Sadiqullah Khan - ***Orientalism I (The Aftermath)

Sadiqullah Khan - ***Orientalism I (The Aftermath)

Descent from the ancient times br Pharaoic doctrines and kingdoms br Orient had variants be it continent br Some part of earth or where the sun set br Or the moon would rise enchanting br Buddha and Vedas br The Christ br Son of God br br Greek reason wrestled with the myth br Roman statesmanship converted br Dark ages followed br Orient held the torch lit br From Greeks and handed it back br To the west br Renaissance from Italy br Of the many sparks br The Orientalists forgot the east br br The Chinese had invented the missile br They abandoned br They thought br It was against the human spirit br br The Orientalists invented the bomb br They used it br In the name of a value br Of democracy and freedom br br Pre Newtonian or post Newtonian br Collation of data an inferior responsibility br It denoted mischief and lack of trust br In mankind and nature br So was the thought in the east br 3112009br br Sadiqullah Khanbr br


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