Srinka Bose

Dimensions

I recall the traffic snarl that day,
The one in which we were caught.
The AC in the car read 22
As my symbol of freedom, I bought.
The flag-pole was smaller than my palm,
A 4-inch aluminium stick,
The tricolour a perfect 3:2,
A ₹10 drawn out quick!
The AC switched off felt 24.
It was getting so damn hot!
Through a 1/4 th down window, from a seller of 7
My symbol of freedom I bought.

Srinka Bose

Srinka Bose has a teaching experience of 19 years in areas of Economics, Statistics and Operations Research. She has worked as Guest Faculty/ Visiting Faculty/ Assistant Professor in colleges in Kolkata, Pune and Delhi. She is presently a research scholar at IIFT Delhi. Her areas of personal interests are Poetry, music, gardening, cooking, puzzles, reading, travelling (a dozen more)