MY Country My Love

Moving away from peace
Trying to gain prosperity
Thinking on these lines
Whom shall we grant victory?

None seems interested
When I talk of this country
Thinking that I am a fool
All move towards their destiny

My heart aches
When I think of the nation's misery
But,There is something wrong
We all seem to agree

Putting the blame
Thinking it's a game
None tries to help
Saying it's all in history

Lessons we learn
Have no effect
No matter how educated
We may be

Fooling around
Selling our soul
We think
It is prosperity

Misguided in faith
Blinded by belief
None can see the misery....

NK

Is this What it was meant to be

Walking on these empty streets
Watching the soldiers on the beat
Hearing the cry from a distance
Feeling pain in the deep
Hoping its just a bad dream
Is this what it was meant to be??

Hearing the sound of gunshots far away
Death is playing its dirty game
People fleeing towards safety
City transformed into battle field
Markets silent
No one around
Is this what its meant to be??

This place was once heaven on earth
Of flowers there was never a dearth
The houseboats floating in the lake
Dirt and blood is now what we see
Is this what it was meant to be??

The apathy of the Leaders we see
Trying to rake in profits from this melee
Pain of the bereaved no one can see
Vested interests is what it is
No one understands what it means
Still they fight on the streets
Is this what it was meant to be??

Freedom is what one party wants
Land is other's need
Why none can see the blood that flows so freely
I used to call him my brother
Now he faces me like my enemy
Is such the value of the things
Brother becomes brother's enemy?
Once they were our neighbors
Today they would rather kill us
Just the small transformation of the beings
Is this what it was meant to be??

Today I celebrated my independence day
They raised the flag of neighboring country
None tried to stop them
Is this really my country?
I cannot fathom why it is
None does think of this country
Please stop this violence
And realize how you are making it bleed
Let there be peace
Because THIS is what it is meant to be......

Happy Independence Day

I would like to wish every Indian a very happy independence day
61 years ago on this very day our nation got independence from British rule.Today is a day we analyze the state of our nation and ask ourselves have we achieved what we should have?
Is the progress and its speed satisfying?

My answer to these question is no.In fact I can state that even though we are independent we still are not. I will highlight it in the following part of the blog

1.We are ruled by corrupt politicians.They have taken place of the corrupt British government and are exploiting the nation.Their personal vendettas become national goals,their tenure in power becomes a time to mint as much money as possible.They show zero moral as highlighted during July 22 trust vote.We can not have a single party government and all the allies of the government are instrumental in its policy making.The politicians still have a divisive approach towards the common man as highlighted in Jammu and Kashmir scenario,OBC quota...etc.
We need independence from such politicians.

2.We are nonchalant.Today the educated middle class is immune to the worries of the nation they are more interested in minting money and surviving that they have adopted a nonchalant attitude towards the nation.Just ask yourself if given an option would you like to exercise your right to vote??You will prefer to sit at home and relax.We need independence from this.

3.We are narrow minded.Small things said by the divisive politician can turn us against our countrymen.We still think on regional and religious basis.This helps them to divert the attention away from the REAL issues that plague the nation.This stops our motion towards being a more developed nation,towards achieving greater prosperity.We damage our national property thinking that it is of government.But,one must remember that it is OUR property bought by the government from the taxes we pay to it.We need independence from this.

These are the few problems I wanted to highlight on this Independence Day.One must remember we are all Indians and are one.Whether from north or south,Karnataka or Punjab,Hindu or Muslim,Brahmin or Sc we all are Indians created by god and sent to live in this beautiful country.Why spoil the beauty by fighting against one another?

JAI HIND