OUR
HUMBLEST HOMAGE TO THE “SWARAJ MAN” OF INDIA
Yes, Swaraj
is my Birth Right
Oh! Having
it on earth is the utmost delight.
To keep it
in tact, I will till death, ceaselessly fight
Even in Martyrdom
I will have sore sorrow slight.
Yes, Swaraj
is a delicious dish for all to gladly relish
It is, in the
darkness of slavery, a luminous light,
It is in
the firmament of bondage, a freedom flight
Ah! To have
it in every life is the greatest Bliss!
Yes, Swaraj
is my Birth Right
In its
presence, does flee any infernal plight
In its
heavenly embrace, scamper tear and fright
With its
rare blessings, you can be at a celestial Height!
O Mother
India’s sublime Soul and unique Sage
We can pay
thee no fit encomium except our humblest homage!
* Swaraj –
own/self rule
* firmament
– the sky
* infernal
–hell-like
* encomium
–high appreciation
N.B.: The above poem is a
tribute of Bal
Gangadhar Tilak on his 161st birth anniversary.
Bal
Gangadhar Tilak, born as Keshav Gangadhar Tilak, was an Indian nationalist,
teacher, social reformer, lawyer and an independence activist. He was the first
leader of the Indian Independence Movement. Bal Gangadhar Tilak was one of the first and strongest advocates of Swaraj ("self-rule")
and a strong radical in Indian consciousness. He is known for his quote in
Marathi, "स्वराज्य हा माझा जन्मसिद्ध हक्क आहे आणि तो मी मिळवणारच"
("Swarajya is my birthright and I shall
have it!") in India.
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©Shankar D
Mishra 23.07.2017
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