here's a poem written on this day in 2007
my country’s flag flies full mast to full-throated singing and cheer
it’s great to have a public holiday… please pass on some more beer!
let school kids do the drill... national anthem is beyond us to sing
Independence put out foreigners… now elected leaders do worse things!
the pathetic politician waxes eloquent in his superficial sermon
puffed up chests will ease, Republic Day is just another occasion!
you see, it really isn’t something to be bothered about…
in my country’s consciousness, democracy is plagued by doubt!
I can rattle off the problems and fail to be part of the solution
it is sad but true that patriotism is just a plastic emotion!
but then, why is that when India wins that rises in my heart a cheer?
and why is it that when India loses that I succumb to my tears?
a foreigner’s abusive words may make me see red…
but, indeed for my country, I prefer to play dead!
I maintain my stoic silence as my nation is raped and razed
it is just a piece of land… my behaviour remains unfazed!
so what if I am a man of honour, so what if I talk the lofty talk
how can I forgive myself when I can’t do the patriotic walk?
we have to take the initiative, by each let this be heard
call it saving ourselves; call it patriotism or any other word!
don’t wait for someone to begin, it really starts with me…
to save my land, its people and every threatened tree!
they are so few… those who grab, loot and terrorise
we are so many and stronger… if only together we rise!
Republic Day belongs to us… we the public that is eager
to do what it takes to secure our country’s future….
Republic Day is a time to make the commitment again
to do what needs to be done to pull my country out of the drain…
love for our country should never be an occasional intention…
love for our country is when we speak through hands-on action…
let each moment be where, together we walk the united way
let each day be celebrated as our country’s Republic Day!
~ Pravin K Sabnis
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