Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Jai Hind...

kuchh kar guzarne ko khoon chala khoon chala
aankhon ke sheeshe mein utarne ko khoon chala
badan se tapak kar, zameen se lipat kar
galiyon se raston se
ubharkar, umadkar
naye rang bhar ne ko khoon chala khoon chala
khuli-si chhot lekar, bari-si tich lekar ahista ahista
sawaalon ki ungli, jawaabon ki mutthi sang lekar Khoon chala
kuchh kar guzarne ko khoon chala khoon chala*

Happy 60th to my fellow contrymen... it's special in a rewarding kind of way how now more than ever I feel Indian... a proud Indian... Jai Hind.

*cf: Khoon Chala, Rang de Basanti, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Productions

2 comments:

Still Searching said...

So do I, especially when I'm not physically there... distance makes the hearts fonder?! Hmmm.. :)

dreamcatcher said...

Missed you at the IHC event. We should catch up on MSN, Skype etc. Hope you are doing well. Take care,
Gitanjali