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The Destroyer of the division machine1 Had first to run on the Way of the Cross To have souls over the long lived ruin. Robben, Pollsmoor and Victor2 caused no loss In the Staff Heritage of the Thembu3 Rulers, forever loved by their people, From whom was learnt right fight ain’t to taboo. Good farmers’ teeth run right through the apple; Likely after the Hard Walk to Freedom4 The Son of Gadla and Nosekeni5, When his Soul flies up to the Lord’s Kingdom, Glass will keep his body, and not any Stain will sully the Star of the Nation Whose Light will shine for each generation. 1. The division machine: The Apartheid. 2. Robben, Pollsmoor and Victor: During twenty seven years Mandela was successively jailed at Robben Island, Pollsmoor and Victor Verster prisons. 3. Thembu: The tribe over which ruled Mandela’s ancestors. 4. Hard Walk to Freedom: In September 1953, Andrew Kunene, a co-militant of his, read out Mandela's "No Easy Walk to Freedom" speech at a Transvaal ANC meeting; the title was taken from a quote by Indian independence leader Jawaharlal Nehru, a seminal influence on Mandela's thought. The speech laid out a contingency plan for a scenario in which the ANC was banned. 5. Gadla (Henry Mphakanyiswa): Mandela’s father; Nosekeni ***** His mother. Boniface

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Jun 27, 2013

Jun 27, 2013 at 8:33 AM UTC

mukeshimana-boniface

Preliminary epitaph on Mandela

The Destroyer of the division machine1 Had first to run on the Way of the Cross To have souls over the long lived ruin. Robben, Pollsmoor and Victor2 caused no loss In the Staff Heritage of the Thembu3 Rulers, forever loved by their people, From whom was learnt right fight ain’t to taboo. Good farmers’ teeth run right through the apple; Likely after the Hard Walk to Freedom4 The Son of Gadla and Nosekeni5, When his Soul flies up to the Lord’s Kingdom, Glass will keep his body, and not any Stain will sully the Star of the Nation Whose Light will shine for each generation. 1. The division machine: The Apartheid. 2. Robben, Pollsmoor and Victor: During twenty seven years Mandela was successively jailed at Robben Island, Pollsmoor and Victor Verster prisons. 3. Thembu: The tribe over which ruled Mandela’s ancestors. 4. Hard Walk to Freedom: In September 1953, Andrew Kunene, a co-militant of his, read out Mandela's "No Easy Walk to Freedom" speech at a Transvaal ANC meeting; the title was taken from a quote by Indian independence leader Jawaharlal Nehru, a seminal influence on Mandela's thought. The speech laid out a contingency plan for a scenario in which the ANC was banned. 5. Gadla (Henry Mphakanyiswa): Mandela’s father; Nosekeni ***** His mother. Boniface

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Every year on 26th January I turn on my TV at 8 To watch our soldiers marching, planes gliding and tanks rolling through India Gate Watching these soldiers march in their handsome uniforms makes me extremely proud And on this day we also mourn the losses of people who, for the Nation, wore the shroud This day, unlike others, isn’t just a holiday for me It symbolises the day when, from British rule, we finally broke free The sacrifice and struggle that Indians went through then were huge In their own country, they couldn’t be a refuge Jawaharlal Nehru, Mahatma Gandhi, Subhash Chandra Bose were a few who fought for our country and shot to fame But what about the thousand others who sacrificed their entire lives, but we still don’t know their name! Do you know why 26th January 1950 was the chosen date? Because exactly 20 years on the same date the INC proclaimed the Declaration of Independence after winning the debate! This day celebrates the coming into force of India’s constitution This is the world’s largest document and respects every institution But after all these years is India still an independent republic Or is it a monarch hiding in the skins of general public?

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Jan 26, 2014

Jan 26, 2014 at 7:34 AM UTC

rahul-luthra

REPUBLIC DAY

Every year on 26th January I turn on my TV at 8 To watch our soldiers marching, planes gliding and tanks rolling through India Gate Watching these soldiers march in their handsome uniforms makes me extremely proud And on this day we also mourn the losses of people who, for the Nation, wore the shroud This day, unlike others, isn’t just a holiday for me It symbolises the day when, from British rule, we finally broke free The sacrifice and struggle that Indians went through then were huge In their own country, they couldn’t be a refuge Jawaharlal Nehru, Mahatma Gandhi, Subhash Chandra Bose were a few who fought for our country and shot to fame But what about the thousand others who sacrificed their entire lives, but we still don’t know their name! Do you know why 26th January 1950 was the chosen date? Because exactly 20 years on the same date the INC proclaimed the Declaration of Independence after winning the debate! This day celebrates the coming into force of India’s constitution This is the world’s largest document and respects every institution But after all these years is India still an independent republic Or is it a monarch hiding in the skins of general public?

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It’s drizzling But it doesn’t matter. I am running, Around the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium At Kochi. The ground is wet, There are water patches around. So, I take careful steps. As I go around, I see a young man, In a hoodie, And track pants. He is talking, On the mobile phone. Standing beneath an awning. Must be to his girlfriend, Because he is smiling. I think to myself, ‘What a wastrel. Do some exercise. Get fit’. But he is oblivious. During my next lap, I see, A friend has joined him. ‘Two wastrels’, I think, As I start panting. My middle-age lungs, Are aching. But I like the suffering, Because it makes me feel good. When I stop. On my third round, They are peeling off their track pants. I run on.. The drizzle has eased up, A cool breeze is blowing. My perspiration-drenched forehead Gets some relief. Running triggers Something primitive in me. This is what man did, For thousands of years. Before the invention Of the wheel. I can hear the thud of feet Hitting the ground Behind me. It sounds like heartbeats. Then these two young men, Whom I derided, Whizzed past me At high speed. Smooth electrifying movements Of hands and feet. ‘What?’ I exclaim silently in my head My perception was Oh so wrong. They are athletes, And they are swift. And they splash, Through the puddles. Fearless. So I had simply Misunderstood them. That’s what happens to all of us We misunderstand People. Places. Communities. Religions. Spouses. Children. Parents. Relatives. Is it any surprise, Society is so fractured. I feel like a fool Message to me: don’t jump to conclusions, Ever.

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Aug 11, 2020

Aug 11, 2020 at 11:47 PM UTC

shevlin-sebastian

Lessons in the drizzle

It’s drizzling But it doesn’t matter. I am running, Around the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium At Kochi. The ground is wet, There are water patches around. So, I take careful steps. As I go around, I see a young man, In a hoodie, And track pants. He is talking, On the mobile phone. Standing beneath an awning. Must be to his girlfriend, Because he is smiling. I think to myself, ‘What a wastrel. Do some exercise. Get fit’. But he is oblivious. During my next lap, I see, A friend has joined him. ‘Two wastrels’, I think, As I start panting. My middle-age lungs, Are aching. But I like the suffering, Because it makes me feel good. When I stop. On my third round, They are peeling off their track pants. I run on.. The drizzle has eased up, A cool breeze is blowing. My perspiration-drenched forehead Gets some relief. Running triggers Something primitive in me. This is what man did, For thousands of years. Before the invention Of the wheel. I can hear the thud of feet Hitting the ground Behind me. It sounds like heartbeats. Then these two young men, Whom I derided, Whizzed past me At high speed. Smooth electrifying movements Of hands and feet. ‘What?’ I exclaim silently in my head My perception was Oh so wrong. They are athletes, And they are swift. And they splash, Through the puddles. Fearless. So I had simply Misunderstood them. That’s what happens to all of us We misunderstand People. Places. Communities. Religions. Spouses. Children. Parents. Relatives. Is it any surprise, Society is so fractured. I feel like a fool Message to me: don’t jump to conclusions, Ever.

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