nutana samvatsara shubhaakaankshalu! naya saal mubaarak! 2009 mabrook!

My national spirit arises....

Thanks to Bittu! I was asking him something about our country and he reminded me my promise to bring him the pictures of Chacha Nehru. I had completely forgotten about it. I downloaded pics of other leaders as well in the process.

It is such a tough thing to teach children 'objectively'. Whatever my opinions and attitudes are - I keep them aside and try to teach 'good' things to Ricky and Bittu. Once they have the information, it is upto them to form an opinion - when they grow up. But our job is to give them knowledge. Right?

A song that touches the heart of every Indian...

Lyrics: Kavi Pradeep, Composer: C. Ramachander, Singer: Lata Mangeshkar, Context: Sino-Indian war

ai mere vatan ke logo.n

tum khuub lagaa lo naaraa

ye shubh din hai ham sab kaa

laharaa lo tira.ngaa pyaaraa

par mat bhuulo siimaa par

viiro.n ne hai praaN ga.Nvaae

kuchh yaad unhe.n bhii kar lo -2

jo lauT ke ghar na aaye -2

ai mere vatan ke logo.n

zaraa aa.Nkh me.n bhar lo paanii

jo shahiid hue hai.n unakii

zaraa yaad karo qurabaanii

jab ghaayal huaa himaalay

khatare me.n pa.Dii aazaadii

jab tak thii saa.Ns la.De vo

phir apanii laash bichhaa dii

sa.ngiin pe dhar kar maathaa

so gaye amar balidaanii

jo shahiid...

jab desh me.n thii dIvaalii

vo khel rahe the holI

jab ham baiThe the gharo.n me.n

vo jhel rahe the golii

the dhanya javaan vo aapane

thii dhanya vo unakii javaanii

jo shahiid...

koii sikh koI jaaT maraaThaa

koii gurakhaa koI madaraasii

sarahad pe maranevaalaa

har viir thaa bhaaratavaasii

jo khuun giraa parvat par

vo khuun thaa hi.ndustaanii

jo shahiid...

thii khuun se lath-path kaayaa

phir bhii banduuk uThaake

das-das ko ek ne maaraa

phir gir gaye hosh ga.Nvaa ke

jab ant-samay aayaa to

kah gaye ke ab marate hai.n

khush rahanaa desh ke pyaaro.n

ab ham to safar karate hai.n

kyaa log the vo dIvaane

kyaa log the vo abhimaanii

jo shahiid...

tum bhuul na jaao unako

is liye kahii ye kahaanii

jo shahiid...

jay hind...

jay hind kii senaa -2

jay hind, jay hind, jay hind