Rescue by Kodavatiganti KutumbaraTelugu original by Kodavatiganti Kutumbarao, in Yuva, December 1977. Translated and posted with permission by Ananda Kishore.
"By the henchmen of landlords in Chinnapalli, sixteen Harijans were --" "What a pity!" "By three landlords in Peddaparru, eight Harijan women were --" "Pity! Pity!" "In Madhyakunta arson, four hundred Harijan huts were burnt down. Five elderly Harijans, twenty-two Harijan children --" "My god! Terrible!" " -- rebelled and attacked the landlords. They killed two landlords, wounded three others, and --" "We'll see to it that they are hanged! We will tolerate anything but anarchy --" |