PROMISE OF PATRIOTISM

WAHENGBAM CHINGLEMBA9 – A 2787

Patriotism, I wonder, is what? No imaginations or fantasies do I get, but only this feelingWaves merge into a unified synchrony The sky seems to be lowering, bending overCountless bodies have fallen for the rise of this land Her legacy passing on, hunting for new successors

She’s not a mere piece of land, but the torch of the planetBurning with courage and vigour for the fate of othersShe has given her all but taken noneSons of her in the past are legends of today, or so they say And when the men in Khaki rest their fingertipsOn their templesTracing immortal tricolour, weaving through destiniesMy visions transform and all I see is The merging waves and lowering sky

Is this the patriotism every heart longs for? But I am still puzzled what truly is this.

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SHTAKSHI SRIVASTAVA9 – A 3224

The tricolours shine forth,It’s the birth of our freedomIt’s a memorial for the brave-heartedIt’s a story of struggle that ought to be heard.

The million protests,The countless marches,The endless tortureFor us, they bore

The broken bones but everlasting wills,The sleepless nights, but the powerful impactThe sacrifices they made for us,The comfort they created for us.

Let’s come together and let the flags soar up high,It’s independence day, lets cherish the time that has passed by,Let’s remember them, let’s remember their lives.For they set our world, they won our fight.

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AADITYA GANESH9 – B 3295

Let us unite, And join the fight.Let us unite,To do what is right.

Our beloved homelandIs being threatenedBy deadly external foes. So what do we do? Let us unite.

The fabulous tricolour,The glittering chakra,How can such simple things represent billions? We shifted our gaze from our homeland, To the twinkling stars above.

Next thing we know, We are already there.For there is nothing our Mother India cannot do.

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B. SRI VYNAVI 9 – B 3281

Saw it a day, They shed blood, sweat and tears onThe land of war, betrayal and sinsIncomparable warriorsTurning into ashes,Not another day to eye the proud nationEre thee got liberty Border guards ascend to martyrdomCrumbling families, shattered heartsBurning flames of valour Emerging leaders, spirit of mightDays of sacrificeBattles won, annexation diesFear no more, o’ motherlandFor we have belief in The Promise of Patriotism

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ATUL PRASANTH9 – B 2922

A nation born out of ashesClear conscience and full of promiseTo rebuild and energiseIt’s once great glory

Bharat as majestic as it soundsA land of multiple heroesA land of eternal beauty The land of the GodsWoke up to light and freedom

A mother who stands tallBharat Mata with all her compassion and toleranceIs once again becoming powerful Rising from all the wrongs that has beenCommitted against her

Sons of this mother must live for her andServe her with love and distinctions Must hold up her name, her culture and her beautyMust think of her, before every action committedStay devoted to Bharat Mata, for motherAnd motherland are greater than heaven

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BHAKTI DINESH THUMMAR9 – C 3016

The crystal glinted off the Sun’s rays, as the orange reached the horizon.The crystal glinted off the Moon’s rays, as the white reached the hemisphere.The crystal glinted off the Elixir’s colour, as the blue reached the sky.The crystal glinted off the Hill’s peak, as the green reached the atmosphere.

The air carried the daunt of hesitance, unsureIf the endeavours of strength would blow well.Whispers carried throughout the arena as she touched the sky.Pride captured its flag from every heart as the very air danced to make it shine forth.The saffron of dawn, white of day ad green of near noon, showed itself out clearly.

Her people saluted her with the absolute surrender of dignity.The ground shook with the thunder of pride her people felt.The boundary of tricolour and green moon weakened With the love of the Tricolours.And the hearts of India’s people swelled, as they gaveHer the promise of patriotism.

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HARI HARAN. S9 – C 2906

That night the patriots sheathed their swordsAnd rejoiced so much it couldn’t be put in wordsFor that evening when they chargedPast their enemies they barged

But many shed a sorrowful tearFor war wasn’t without wear and tearBut this didn’t batter the men leading the chargeProtecting their motherland without fear

Many a life were lost that dayAnd what a terrible price to payFor the 15th of august they gave their bloodAnd not in vain did it mix with mudFor that is for the land we stand uponThat is the land through blood we have won

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THULIRMATHIYAN J K9 – C 2601

In a land, plundered throughoutBy numerous invadersBrutalities, a whole boutClueless we were, when freedom was at hand

We rose from ashes,Our constitution, grandThe promise of patriotism, it did grantThe aura of pride, throughout fanned

The trust of my people, fragrant the airComforting my soulDedicated to this country, our actions fairStriving to develop, our goal.

In this our nation,We work as oneFor the tricolour flies highWith the promise of patriotism.

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REVA ARUN NAIR9 – D 2928

When you see him lie downWith the tricolour spread on him,Realising he was the one Who fought when the light was dim.

At the end of suffering, His scars were his reward.Sacrificing everything for the nation,Which he considered hi supreme lord.

Sacrificing his life for his motherland,He repaid man’s biggest debt.Protecting his dearest mother The Promise of Patriotism he has kept.

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SETHAII9 – D 3010

When soldiers are there in the battlefield,Holding on tightly to their shields,Not knowing when they will lose their lives,For the country as a sacrifice.How are they not in fright?

When firefighters jump in the fire,So many people they inspire. To count their burns and cuts, We need a lot of guts.How are they not in fright?

Let me tell you the reason Why they don’t sit and cry Listening and rendering To the wails of the wounded

They loan their hearts to the factions,and jump fearlessly into action,Because the only thing standing in the minds of heroismIs the unavailing thoughts of the promises of patriotism

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SHARANYA TULSYAN9 – D 3161

As I close my eyes each night,I know I can sleep tight.As I know they are there to fight,Fight for us without fright.For that tricolour which we all look up to day and night.

They are the lamps ready for foreverTo save the city from dark and terror.The light they give us, highly divine,Helps us flourish and brightly shine.

Bharat their home, us Bharatiya their family.They lay down their lives so we can live happily.Tiranga dwells in their heart.Giving and sacrificing is their art.

The heroes of the nation they areTirelessly fighting for us so far.The oil that keeps these lamps shining always,‘Promise of Patriotism’ it is, everybody says

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HARINI SIVA10 – A S – 87

With the Himalayans in the North, The Indian ocean in the South.Arabian Sea in the West, Bay of Bengal in the East.We reminisce that the past years Where we honoured Our flag, our glory, our freedom fighters.

Two centuries back, We declared our independenceFor justice and liberty.Now, with developed cultures and beautiful sculpturesFrom the vast technology to the study of people’s psychology,The world respect us not for our population,But for the culture and our nature.

From the Chandrayan-2 to Mangalyan,We set examples on the Earth’s surface and beyond.These are not just words from my mouthBut from every Indians heart.

Jai hind!

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YUVNA ANAND10 – A 2915

14 years of mine have passedIn this beautiful land,Keeping their sacrifices in our heartsWe have travelled together hand in hand.

Walking along the lanes,I see the people around me smiling.But I, can feel the pain,Of all the miseries piling.

The pain of discrimination,Where skin spoke more than words did.And the suffocation of the smoke,And the dust of massacre.Which has prolonged since the past.

To my homeland, I promise To uphold conduct,Only then, my life be truly done.

For this is my country,This is my mother,This is my friend,And this is me.

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MINAKSHI MADHUKUMAR 10 – C 2939

‘India is my country’ is what I pledgeGratitude, I have for the British and not grudge.For if there weren’t the strugglesand the bloodshed on this sand,Never would I have realised the glory-of my motherland.

The respect I have for her often makes me wonderHow would I be able to repay her ever.Neither am I a soldier, nor a mere leader,So ordinary is my life that there is nothing I can render.

Then flashes in my mind, the image of my motherFor whose sacrifices I can give onlyLove, and love forever.I might not be the bravest, and there are manywho are stronger,But to the promise of patriotism, I will always surrender.

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PRANAV GUPTTA10 – C 3176

Generations of conquest. Millions’ blood split.Centuries of oppression. All this has happened.Generations for freedom. Millions of lives saved.Centuries of Revolutions. This too, happened.

The Turks sought our land killed for it.The Persian envied our wealth and decided to make it their ownThen came the grasping hands of Europe.Riding in its tail the British Raj

But through all this, they never gave up, The Shiva jis , the Tipu sultans, the M.K. Gandhis ,Leaders in the all-demanding quest for freedomToday is the fruit they have wrought.

This is a land of young energy and ancient wisdom.Forming into a nation of unfathomable greatnessAnd this is my promise to you, O motherland,To transcend all expectations set on your child,And a promise that my patriotism will never ebb.

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TANAY UTTAM PAREKH10 – C 2868

Resonating our beats throughout the world,Leaving our mark on every platform.Beneath this disguise, do we all believe,It is a true Indian that breathes.

We may be completely different from each other,But work hand-in-hand, brother to brother.It is not the colour of our skin that shows our glory,But scars etched across that tell our story.

The jawaans stand firm and steady with valour,Facing death so that their mother remains safe.Altruistically sacrificing their lives,Making sure that the tricolour remains high.

Who are we, but sons and daughters of Mother India, Draping ourselves with sweat, to bring her to the zenith.Her flag shall reach every speck of space,We will dispose ourselves, but not let her feel any disgrace.

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MITHRA R10 – D 2887

A land where the armies march and jets flyWhere the people bow to the tricolour flag that soars high.Abiding by our ancestor’s legacyFrom the legendary mathematicians to the supreme entity.Blood running through us, carrying unquestionable unityWe look at each other with love and lucidity.

The long-lasting culture, filled with immense knowledge Respecting even the oldest elephants to the common partridge.We salute the Army, Navy, and Air Force.Our safety and goodness being their lives’ only course This is us, living amongst the greatest of heightsAs we look upon the ever glowing saffron, white and green.

Jai Hind!

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SHIVANSH GOGIA10 – D 2514

The promise of security,The promise of a utopian dream;From the caressing hug of a motherTo an infinite; over-ornate stream

In the falls of the Ganges I lie,and to the Vindhya mountains I run,with the silk of Benares on my shoulders,I watch the rise of Arunachal’s sun.

Unfathomable souls have stridden on this land,Creating memories of ultimate gloryYour life decorated like a princess’ gown,For every man will preach your story.

A hundred times I bow to you,Oh! My supreme mother.Like your unique shall never remain one,Like your pure blood shall be no other.

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VARAANYA SHROFF10 – D 2624

Many have given their lives on borders,Some with their heart, some on orders.The country has seen many heroes,Like Mahatma Gandhi and Subhash Chandra Bose.

Cultural traditions our country hosts,Of geographic marvels India boasts.Our country, our dutyTo preserve the surroundings and its beauty.Festive of colours, festive of lightIndia is known for glory and sight.Hearts filled with courage for our motherland,A place where respect and love go hand in hand.

To prove it we promise,To spread awareness and bliss.