Punjab-Sindhu-Gujarata-Maratha
Dravida-Utkala-Banga
Vindhya-Himachala-Yamuna-Ganga
Uchchhala-Jaladhi
Taranga
A happy Republic Day
to entire India,
On behalf of a poor
man, uncovered by any national media
But later I had
discontinue on the request of my mother’s tears
As a student, I
loved the day of the Tri-Colour flag
The inspirational
speeches always made me forget about my rags
Unfortunately, I
left the school in search of work
And joined a junior
college as an office clerk
The students were so
good, always addressing me a brother
Their talents made
me dream of a nation as beautiful as a flower
I enthusiastically
decorated the college for the Republic Day
Expecting it to be a
very special day
But, to my distress,
the day ended with Zero percent presence
For, no student is
interested in attending a college when there is no attendance.
Depressed at this
disappointing incident
I entered a
corporate office as an office assistant
The people there
would never salute me back
As they have no time
to at least laugh at a joke that they crack
As usual I eagerly
waited for the nation’s very special day
But, you know what;
everyone was out of station enjoying the Holiday
And thus my days
passed on and on
With me changing my
position every now and then
And, at no place did
I spend more than a year
For, it was always
humiliating to see our flag fly alone without any near and dear
The military said
that they don’t mind it, for, they see the flag everyday
And the government
servants found nothing more important that an outing on a holiday
The schools and
colleges found it a formality
And for the
politicians this is the best option to improve their publicity
The police found it
a part of their duty
And for the media
nothing is more important than it cover these incidents in reality
So, here I am, a
poor Indian citizen
Writing to all the
patriotic men and women
Wishing them all a
happy republic day
For whom the tri-colour
meant something more than just a holiday
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