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Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Then and Now

Today on the occasion of republic day two stanzas are coming to mind.

One sung by our freedom fighters when they handed over the reigns of this nation to its people :

हम लाये हैं तूफ़ा से कश्ती निकाल के
इस देश को रखना मेरे बच्चों संभाल के

and then the other one my beloved nation is singing silently (..who knows may be with tears in eyes):

हमें तो अपनों ने लूटा गैरों में कहाँ दम था
मेरी कश्ती वही डूबी जहाँ पानी कम था