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The Bards of Malerkotla- Part 1
The Bards of Malerkotla- Part 1
Every eye had a dream, only to be washed away forever
With tears; not saline but red
In colour of blood, and sweat
Lines drawn on the soil had wedged through hearts
The eyes hath seen it all; the body hath felt it all
To this nightmare we were all destined...
Fifteenth of August, nineteen forty seven. A date, a month, a year that unfurled the greatest moments if turmoil, triumph and tragedy. A nation United by hope, soaked in grief and divided by religion. As the callousness of politics and the wretchedness in men reached its prime, innocence and sanity became the casualty. Mayhem everywhere,my across villages and districts and states. Wonder then, how the fire-belly devil spared the village of Malerkotla!!!
Every eye had a dream, only to be washed away forever
With tears; not saline but red
In colour of blood, and sweat
Lines drawn on the soil had wedged through hearts
The eyes hath seen it all; the body hath felt it all
To this nightmare we were all destined...
Fifteenth of August, nineteen forty seven. A date, a month, a year that unfurled the greatest moments if turmoil, triumph and tragedy. A nation United by hope, soaked in grief and divided by religion. As the callousness of politics and the wretchedness in men reached its prime, innocence and sanity became the casualty. Mayhem everywhere,my across villages and districts and states. Wonder then, how the fire-belly devil spared the village of Malerkotla!!!
