Beyond policing: Cop pens a poetic appeal amid pandemic

Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, May 7

A Sub-Inspector at the PAP, Youngbir Singh has written over 60 poems and four short stories over the pandemic period. He has recently written a poem in Punjabi, ‘Break the chain’. He also highlighted the pain that the people have to go through because of the virus and how important it is to ensure safety.

‘Lod hai ajj door rehen di, car, bus ya train, mask na laiye kade, je samajh laiye eh gall main; je naa samjhe taa peedhuya takk hou pain; corona afat vaali chain, break the chain’ these are some of the lines from the poem he has penned down recently.

The SI is also the in-charge of the horse-riding team that has been taking part in the national tournaments since 1990. He started writing during the lockdown last year. His first poem was, ‘Dosto aajao ik sallah banaiye, corona di afat nu gall toh laiye, aap bachiye te apneya nu bachaiye.’ Youngbir said he had also noticed that adopting norms such as social distancing and hand-washing can not save one from Covid only, but also other types of flu and infections as well.

Recently, contributing his bit towards observing the Police Commemoration Day, Youngbir Singh wrote a poem titled ‘Khaki’. ‘Parivar Chadd mar mite jo, apnepan da ehsas kraande e, 21 October vaale din, khaki veer saputa layi sir jhukandi e’. The SI said that he goes to PAP every day, takes care of the horses, makes them exercise daily. Then he spends the entire day in the office.

“I write in my free time and mostly on Sundays,” he said. He has also written on the importance of parents in life. He penned stories on several topics such as negative effects of the social media on children and female foeticide.