Tuesday, May 20, 2008

The Dream Of an Awake Indian

Why to fall to one’s knees?

See the world, as everyone rises high!

Stand up and fight the clutches of agony,

Fight till you win, or, with honour, die!


We are a nation of awake people,

Of many a warrior, of strength and might!

When we stand together the world trembles!

When we strike; no one dares to fight!


Our freedom struggle stands testimony of the valour of this nation!

Our fore-fathers our idols, of strength and might!

Our poets and our musicians creating magic everywhere!

Our leaders have always taken our nation to great heights!


Then why are we ashamed of being Indians?

Why are we not proud of the country we live in?

Why are we falling prey to dogmatic beliefs and hypocrisies?

Why are we not raising our voice against forces so mean?


Our country is beautiful, with its culture and heritage;

We are rich in our means, and when we look at the start

We see ourselves standing from the ashes of our own nation,

But we stand upright now, with pride in our heart!


The beggar on the road, and the tattered clothes should not pull us down,

But make us responsible of seeing the obvious, and removing the same.

To see our nation proud of its teeming millions,

We should fight it, rather than be ashamed!


The day we Indians raise all together,

And stand against all such hurdles in our path,

They will be crushed beneath our feet and pulverized beyond existence;

And India would be but ‘heaven on earth’!


I know it’s a dream of a patriot Indian,

But how I hope all Indians dreamt this,

How I hope I could see a person making a difference,

With a little hug, or a small kiss!

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