Public, Oh, Public! Jubilant Republic Day! (Part-1) Poem by Harindhar Reddy

(Author's Talk about the Poem: The poem was written to celebrate the occasion of 60th Republic Day of India in 2010. Albeit, India got independence on 15th August,1947, it became republic country only after the constitution came into existence for the first time on 26th January,1950. In India all the people celebrate Republic Day with pomp and grandeur. However this poem pleads all Indians to think about problems, which Indian nation is confronting at the moment. It further asks all the Indians to be united to strengthen its democratic ideals.)

Happy! Happy! Republic Day
Wish you a happy Republic Day,
Public! Oh Indian public! Merry Republic Day!
See! We are welcoming you for the sixtieth time.
Ho! We welcome you unlimited times with a rhyme;
For the first time, like new born baby's day birth!
We all celebrated with a lot of joy and mirth.

Rani Rudrama Devi, Sarojini Naidu, and Janshi Laksmibai
Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bipin Chandra Pal and Lala Lajapath Rai
Nehru, Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Vallabai.
Subhas Chandra Bose, Bagat Singh and a sepai!
Chandra Sekhar Azad, Bakim Chandra Chatterjee and Bharat ki jai
Tipu Sultan, Alluri Sita Rama Raju were martyred and died
For the fighters killed, did the nation in pain cried.

And sacrificed their lives, now
In the hearts of people they live
Like gods in the temple, we love;
Like river their blood flowed
And like birds their head's flew and mowed;
With patriotism their bosom filled
They chanted Vandemataram when killed.

My heart raises and praises and yes!
My blood torrents and topples and I confess;
To thank and commemorate soldiers with a tribute
Who fought bravely and gravely, I attribute
War while China intruded and Pakistan barged
In Kargil war they died for Indian pride,
Salaam, Salaam, Comrade lal salaam! Comrade!

Here, a section of people embraced terrorism
Where we hear deaths of dowry-ism
Rowdyism became branded heroism
At times, youth romances with hooliganism;
India! Oh India! How can I celebrate?
Celebration! Celebration! Our life is in desperation.
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Public, oh, Public! Jubilant REPUBLIC DAY! (Part-2)