Our story

Towering Cliffs, up in the north

Three sides surrounded by raging seas

A great dry desert in the west

And heavy rains in the east

This is our story.

On the banks of a massive river,

Stood an ancient, advanced society

For half a millenia they flourished,

Only to be wiped out mysteriously

This is our story

The Aryans came next, from a land beyond

And gave birth to the religion we preach

Great sages wrote on papyrus

The great epics that we read

This is our story.

The great Mauryans were next,

Conquering all of our country

Yet to practice non violence and happiness

Was truly a commendable feat

This is our story.

Skip a millenia ahead, which had reigned in chaos

Babur has conquered Delhi

A great time for tolerance and prosperity has begun

Only to end at the hands of the East India Company

This is our story.

The British have ruled with Tyranny

Yet all was not lost, India at last had unity

Many great protests had occurred

With the Englishmen punishing brutally

This is our story.

Our brave freedom fighters

Finally reached their desired destiny

Since after two centuries, our land was independent

It laid the path for the great rule of democracy

This is our story.

A constitution of rules was formed

All, were equal in this new country

Justice, freedom and equality had become basic rights

Republic Day was celebrated on 26th January 1950

This is our story.

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