Nalinidhar Bhattacharya
Helpless as a deer stuck in silt Harrowed by hunger and thirst He is now an angry boy. He is waiting for the Bordoichila Now every tree in the woods plays in unison The Kichaka flutes of freedom.
……………………. Bordoichila: Pre-monsoon storm in Assam. Kichaka: A variety of bamboo.
Translated by Krishna Dulal Barua
Nalinidhar Bhattacharya (b. 1921-d.2016) was a noted poet and critic of Assam.