turtle india finishes last

turtle india paradox is trailing
turtle india paradox is now failing

women pick grains from cow dung
goat milking men consume goat
institutions are collapsing
turtle india paradox is trailing
turtle india paradox is now failing

staples yield is stagnating
farmer suicides are the worst
institutions are collapsing
turtle india paradox is trailing
turtle india paradox is now failing

laws now have shelf life
laws now have expiry dates
institutions are collapsing
turtle india paradox is trailing
turtle india paradox is now failing

india survives,thrives

people people and people
between peace and war
together yet alone in rally
india survives,thrives

people people and people
between peace and war
together yet alone on polling day
india survives,thrives

people people and people
between peace and war
together yet alone on bandwagon
india survives,thrives

the other india

india divide
divide between what is sensed and what is not

south india,north india divide
rural india,urban india divide
india divide
divide between what is sensed and what is not

mob lynchings
custodial deaths
india divide
divide between what is sensed and what is not

seperatist movements
malnutrition deaths
india divide
divide between what is sensed and what is not

i n d i a

big country india,real country india

sun-shine converts
fear into hope
out of which
india produces soldiers

big country india,real country india

sun-shine converts
nothingness into aspirations
out of which
india produces sportsmen

big country india,real country india

sun-shine converts
solo into union
out of which
india produces babies

big country india,real country india

i-n-d-i-a

fascinating country india
human-faced country india

veena by music
bharatnatyam by dance
tajmahal by architecture
fascinating country india
human-shaped country india

ganges by river
green by forest
emptiless pot by grainery
fascinating country india
human-shaped country india

festival by day
saintliness by night
peace by era
fascinating country india
human-shaped country india

I-N-D-I-A

india first,india lasts
india first,india lasts

arab spring revolution
china tiananmen square uprising
russia perestroika collapse
world's most time-tested country india

india first,india lasts
india first,india lasts

grainery-rich country india
spacecraft country india
missile country india
world's most  etopian country india

india first,india lasts
india first,india lasts

earth offers india gravity
sky offers india space
people offer india resources
world's most populous country india

india first,india lasts
india first,india lasts.

not we the indians

high-priests are never family guy
indians are never family guy

when working,one-man army
during holidays,solo wanderer
high-priests are never family guy
indians are never family guy

when peace,no-rain like ban
during war,nuke like destruction
high-priests are never family guy
indians are never family guy

when commited,magic like colonising
during rest,magic like relinquishing world
high-priests are never family guy
indians are never family guy