Freedom
From Nehru saying *Tryst with Destiny*
To Bal Gangadhar Tilak saying, *Freedom is my birthright and I shall have it*,
From Bhagat Singh being hanged to
Gandhi being assassinated
Many Indians fought for what's today called *India*
Much blood was shed to carve a nation this secular.
From Dadabhai Naoroji pleading for Indians
To Lala Lajpat Rai demanding for his rights
From Tagore composing *Gitanjali*
To Bankim Chandra Chatterjee roaring *Vande Mataram*
What started in 1857,
Ended in 1947, 90 years of struggle, courage and worst, bloodshed From the formation of INC, The revival of Secularity.
No matter what you are,
Hindu, Sikh Muslim, Christian, ParsiBut when the Tricolor soars, You are bound to salute it.
78 years of freedom,
78 years of oneness, 78 years of development And one fine day, 15 August 1947, Each Indian is proud of
Happy Independence day to all my Indian brothers and sisters
