Bapu, Where You?

Bapu, the Father of Nation, Where you spinning the charkha, The wooden hand-loom wheel for yarn Tomake khadi clothes? Where you, Bapu, The votary of satya, ahimsa and shantih, Truth, non-violence and peace, Where you, the Father of Nation, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi? As you believed in karma which was your dharma, In viswa-manavavad, world humanism, Service to man was service to God as your philosophy And so served you man and society! Gandhi at the wheels spinning yarn Rounding and rotating the hand-loom, The charkha for khadi clothes as for to clothe Humanity half-clothed and unable to cover up. Bapu, where you, where you, Making yarn spinning the wheel And singing the song of Rama, Raghupti raghav raja-ram...?