The ongoing lockdown to contain the spread of the #coronavirus pandemic has devastated India's poor and marginalised. Nearly two months after the lockdown was abruptly imposed in late March, thousands of #migrants trapped without food, money or shelter in the cities that they had moved to for work are still trying to find a way back to their hometowns and villages. Many have died on the way, consumed by hunger, exhaustion or accidents.<br /><br />The government has done little to help them so far, leading to an unfolding humanitarian disaster.<br /><br />In this poem – the second in a series – the poet and lyricist #Gulzar movingly captures the plight of the migrant workers, comparing them to migrants of the Partition.<br /><br />Sign up for our all-new media newsletter: https://bit.ly/StopPressNewsletter<br /><br />Support independent media and subscribe to Newslaundry: http://bit.ly/paytokeepnewsfree<br /><br />To watch this and many more videos, click on http://www.newslaundry.com/<br /><br />Follow and engage with us on social media:<br />Facebook: https://facebook.com/newslaundry<br />Twitter: https://twitter.com/newslaundry<br />Instagram: https://instagram.com/newslaundry
