Nehru – The Statesman Poem by Vikram G. Aarella

They called him as a brown Englishman
As he was educated in far away England
That’s where his amazing journey began
And against the British he took a stand.

His stand of freedom for India was so strong
The British had to give into it, in the end
Assumptions about him, went totally wrong
For India and its people, he became a legend.

He followed Mahatma Gandhi’s every step
Their relationship was like father and son
Together they made independent India rise up
Hearts of millions of Indians they together won

He became independent India’s first premier
The pioneer of Non-Alignment Movement
The burden of a young nation he did bear
For Indians he was a person god sent.

25/6/06