ॐ त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे
सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम् ।
उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान्
मृत्योर्मुक्षीय मामृतात् ॥
A heart felt prayer for our bravehearts!
Once I was travelling to Nagpur as I was to present a research paper there in a national level seminar. The entire bogey was full of young soldiers going to the border for their first ever assignment. They all somehow understood that I felt deeply for them even when our mother tongues did not match. They were all from various Southern states. I got off at Nagpur. As the train chugged on, a humble salute to them is all I could think of! Oh, yes, that evening a girl, who was a volunteer at the seminar, sang "eh, mere watan ke logon" most beautifully. The sur's still linger in my ears.
Pratima@Being a soldier is tough! Read Keith Douglas' "Vergissmeinnicht"! May be, sooner or later, I might write a blog appreciating that touching poem.
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