Why Divided
Our country is India
It is Hindustan
We were born here
Conquered and plundered aggressively
Looted and devoured
The spirit sustained
Yogis, Rishis and spiritual leaders
Nationalists and freedom fighters
Rose like meteors
Against the turbulent tides of invaders
They did not die in vain
The tricolor flies high in leaps and bounds
Barriers rise indiscreetly
States on languages built
Create boundaries
Caste, creed rolls back
We are a nation, we forget
A mellow rising star
Conquering Mars
Controversies resist growth
Is anyone interested in national progress?
~Shobha Diwakar
Jabalpur, India
Or just in biting one’s nose
To spite one’s face?