(An old poem I had written at a time when UPA-II Govt was at the height of its corruption and new scams were breaking every week. So, many of these points might not hold true, but some still continue to pester us Indians even today.. )
"INDIA"-The word itself evokes a wave of patriotism in my heart. But its rather disheartening that some of our countrymen, our brothers and sisters, the sons of the very soil, who instead of being grateful to the motherland for her bounty, curse her, malign her and try to denigrate her, and very blatantly forget our duties as sons and daughters, the fact that we are the ones responsible for her tragic fate and also the fact that all the power lies within us..! its up to us how we carry the flag of our INDIA forward and storm the world with our knowledge and deeds or malign her by our callous, selfish deeds!!]
P.S.- I DEDICATE THIS POEM TO EVERY CITIZEN OF INDIA IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER THEY ARE PROUD OF INDIA OR FEEL ASHAMED TO BE INDIANS!! I JUST HOPE IT EVOKES A SENSE OF PRIDE IN YOUR HEART AND REMINDS YOU OF YOUR DUTIES AND ABILITIES..!!
THIS IS THE STORY OF THE GREAT NATION!
SITUATED BETWEEN THE HIMALAYAS AND GREAT BLUE OCEAN!!
HISTORY DUBBED IT- 'THE GOLDEN BIRD'!
PRESENT CALLS IT- 'THE BLOSSOMING BUD'!!
ONCE UPON A TIME- 'A HEAVENLY LAND'!
A LAND WHERE EVIL WAS BANNED!!
AND TODAY AS THE EVIL RISES UNINHIBITED,
ITS TIME FOR US TO REALIZE THAT- TO THIS LAND WE ARE GREATLY INDEBTED!!
FOR THIS IS OUR HOME THAT WE HAVE INHABITED!
A PLACE WHERE THE REAL WEALTH USED TO BE EDUCATION!
TROUBLED TODAY BY THE FIGHTS FOR COLLEGE ADMISSION!
SOILED BY THE OMNIPRESENT SYSTEM OF 'RESERVATION'!!
AN ADMINISTRATION WITHOUT ANY NOTION!
A STATE OF TOTAL COMMOTION!!
YES, THIS IS THE STORY OF A NATION!
SMOTHERED BY THE EPIDEMIC OF CORRUPTION!!
AND AS THE RUPEE FALLS AND DOLLAR RISES;
WE ARE TRAPPED IN THE IDENTITY CRISES!!
THE POWER- CRAZY BUREAUCRACY!
AND THE RAPE OF DEMOCRACY!
THE BRIMMING RIVER AND THE EVERGREEN FOREST!
WE CALLOUSLY REDUCED IT ALL TO WASTE!!
HOW SHAMELESSLY WE PLUNDERED HER GLORIES AND TREASURE!
ONLY FOR OUR GREED AND MALICIOUS PLEASURE!!
BUT NOW ITS TIME TO RISE FOR THE NEW GENERATION!
AND SURGE A WAVE OF REVOLUTION!
ITS TIME TO TAKE A BIG STRIDE,
TO RESTORE AND SALVAGE THE LOST PRIDE!!
AS THE NEW INDIA LEARNS TO FLY,
LIKE A YOUNG BIRD IN AN ALREADY CROWDED SKY!
ITS TIME TO LEARN FROM OUR PAST LOSSES,
AS INDIA UNDERGOES A METAMORPHOSES!!
ITS TIME FOR REDEMPTION!
ITS TIME FOR RESURRECTION!!
ITS TIME TO PICK UP THE BROOM
AND CLEAR THIS MESS AND GLOOM!
YES! ITS OUR TIME TO BLOOM!!
AND PUT AN END TO THE DAYS OF DOOM!!
THIS IS THE STORY OF A 'REJUVENATED NATION',
READY TO STORM THE WORLD WITH HER KNOWLEDGE AND IMAGINATION!!
"ASK NOT WHAT YOUR COUNTRY CAN DO FOR YOU.. ASK WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR COUNTRY!!"
- BENJAMIN FRANKLIN!!
"KOI BHI DESH PERFECT NAHI HOTA.. USE PERFECT BANANA PADTA HAI!!"- the famous lines from ''RANG DE BASANTI"!
"JAY HIND"
"INDIA"-The word itself evokes a wave of patriotism in my heart. But its rather disheartening that some of our countrymen, our brothers and sisters, the sons of the very soil, who instead of being grateful to the motherland for her bounty, curse her, malign her and try to denigrate her, and very blatantly forget our duties as sons and daughters, the fact that we are the ones responsible for her tragic fate and also the fact that all the power lies within us..! its up to us how we carry the flag of our INDIA forward and storm the world with our knowledge and deeds or malign her by our callous, selfish deeds!!]
P.S.- I DEDICATE THIS POEM TO EVERY CITIZEN OF INDIA IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER THEY ARE PROUD OF INDIA OR FEEL ASHAMED TO BE INDIANS!! I JUST HOPE IT EVOKES A SENSE OF PRIDE IN YOUR HEART AND REMINDS YOU OF YOUR DUTIES AND ABILITIES..!!
THIS IS THE STORY OF THE GREAT NATION!
SITUATED BETWEEN THE HIMALAYAS AND GREAT BLUE OCEAN!!
HISTORY DUBBED IT- 'THE GOLDEN BIRD'!
PRESENT CALLS IT- 'THE BLOSSOMING BUD'!!
ONCE UPON A TIME- 'A HEAVENLY LAND'!
A LAND WHERE EVIL WAS BANNED!!
AND TODAY AS THE EVIL RISES UNINHIBITED,
ITS TIME FOR US TO REALIZE THAT- TO THIS LAND WE ARE GREATLY INDEBTED!!
FOR THIS IS OUR HOME THAT WE HAVE INHABITED!
A PLACE WHERE THE REAL WEALTH USED TO BE EDUCATION!
TROUBLED TODAY BY THE FIGHTS FOR COLLEGE ADMISSION!
SOILED BY THE OMNIPRESENT SYSTEM OF 'RESERVATION'!!
AN ADMINISTRATION WITHOUT ANY NOTION!
A STATE OF TOTAL COMMOTION!!
YES, THIS IS THE STORY OF A NATION!
SMOTHERED BY THE EPIDEMIC OF CORRUPTION!!
AND AS THE RUPEE FALLS AND DOLLAR RISES;
WE ARE TRAPPED IN THE IDENTITY CRISES!!
THE POWER- CRAZY BUREAUCRACY!
AND THE RAPE OF DEMOCRACY!
THE BRIMMING RIVER AND THE EVERGREEN FOREST!
WE CALLOUSLY REDUCED IT ALL TO WASTE!!
HOW SHAMELESSLY WE PLUNDERED HER GLORIES AND TREASURE!
ONLY FOR OUR GREED AND MALICIOUS PLEASURE!!
BUT NOW ITS TIME TO RISE FOR THE NEW GENERATION!
AND SURGE A WAVE OF REVOLUTION!
ITS TIME TO TAKE A BIG STRIDE,
TO RESTORE AND SALVAGE THE LOST PRIDE!!
AS THE NEW INDIA LEARNS TO FLY,
LIKE A YOUNG BIRD IN AN ALREADY CROWDED SKY!
ITS TIME TO LEARN FROM OUR PAST LOSSES,
AS INDIA UNDERGOES A METAMORPHOSES!!
ITS TIME FOR REDEMPTION!
ITS TIME FOR RESURRECTION!!
ITS TIME TO PICK UP THE BROOM
AND CLEAR THIS MESS AND GLOOM!
YES! ITS OUR TIME TO BLOOM!!
AND PUT AN END TO THE DAYS OF DOOM!!
THIS IS THE STORY OF A 'REJUVENATED NATION',
READY TO STORM THE WORLD WITH HER KNOWLEDGE AND IMAGINATION!!
"ASK NOT WHAT YOUR COUNTRY CAN DO FOR YOU.. ASK WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR COUNTRY!!"
- BENJAMIN FRANKLIN!!
"KOI BHI DESH PERFECT NAHI HOTA.. USE PERFECT BANANA PADTA HAI!!"- the famous lines from ''RANG DE BASANTI"!
"JAY HIND"
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