More or Less Indian !!!
Superjit Sharma *
We grew up singing Jana Gana Mana....,
we grew up saluting Tricolour in Republic day every year,
we grew up studying Tiger and peacock as national animal and bird,
we grew up India has 28 states and 7 union territories,
we grew up studying The PREAMBle "We the people of india having solemnly resolved to constitude india in to a Sovreign ,socialist, secular ,democratic and republic.......",
we grew up filling our mind that we all are equal in front of justice,
we grew up with the slogan India is unity in diversity,
But today we know that all were just in books.
but today we know the ground reality.
but today we face alienation.
but today we feel like we are from another country.
but today its own sons and daughter of india ask where Arunachal, manipur , mizoram, nagaland ... is ????
Yet how long how many Richard, Dana sangma have to die ?
yet how long our own sisters have to face the trauma of rape n molestation ?
yet how long her daughter Sharmila have to fast ?
But today we rise voices,
but today we protest,
Yet u branded us as anti-Indian, anti Socialist,
yet u treated us that we make fire out of spark,
Yet i wonder Are we less INDIAN ????
* Poem written by Superjit Sharma who can be contacted at superjitsharma(at)yahoo(dot)com
This poem was webcasted on May 08 2012.
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