‎wake Up Call Poem by Prabir Gayen

‎Wake Up Call
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‎Prithvi Raj failed to protect his family.
‎Rana Pratap failed to protect his family.
‎Emperor Ashoka failed to seal his border;
‎in the name of non‑violence he opened it, and a brutal ideology entered our motherland.Shivaji failed to protect his family.
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‎He set up his kingdom; he was king and warrior,
‎but he lacked the spare brutality required for some moments, and paid in loss.
‎Shambhuji failed to protect his family.
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‎Family is greater than kingdom,
‎yet they could not shield their loved ones from the forces of division.Rana Sangha failed and Shashank failed.
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‎Even Harsha Varsha failed and all the enlightened failed to hold the line.
‎Sri Chaitanya failed and Vivekananda failed.
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‎Do you know even Netaji and Sri Aurobindo failed? The colonizers were not merely soldiers;
‎they came wrapped in a creed that preached love,
‎that said "love your enemy."
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‎Their words echoed in the halls of scripture,
‎and many listened. Netaji could not see the whole danger.
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‎Who killed innocents in the streets of great Kolkata and Noakhali?
‎Who raped and murdered during partition?
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‎If Netaji had seen the full scale of human suffering,
‎would he have chosen the same path? What did the common people gain from freedom?
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‎Think deeply and you will see a harder reality.
‎Freedom helped certain forces to pursue a cruel aim:
‎to spread a philosophy of violence across our divine land.
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‎Freedom let them kill the innocent,
‎thousands of Hindus fell,
‎thousands of women were violated,
‎and we now take an oath to preserve democracy and communal peace.
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‎But can communal harmony survive while a brutal ideology persists?
‎No—when one force follows a script that seeks others' annihilation,
‎peace is only a fragile dream.
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‎Can you preach gospel or Tao to a starving beast and ask it to be still?
‎Can you ask a hyena to practice non‑violence?
‎Could Arjun flee the battlefield and renounce duty?
‎He had to fight to protect his family.
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‎From Rama to Krishna,
‎from Krishna to Buddha and Mahavir,
‎from Lao Tzu, Socrates, and Pythagoras to Sri Chaitanya,
‎from Sri Chaitanya to Vivekananda and Ramakrishna,
‎enlightened masters taught the highest knowledge and guided people to inner safety and heaven on earth.
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‎But what of the outward threat?
‎The enemy from the outer world is the most vicious,
‎the most cruel and ugly.
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‎How shall we protect the land of rishis,
‎and the diverse, sacred tapestry of Hindus, Christians, Buddhists, Jains, Sikhs, Persis?
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‎How—how—how?
‎Non‑violence alone may be sterile when faced with naked brutality.
‎How can an enlightened nation protect itself from the womb of violence?
‎Are you ready to learn from history?
‎Are you ready to protect your family?
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‎Are you? Then stop.
‎Think.
‎Unite against the forces of division and a brutal ideology.
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‎Protect your family,
‎preserve your culture,
‎safeguard your land,
‎or remain silent and be annihilated.
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‎@Prabir Gayen
‎22/06/26 — 6: 37 PM
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