Poetry

A Grand Salute!

Your passing away has bereaved ‘Bharat Ma’ of her outstanding son.

Guruji, your sad and sudden demise

Has drowned the nation in fathomless pain.

A lover of youth

You motivated them to rise above themselves.

You never tired out with their queries

In fact, you loved them all the more for their curiosity.

With a unique and exemplary strength and passion

You worked for the progress and success of our Nation.

You even goaded the youth to work with implacable spirit,

Persevering and aiming for the same.

Though you were the President of India

Arrogance, high handedness, selfish motives, corruption

Were never a part of you, Guruji.

Your simplicity of life continued as before-

Making you stand above all the others!

You were always very humble and humane

Qualities difficult to find these days.

You glorified ‘Bharat Ma’ in the world

With your honest, dedicated spirit you took her towards advancement.

No wonder you were called, ‘The Missile Man’

Till your last breath you worked devotedly

Giving inspiring lectures to the youth

Who, you always believed could take India to great heights.

Your name deserves to be in the list of pantheons!

You influenced people not only as an eminent scientist but

Also as an incomparable soft spoken human being,

A remarkable ‘Man of Vision.’

Hope we can live up to your objectives and desires of

Taking India to the pinnacle of successful achievements!

Guruji, we bow down to you

And thank God for blessing us with so benevolent a man as you.

You were and will always be the most precious jewel of our ‘Bharat Ma’

                                                                              ~Anu Bannore

                                                                                   Vadodara, India

2 Comments

  1. A perfect homage to the great son of India
    we bow down to this benevolent humanitarian. may his soul rest in peace.
    Hope his life and ideals will make better politicians, make them more humane and respectable human beings who do not bicker and bite each other and hurl chairs and chappals in Parliament and put the nation to shame

    thank you for this beautiful poem

  2. How beautifully Mr Kalaam’s great qalities have been expressed. Really a Grand Salute to such a great stalwart of the Nation!!!. Very beautiful & touching .Every word is so befitting. Jai Hind!.