इस इमारत में रहेंगी कई नस्लें राही
रेत इतनी न भरो नींव में ठेकेदारो!
-बालस्वरूप राही
is imaarat mein rahengii kaii naslein Rahi
ret itnii na bharo niinv mein thekedaaro!
-Balsvarup Rahi
Many generations shall dwell in this building
So do not weaken the foundation with sand*, o builders!
English translation by Manish Modi
Cement and sand need to be mixed in a certain proportion in order to construct buildings. Since sand is cheaper than cement, most building contractors add more sand than necessary in order to maxImise their profits, at the expense of weakening the foundations of the buildings they build. Many such poorly constructed buildings collapse each year, killing hundreds of dwellers. Hence, the poet addresses builders and tries to get them to think of the innocent people who would live in the buildings they construct and whose lives would be at stake if they were to construct an inferior building.
रेत इतनी न भरो नींव में ठेकेदारो!
-बालस्वरूप राही
is imaarat mein rahengii kaii naslein Rahi
ret itnii na bharo niinv mein thekedaaro!
-Balsvarup Rahi
Many generations shall dwell in this building
So do not weaken the foundation with sand*, o builders!
English translation by Manish Modi
Cement and sand need to be mixed in a certain proportion in order to construct buildings. Since sand is cheaper than cement, most building contractors add more sand than necessary in order to maxImise their profits, at the expense of weakening the foundations of the buildings they build. Many such poorly constructed buildings collapse each year, killing hundreds of dwellers. Hence, the poet addresses builders and tries to get them to think of the innocent people who would live in the buildings they construct and whose lives would be at stake if they were to construct an inferior building.
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