Silent Flows Danube by Harish K. Thakur
Radha Publications. Pages: 77. Price: not mentioned
Danube is Europe’s second longest river that begins its about 2900 km long journey from Germany’s Black Forest and ends at Romania’s Black Sea coast. It has witnessed many a historic event but one of the less celebrated aspects is the existence of the Roma community (popularly termed as Gypsies) in the countries the famous river passes through. Who are Romas? Are they actually Egyptian tribes as many believe or is their ancestry linked to Rajasthan and Punjab as some others advocate? What have been their experiences as perennial outsiders always on the move? These and other aspects of their lives have been dealt with in readable verse, which conjures up vivid images. The evocative poem From the rags to rule just about sums up the plight of Romas.
THE TRIBUNE
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