India Rising

I dream of a free India for all Indians
not just for a privileged few.
I dream of a free India, absolutely free.
free not only from foreign rule,
but free of injustice and oppression,
free from shackles of corruption.

Can you not hear the mass rising?

The tsunami of human waves forcing sea change,
trying to eradicate plaguing malice in our system,
reminding us of our rights & responsibility,
awakening us to our 2nd independence.

I dream of a free India for all Indians.
A free India, finally, to realize its true potential.
Where citizens’ right to dream and freedom to chase,
freedom to chose and right to dignity is a given.

I dream of that free India
where each society is free –
from prejudice that divides them,
from poverty of matter and merit.

I dream of a free India, rich and strong,
to crush its enemy inside and out.

Note: On my recent trip to India, saw some strong momentum building up against corruption. I guess the only people who'll not be in support are the beneficiaries of a corrupt India. Yet, a huge section of the population is silent. don't know why. I wondered what this new India riding on the back of this anti-corruption movement may look like. Two days back, on my way to a re-union, recorded some of these thoughts on a voice recorder. But, the true impulse to see this through, against all my procrastination tendencies, came after listening to Joe's composition around anti-corruption that evening. Thanks Joe! You can find Joe's fine composition here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCaeA2PP89w. Worth listening and sharing.