Our India

Agrarian, rural, countrified, Agricultural, So varied and different Stretching from the seas To the mountainous fringes Encompassing plains to deserts To plateaus Had been old Carrying on conventional things Had been fatalistic and inactive Dependent on gods and fate Rather than science and technology, Logic and reason as to be our guide Divided in between caste, creed, class and community, We had nothing to reason What the elders said it, We believed it right or wrong And our literature too was oral Living a village life With nothing to read or keep Sleep you on the mat Without light, fans In the mud house So humid and dark Without books, pens and note-books, Medicines and proper care Living a neglected life Without any personal liberty and freedom.