The singing pictures of Naya (India)

This scroll is entitled Tsunami by the artist Snehalata Chitrakar about the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, the lyrics go:

"Oh mother of the ocean, Mother of Ganga, why did you take so many lives (forcibly). Oh, brother, the sea water cane in a great rush, with trees and leaves floating in it. So many men are killed. My heart weeps for them."

"Mothers are bereft of children; children lose their mothers, wives are husbandless. What pain; Oh Dayal (merciful one) of my heart; how my heart weeps."

"The sky weeps, the wind cries, the unlucky mother weeps for her lost kids."

"It is hard to understand your play (Lila, khela). How you make some cry and others smile."

"The army came when they got the news. They rescue people, shedding tears."

"Sri Lanka, Thailand, Andaman—people from 12 countries died untimely deaths."

This scroll by the artist Mayna Chitrakar is entitled Bin Laden – 11 September (11th September, the story of American Center’s destruction), the lyrics go:

"O, the strange story of the plane attack in America. (repeat)

Everybody was shocked, saying — we haven’t heard something like this ever.

A fighter plane came and hit a 110 story building and destroyed it. All who were there perished, burning alive none of them survived."

"O the strange story of the plane attack in America.

Many people worked in the building. They were killed in the fire, with god’s name on their lips. What sins had they committed o god, you tell us."

"Mothers cry, as sons, birds and beasts. You have taken away everything o merciful one; you have left us nothing. Laden had thought to himself—let George Bush fight with me. Who can save them? No trace will be found. But the army came, took photos. They braved themselves to say—how can the thousands of people be saved!"

"But the army came, took photos. They braved themselves to say — how can the thousands of people be saved!

George Bush told them at the meeting — Laden is responsible. Find him."

"He releases thousands of soldiers, telling them Laden is in Afghanistan. Kill him. Continue the war.

O, the strange story of the plane attack in America."

"Thousands of soldiers lost their lives, but Laden couldn’t be found. The rascal George Bush couldn’t even find a trace of Laden."

"O, the strange story of the plane attack in America."

This scroll by the artist Swarna Chitrakar is entitled HIV / AIDS.
by the artist

The scroll raises awareness about HIV, and its transmission, the lyrics go:

"Listen, everyone, pay attention. I would like to talk about HIV AIDS.
HIV came from the West and has infected hundreds in India."

"It is not an infectious disease. It spreads from 4 things:
Using the same syringe for addiction, using the same syringe for injection; from pregnant HIV carrier women. Or having unprotected sex with 'infected' women."

"In case these four things are taken care of, HIV will not occur. That is why I request the Doctors; the syringes for injection should be changed.

n case of blood transfusion, the blood has to be checked first."

If a pregnant mother carries a baby, it can be born infected.

"I appeal to all Indians to use Nirodh condoms."

"If anybody has AIDS, don’t keep it secret. Get admitted to the district hospital. You can test your blood in confidence paying Rs 10 in VCTC center."