MAKHDOOM MOHIUDDIN poem Darkness(Andhere)
SRR Govt.Arts& Science College Karimnagar Darkness(Andhere) poem by MAKHDOOM MOHIUDDIN Satavahana /OU/KU/TU -Telangana State- M.A. English Sem.1 (Paper-V.Modern Indian Literatures in Translation) Makhdoom Mohiuddin, a romantic and revolutionary poet, was born in Anthole, Medak district of erstwhile Hyderabad state. He was the founder of the Progressive Writers Union in Hyderabad State. He fought against the tyranny of Nizam of Hyderabad as a communist party leader. This poem reflects the conditions that prevailed in the society of Hyderabad State during the peasant struggle . The state was in turmoil with the Telangana peasant armed struggle during 1946-51. The night has nothing but a begging bowl The twinkling stars and shining moon In borrowed robes, reflected glory Their wedding gown, in shroud The night that unfolds, The groans of dying bodies, The ambuscade of the dogs of devil, The scars of civilization. Moats, Barbed fence, Entangled bodies in the fence, ...