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Gandhi Jayanthi – Mahatma Gandhi 150th Birth Anniversary
October 2, 2019
Gandhi Jayanthi
Mahatma Gandhi 150th Birth Anniversary
Padmini Arhant
When the nation was shackled and enslaved by brute force
You came along and instilled the idea of freedom
When you witnessed prejudice and untouchability by extreme source
You strived to teach unity and equality with hope and wisdom
When you rallied the nation to rise for self-respect and dignity
You created the aura attracting selfless patriots and passionate compatriots
The mass awakening aroused by you and several great souls brought clarity
Many of you as crusaders collectively contributed to birth of free India
Sabarmati ke Santh, May your legacy last like the sun and the moon on earth!
When violence and dominance practiced by authority generated passivity
You taught non-violence and resistance to counter atrocity
When assaults and killings of innocents justified as way of life
You reminded the sinners of their sins and there began the strife
No nation or society could be oppressed without corruption and treason
The nation stalls with firewalls setting into slow motion or even malfunction
Such predicament prompts the necessity for sane and sensible voice
You along with other extraordinary martyrs became the ideal choice
Sabarmati ke Santh, May your legacy last like the sun and the moon on earth!
You expressed fear and felicitations on the prospects of national independence
The hidden truth since then revealed in internal and external influence on Indian governance
A nation is free and truly democratic only when power commands honesty and integrity
Unfortunately, these requirements in politics has no possibility with allegiance to impropriety
The prevalent dark age or Kaliyuga celebrates and commemorates assassins, divisive destructive elements
How could any nation or population deal with massive fraud and negative fragments?
The worthy, qualified and virtuous are disdained with truth regarded the enemy of calamity
However, the time and tide stop for nothing with the firm belief in progress and prosperity
Sabarmati ke Santh, May your legacy last like the sun and the moon on earth!
Your dreams and expectations for a nation you laid your life is still a long way from reality
The rich as the wildly richest, poor the poorest, casteism the permanent scar, religion shrieking as majority
Amid milestones in reaching galaxy, the ordinary continue to suffer and struggle as their destiny
While the priorities are misplaced, the nation straddles with assurance on all being well despite the irony
Farmers, factory workers, small shop keepers, street vendors, teachers and importantly soldiers denied direct meeting
Contrarily, celebrities from entertainment, economic sector and especially religious zealots welcomed with warm greeting
Indian Parliament is crowded with industrialists, political heirs, movie and sports stars asserting their fame and fortune
Indian streets, sewage and man holes manual cleaning and maintenance designated to so-called lower caste as their misfortune
Sabarmati Ke Santh, May your legacy last like the sun and the moon on earth!
Happy 150th Birth Anniversary BAPU!
May your Soul rest in peace!
Thank you.
Padmini Arhant
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