<img style="float: left;" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2015/apr/rahul-da-cunha.jpg" alt="" width="180" height="48" />Dear Reader,
I hope all is well this Sunday morning.
I&rsquo;m happy that the Bengalis, the Malayalis and the Punjabis were able to celebrate Shubho Nobo Borsho, Vishu, and Baisakhi respectively without any incidents of violence.
<img title="Illustration/Amit Bandre" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2015/apr/Rahul-Da-Cunha.jpg" alt="Illustration/Amit Bandre" /> Illustration/Amit Bandre
Sorry, just being cynical. But in the new India, secularism seems to have devolved into &lsquo;wreck-ularism&rsquo;. Okay, confession time &mdash; I&rsquo;ve always wanted to be a songwriter. So am engaging in some plagiarising. Only and only to seek your verdict on whether I can cut it as a songster. Remember Billy Joel? For all you young Turks, he was one of those 80&rsquo;s funky musicians, who merged protest and prose with equal aplomb. You&rsquo;ve heard of a song called &lsquo;We Didn&rsquo;t Start the Fire,? Yes, I know all you oldies who frequent The Ghetto groove to it. And you Jazz By The Bay karaoke addicts, sing it every Friday night, All you netizens, now that Net Neutrality is in place, download the song for free. Am so happy with the state of the nation, my heart is bursting with hope and optimism. Enough for me to write my first &lsquo;gaana&rsquo;. Please be kind in your judgement. Not for my views, but my verse Remember, read these words to the tune of the Billy Joel anthem. Here goes.
Rahul Gandhi was AWOL Dr Singh&rsquo;s embroiled in coal Congress messed, Sonia stressed Vadra in the dock
Scandals, scams, crores been burnt Now the son and heir&rsquo;s returned Will he lead? Or finally pack? The nation wants to know
Then we got the BJP So much hope that we&rsquo;ll be free &lsquo;Acche din&rsquo;, massive win NaMo in the house
(Chorus) We didn&rsquo;t start the fire It was always burning Since the world&rsquo;s been turning But you&rsquo;ve stoked our ire Inflamed passions higher &lsquo;Make in India&rsquo; &lsquo;Chai ke charcha&rsquo; &lsquo;Ghar wapasi&rsquo; is the mantra Beef bans, Land plans PM&rsquo;s in another land
Beijing, to Montreal, Seoul onto Tokyo Get your visa to Vancouver Modi says go-go
Churches ransacked, Mosques attacked Hindu might. Voting rights, &lsquo;Free the Net&rsquo;, shows we can fight
(Chorus) We didn&rsquo;t start the fire It was always burning Since the world&rsquo;s been turning But you&rsquo;ve stoked our ire Inflamed passions higher
Muscles flexed, Muslims vexed, Police state, Conversiongate What we read, what we eat What we study, who we meet, You decide
Vandalise Defranchise, Sterilise Traumatise
(Chorus) We didn&rsquo;t start the fire It&rsquo;s always burning, since the world&rsquo;s been turning But you&rsquo;ve stoked our ire Inflamed passions higher The consequences will be dire.
So yeah, that&rsquo;s my song. I sense your judgement. Not bad for a first attempt, huh? Okay, maybe its not worthy of a Grammy. But I am sending in my entry to hopefully win two awards: The Sakshi Maharaj award for Best Song in a foreign language and the Sadvi Deva Thakur award for Most Vitriolic Lyrics. Wish me, dear reader, in advance.
Rahul da Cunha is an adman, theatre director/playwright, photographer and traveller. Reach him at rahuldacunha62 @gmail.com.&nbsp;The views expressed in this column are the individual&rsquo;s and don&rsquo;t represent those of the paper.

I hope all is well this Sunday morning.&nbsp;I&rsquo;m happy that the Bengalis, the Malayalis and the Punjabis were able to celebrate Shubho Nobo Borsho, Vishu, and Baisakhi respectively without any incidents of violence

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