Dr Josh Sreedharan is a Reader, Dept of Studies in English, Thalassery Campus, Kannur University, Kerala. He published two books, several articles and poems. He presented papers at several International and National conferences in India and abroad. His pen- name is S. J. Ezhavar.  


71. Networked Nation

       Nation is
       an old notion
       for the new global man.

       The sagas of nation states
       with the deeds  of warriors
       become staged spectacles
       for the eyes to feed and ears to listen.
       
       The postmodern world
                     with postcolonial subversion
       shrinks every nation 
       to a net work of the web
       with spiders wait in the wings
       for a bigger catch.


72.  Media Hype

               Life is mediated
               between media and mania
               in the post modern globalized village.

               Everyone is galloping
               to have his/her cake of fame
               to fill the space of the virtual world.

               What was once exploded
               is now imploded
               to dwell on hyperreality.

               As cyborgs
               with man-machine interface
               the mad rush is cooked up  in media icons.