let my country awake

I dont know if the rules permit me to post somebody else's poem.I hope Priya doesnt mind..
But on the eve of Independence day,I take the liberty to do so.


Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high
Where knowledge is free
Where the world has not been broken up into fragments
By narrow domestic walls
Where words come out from the depth of truth
Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection
Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way
Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit
Where the mind is led forward by thee
Into ever-widening thought and action
Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake.

-Rabindranath Tagore

I hope this spirit engulfs each one of us..transcending nationalities..and I hope the world becomes a better place to live in- a world where the head is held high

Why would I mind O_O Share! ok you shared Thanks Vande Mataram

Thats because you had specifically announced in bold letters to read the rules before posting...and I couldnt find the rule I was looking for
hence atleast aapko ittalah kar diya.
i dont intend to break rules..
dont want to be on the wrong side of the power members u see:P

vande maaataram

Hehe i read this speech/poem in a class last semester

We may have won our freedom, but we r still to achieve so many things described in this poem. Hope we are able to achieve those soon.

Happy independence day to all

And if it all falls apart, I will know deep in my heart, the only dream that mattered had come true. In this life, I was loved by you.