Ramesh Tiwari

Today the Himalayas has bowed his head, The sea is restless, rivers weep, the sky cries, Saddened by the death of India's great guide. The country is heartbroken, bereft of a loving guardian – The last angel of clean politics has passed on! The leader of leaders, our dear father, is gone! O, the author of statesmanship friendly even to opponents! Look, we’re alone in the dense, dark, dreadful, night! Who’ll lull us, lure us with lore jolly blessed & bright? I pay affectionate tribute to his powers as a poet, as a Prime Minister and as a person who loved all of the countrymen without distinction, without discrimination! - Ramesh Tiwari

जब जब वह मुख-मंडल देखा, मैने उसमें भारत देखा । भारत माँ के श्रेष्ठ लाल जिसकी भाषा, भावुकता विशाल, वे प्यारे हर एक हृदय के, वे तारे हर एक नयन के, आदर्श दूत वे स्वच्छ दूत, राजनीति के अंतिम सपूत, जब जब झाँक तुम्हें देखा, सिन्धु प्यार का तुममें देखा । वैविध्य देश के अति प्रिय नेता, राष्ट्र भक्ति के अमिट प्रणेता, आज देश सब अश्रुपूर्ण है आघात शोक से हृदय चूर्ण है ! तस्बीर तुम्हारी जब जब देखा ज़न नायक की छाया देखा । हे वर्तमान पीढ़ी के सच्चे राष्ट्रपिता, हे स्वतंत्र भारत के सर्वश्रेष्ठ राजनेता, हे युगपुरुष, हे सह्रिदयी राष्ट्रकवि, हे संवेदनशील, स्वच्छ राजनीति के अंतिम नेता ! मैं अश्रुओं की एक एक बूँद से आपको श्रद्धान्जलि अर्पित करता हूँ !

‘Swami Parmanand Shiksha Niketan Khamhariy Shukla’ celebrated the 72nd anniversary of Independence Day with great enthusiasm. When we reached the school at 8.00 in the morning, the young people and their teachers had gathered there. It was raining hard. They received us with the slogan: “Bharat Maata ki Jia!” Then they made rows before the Tricolour waiting to be hoisted. Mohan Lal Goel, the president of Akhand Paramdham Samiti Bahraich, hoisted the national flag and with that the school premises echoed with the Jai Ghosh: “Swantrata Divas amar rahe!” Two school children recited the National Anthem to the gathering. After that the children performed cultural programmes. Sweet was distributed among them and everyone was very happy.

Giving an address to the school children, I said: "The country declared Independence in 1947 but those who took control of the country were not true freedom fighters but rather the Indian representatives of British Empire. Country loyalists were either put to death or silenced. Thereafter divide and rule continued as the main stream of politics. Slowly the people divided by caste or social status developed a strong sense of loyalty to their community rather than to the nation; they learnt to shout for their rights, shares and privilege and forgot all about their duties to the nation. Thus the sense of nationality dampened. Corruption spreads its roots and system fails when the people stop loving their country and do not feel proud of it. This is something that India is undergoing since Independence and we are an undeveloped country. Now there are certain political parties that have adopted an aggressive propaganda campaign against the sovereignty of the country – why? It is bec...

Our own hills, seas and sky, Now we have our own land, Our own people to live with, Our own government to reign, But at the cost to the sacrifices That our Fathers made. We were owned by the Mughals, The British and for a long timehad Worked for them, which is for man Considered the condition most bad. Ah, the imposters in a veil of patriotism Took the country over from Our true fathers by conspiracy organizing. The country declared Independence In 1947, on August 15th. However, we now breathe free air, are The canopy of Independence beneath. Happy Independence Day, Brothers!