Friday, 24 June 2022

A TRIBUTE TO UTKALMANI GOPABANDHU DASH


A TRIBUTE TO UTKALMANI GOPABANDHU DASH

 

O the great son of Suando!

You are undoubtedly Odisha’s ever shining Sun

That rose to radiate many darkened parts unknown

That strove hard to eradicate evil systems with superstition

That nurtured many plants like social reforms, and education.

 

O the glittering gem of Utkal!

You immortalized yourself by your untiring, selfless service

Your genuine concern about the deprived and the needy was commendable

Helping the flooded affected marooned masses was for you a divine bliss

Without your enduring endeavours, we would lack now the identity of Odia people!

 

O the ever venerable father of freedom fight of Odisha!

You courted imprisonment for the country’s Independence

You enriched Odia literature by your patriotic ink and deep sense

You set up ‘Satybadi Vanavidyalaya’ to instill enlightenment

You established ‘The Samaj’ and often proved to be a rare Saint!

 

O the sublime soul of the country! The Nobel Prize isn’t enough for your eminence

May you so accept our humble gratitude as a token of our love, adulation and obeisance!


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