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Golgappa

गोलगप्पा
also written: Pani-puri
Meaning

A hollow crisp puri filled with spiced tamarind water, eaten in one bite.

See it in the verse

Golgappa in Iqbal’s couplets

Pani pani kar gai mujh ko qalandar ki ye baat
Tu jhuka jab ghair ke aage na man tera na tan
The wandering sage's words washed over me with shame: the moment you bow before another, neither your mind nor your body is your own.
Selfhood · Courage · Freedom
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