A Ramasami, resident of Serene Pelican by Columbia Pacific Community, dedicates a poem to the nation that India used to be and salutes the forgotten heroes of India’s freedom struggle.
Kings of many, many kingdoms
Know not how many kingdoms
Kindling hatred among one another
Ruled large and small parts of India
Came as businessmen
Conquered Indian rulers
Came into existence
One British India
Installed by an emperor, English
Governors of various provinces
Instigating enmity between kings
Grabbed their kingdoms
One hundred and fifty years
One soul named Gandhi born
Oneness with patriotism resounded
Leading to a free India
In 1947 and secular Republic in 1950
Missing common thread of unity
Much against the wish of Mahatma
Mighty India vivisected into two
As India and Pakistan
Uncanny English rulers left
Ungracefully leaving Kashmir in between
Ugly wars between India and Pakistan
Unending loss of precious lives
No border dispute in British India
Nonstop dispute after Independence
None to find an amicable solution
Nothing to stop border killings
Military spending abnormally inflated
Money for the poor not there
Men in uniform shedding lives
Making more widows for mourning
God, god, end the war
Give us peace, peace
Gracefully pray, let us pray for
Grandchildren to live happily.
This blog post is by Serene Pelican (Puducherry) resident A. Ramasami.
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