Ajith Nair

Looks like a dog strayed in the path of a Kingfisher airline . It’s interesting to note that dogs seem to have a way of getting through most security cordons. Follow street dogs around any fence and they will show you a breach that no one could anticipate. Dogs have been the most evolutionary creature of our times. They way they have adapted to rapid urbanization is telling of how this animal might be still around when humans as a race are long on, maybe that’s saying too much. Right since when Laika visited space to when Zanjeer sniffed out RDX, the celebration of canines has gone hand in hand with pelting them with stones. In urban centers, you’ll find dogs cluster smartly around where the sources of food are. This could be outside where an animal lover lives to the vicinity of garbage bins. You can also see visible efforts by dogs to mingle. So they’re curled up at bus stops, right there around marriage halls, frequently found at the heels of anyone carrying a food bag and probably ...

Curled up within In an unseasonal cold At the bus stop A petty mongrel old He sees winter clothes People wrapped snug Adjusting their shawls And ear plug Crowds never die At the tea stall And there’s only few Hearing the kulfi call No one ventures to kick him Or pelt stones Life is peaceful So what if there are no bones In a city of cold stares And crowds of strangers There’s someone loving the cold It’s the petty mongrel old