–Written by a peasant imprisoned during Telangana movement that started in July, 1946
Prisoners, we all are prisoners
Prisoners of Independent India
For the sin of standing by the poor peasants…
we are prisoners
For our ‘crime’ of opposing the thieves who
Exploit the starving people
For saying NO to compromise
With the demon Nazi Nizam,
we are prisoners.
All of us, who are fighting for
the end of Foreign rule, the rule
Run by Tatas, Birlas and landlords,
prisoners, we all are prisoners.
(This song was published in the Navayuga, fortnightly journal in its edition of 5-9-1948.)
