70 odd years
Am I too old or still young
Not too far I have stepped yet
A melody that is too often sung
by the mature and ignorant alike
I have braved
Every season under this sky
Saffron on the head with white on the chest
A little green underneath
And a blue speck to identify
I am the mother to cradle
and the father to put up a fight
My stature is of the tallest order
Sugar-coated sunshine or overcast skies
Not for me I ever seek
In all of US I believe
I was born as a nation of many
Oblivious to this incredible divide.
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Very nicely written, I like the last line – oblivious to the obvious divide. It is still a very young country. I know that there is a lot of criticism about progress, stability and economic affairs and bureaucracy that sits on top. However, it is an incredible journey that this country has gone through in a short time since its independence
No doubt about the incredible journey and the future prospects but some underlying concerns need strong and immediate action. Thanks for your time and thoughts 🙂 .
I just feel like saying Jai Hind!!
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Loved how you expressed! amazing
Thank you Vidhya 🤗
Writing about the nation isn’t easy. Great thought and initiative.
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Beautifully penned. Loved you wrote something for the Nation 🙂
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Seventy is not old. Almost infancy for a nation. Nice poem.
I took that number as a reference point of rebirth post independence.
India is one country for seventy years. Earlier it was a civilisation. It still is.
I believe civilisations keep changing but the country evolves.
Civilisation was predominantly Sanatan Dharma for more than 2000 years. Country is Secular since last fifty plus years.
True but I personally feel religion and nation should be kept apart as they are two different entities.
Hinduism is not religion. It is dharma or way of life. When Indian subcontinent was ruled by different rulers politically, some Hindu, some moslem, later British, one unifying chord from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, from Bhuj to Digboy used to be message of Ramayana, Mahabharat, and message of Hinduism. That is cultural India, tied by message of spirituality.
If I take your words as a reference then what is our religion!
Hinduism is our dharma. If you delve deeper it gives out principles and not an individual worship or to follow someone’s dos and don’t.
Then we don’t follow a religion but a set of teachings and best practices which can be termed as dharma or duty!
Yes. Hinduism has gurus that show path to self-realization. But no prophet. Even Ram and Krishna don’t claim themselves to be God or prophet.
In that case the whole community collectively is heading in a very wrong direction with hardly any clarity and connect to the real essence of being a Hindu.
Are we now moving from spiritual discussion to political discussion of Hinduism?
Not at all. The only confusion remains that in all Government documents under the religion column, Hindu is an option and that is accepted in all it’s entirety, whereas your logic states it as a dharma and not religion. Moreover the worshipers of Hindu gods and goddesses treat it as a religion again and not just as a dharma. Dharma is duty and religion is faith as per my understanding.
The idea of religion came after British and then in independent India. I guess for official purpose, they simply stratified people in terms of religion and Hindu became a religion. About worshipping many gods, Hindus believe while shapeless, formless – Nirakar and Nirguna Brahman is the ultimate goal, nirakar is not everyones cup of tea. So people form their personal gods. Like formless water and solid ice are the same, a god with form is the manifestation of same formless. And by this analogy a shaivaite, a tantrik, and Shasta are all religions like a christian or a muslim. All comes under the universal umbrella of Hinduism that says truth is one, people call it by many names.
Thank you sir 🙂.
So true. If India could speak, she’d have a lot to say about the current situation! Beautifully written.
Thanks Noor for not missing any of my posts 🙂.
Please read my first post
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Fabulous post
Thank you Rajani 🙂.
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I don’t agree with the notion that India that is Bharat is just 70 years old!
Any way, as always, You write well
It’s not the age of the country that the number depicts, but a rebirth after independence when it started it’s journey of growth. You are free to disagree and have an interpretation of your liking buddy as language and thoughts are free for all. I sincerely appreciate your time and thoughts 🙂.
Yeah, we agree to disagree
Loved the way how you have expressed the nation and its bravery.
Thank you Rashmi. Would be soon visiting your blog.
A melody sung by the mature and ignorant alike,,,,,,,,,this is so true. Without naming our country, you have voiced the poem so well .
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Thank you Kalpana and I am all praise for your well researched and complied efforts which are spreading awareness about important yer ignored aspects of life.
Thinking about Nation and writing a poem for it is really impressive. Liked the way you started and ended the poem.
I try my best to write what is fact based and neutral. Thanks to you all for the constant encouragement.
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