, for them, it has become a new normal: • to hear the non-stop and deafening sounds of bombs  • to see the reduction of their once-standing havens (homes, businesses, schools, hospitals ) to desolate rubbles. It has become agonisingly routine: • to witness continuously, the demise of their family members, relatives and friends • to starve, to just have a few sips of water in days • to sleep under the open sky • to just run for their lives In this stark reality, the once unimaginable has become customary: • to hear cries for help from under the rubbles of weighty concrete of what was once the very place where one could stay safe • to flee for safety (which of course, is nowhere ) • to see the new-borns throwing their arms around in their incubators , and t...