The Golden Bird!

A nation that created me,
That gave me everything,
Flag that has colors three,
The national symbol having a king.

The day I was born,
I breathed in its air,
That day unaware of the horn,
Was busy crying in tears.

Indebted to it,
For the life it gave me,
Above all it made me sit,
Could not have been so free.

Later came to know,
What a nation means to one,
Help it to grow,
The work is still undone.

Politics is understood,
As a dirty field here,
No one enters to make it good,
And they say: why we'd bear?

Cricket is that jewel to us,
You can't take away,
Even single matches create a fuss,
We win that is all we pray.

Reservation is our food,
Without which we can't live,
If your tribe has been screwed,
Come everything we will give.

A lifeline to people,
Every month we have ample,
Celebrating love and joy ripple,
They are our dear festivals.

People: they are just jaunty,
They will make you happy,
They welcome you fondly,
Love is what they always carry.

When comes to the nation,
They are not responsible,
Blaming each other in accusation,
That is why development is impossible.

Well, one day they will wake,
One day a new sun will rise,
The day that will be the last break,
The boat that will never capsize.

No matter how they are,
I still love them,
Brothers, sisters not by far,
We are the roots and stems.

Albeit 29 in number,
They still stand as one,
All bear to make a tricolor,
Without even one, we are none.

Lastly, I want to say,
Stop arm-chair politics people,
That is not our way,
It's in our hand to remove evil.

Incorporating all these facts,
No matter what says media,
The nation that always attracts,
I love my India, I love my India.

-AAYUSH GOYAL

A Personal Note

To the nation I will always be indebted for everything it gave me, I thought of giving it back something special by giving its people something special. And then upon cogitating for a minute or so suddenly my mind said I can give: The joy of reading because when the words are penned down by someone in this nation they can either create magic or bring in a lot of controversies. Well, then I thought it will be a tough job so as to create magic without controversies. So I will try to create magic to the extent it will be possible by me but please forgive if the latter happens unknowingly.

So I thought of writing a short series of something and the title had already come into my mind. I would call it: The INDIA Series. But what this series will incorporate in it was the next major ordeal I had to contemplate about. I was left with many options like articles, satirical posts, but then I thought of penning down it in the forms of rhyme: yes the poems. And then the final obstacle what will I write about? And then this thought came to my mind that how about writing one poem for one thing that is very peculiar about India and very special to Indians.

So having the scheme in my mind I started off and took it to another level by deciding to publish 15 poems each for 1-15 August on the topics stated above. Then I thought that it will be a tough job as you have to maintain the quantity and quality both simultaneously to create the above-said magic. But I am ready for this endeavor because, in my opinion, that is what writing your thoughts is all about and for the country you love and owe so much you ought to go through this small calvary.

So, folks, I give you the pleasure of reading 15 poems in 15 days about everything you love, hate, embrace, endear and are proud of this diversified nation. And the final bewilderment I will reserve for the last two days i.e. 14 and 15 August.

And I have talked about magic, pleasure, and everything but before ending this note let me also take this opportunity in this note itself to thank all my readers for reading and above all appreciating the work I do. You guys are like everything to me when it comes to my love for writing cause it's only you people who acknowledge and praise my work. Who tell me my mistakes that need to be resolved. Who mail and message me personally to appreciate and mention the things they will like to read. And I can't tell you guys how humble and overwhelmed I am when I think about all this. To guys who are bringing out the writer in me, a very big thank you from the bottom of my heart.

And to end this note, lastly, I want to say that for me "Writing is a passion, not compulsion." Because that is why I started and that is why I should continue and end because that protects the true essence of my passion.

Thank You.

Yours truly.

Are We Really Independent?

August 15, 1947 - A day which every Indian remembers and will remember. Not only the generation, who is currently living or who is not with us today remembers this day, but the coming generations will also. So what makes this day so special for every Indian? Is it any special occasion related to mythology or something else? Don't contemplate so much, 15 August is Indian Independence Day!

India-A land of rich and diverse, culture and heritage. From the ancient times, it has been blessed with numerous marvelous wonders. Be it its land, the flora, and fauna, the various traditions we have got or be it the several religions we are glorified with. From Kashmir to Kanyakumari and from Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh, one can easily see the eclat of a truly incredible India. Those were the days when we were called 'the golden bird' of the world however like everything else destiny was something else for the Indians for the upcoming centuries.

Yes, indeed I am talking about the period when the British ruled India. It was in 1601; British first landed in India with a name of a trading company 'the East India Company' and with the rise in the empire, abreast began the fall of a nation. They didn't do any exceptional thing, but simple divide and rule strategy to win over us. They provoked us against each other. Brothers started fighting with each other; countrymen emanated fighting and shedding blood of each other. What did we get from all this? Nothing but lose our freedom and liberty. But there is a saying, "Everything happens for a good" and it must have also happened for good that after being a slave of another country we aroused a feeling of brotherhood among each other and pre-eminently greater than that we aroused a feeling of patriotism for our motherland. People began to untie and started various movements to move out the British from India.

There is another saying, " I am no bird, and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will". With incessant great freedom fighters outraging the British, infinite revolutions and movements, perpetual deaths of the countrymen, it was finally on August 15, 1947, the British were moved out from the divine land and India was independent once again as a country.

Obviously, we lost many things while being independent once again. We lost many great leaders. We lost our entrenched acclaimed identity, we lost our resources which foreigners took away with them and much more valuable countless assets but we gained back one thing above all these: our dear motherland. Salute to all those freedom fighters that made this day possible so that you, me and all of us can live and breathe in a free country, in a free INDIA.

Namaste! Pranam! As-salamu alaykum! Khama Ghani! Khem Cho! Ram Ram! and Hello everyone!

I got an opportunity today on this auspicious day to express my intense gratitude for this paramount day in our life. Today we all are celebrating our 69th Independence Day. 68 years friends, 68 years have passed away the day we got our freedom back. No doubt these 68 years have been full of highs and lows for us.

It is said, 'Each coin has two faces' and yes these years after Independence can be seen perspective to two sides. One face is a positive face where India encountered revolutionary changes in every field and the other is the dark side of our country which grew abreast with the prior face.

First let us talk about the first face, 'the good one'. We excelled in every field be it science and technology, sports, finance, developing the nation or anything else. We have outdone others and we continue to do so. We have developed our defense sectors, agriculture science, and our villages and yes there are some areas we need to work upon and excel other like health, basic amenities on which we are continuously progressing to make India a better nation. We have one of the world's largest army, navy and air force simultaneously. We protect the world's highest peak. We innovated and were an integral part of many new inventions taking place every now and then. We gave the world many great scientists and leaders. We have also made progress on one of the booming sectors in vogue i.e. IT sector and are trudging towards to become a new superpower with each passing day. But one certain question arises here, "Are we really independent today?" The rejoinder can be given after comparing the brighter side with its counterpart and not merely on inferences.

Now it is the turn of the second face, the bad one, the darker one to be thrown light upon. We had been at the war against neighboring countries, faced some serious revolts, saw some major scams and much more. I see children begging on roads to date and I don't feel they enjoy their freedom. in this jet age, I see women having fear while going out at nights in their own nation and I don't see them enjoying and realizing their freedom. I see children having a lack of amenities such as sports, education and I don't see them enjoying their freedom. I see reservation still prevailing in the country and I don't see everyone enjoying their independence too. Still, I go out in my city I see beggars sleeping on the sidewalks of the road and I don't see them having their liberty. I see politicians instead of discussing serious issues like poverty, fighting over personal and party issues between which common man's freedom is pissed off.

So are we independent and individualistic now? In terms of evacuating a foreign country from our own land yes we do. However, in terms of achieving a true independence, we still have a long way to go and more milestones to be procured and accomplished.

In last I would like to add that, we have a promising youth: yes we have which will surely make us matchless and proud one day; a rich culture: we got it from our forefathers and love to preserve it and follow our traditions; and the best country in the world-INDIA: no doubt we have and dare you say anything about it.

Jai Hind Jai Bharat!
Proud to be an Indian!

Independence Day!

Happy Independence Day to all the Indians.

A salute to all the freedom fighters and the unsung heroes of our independence who made this day possible 68 years ago.

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