"..At the risk of violating a cardinal rule of intelligence, it might also be the opportune moment to pay a silent tribute to one of the most outstanding secret agents of recent times, whose name and pseudonym will, however, have to remain a secret, but whose exploits were no less than that of the most celebrated spy of World War II, Richard Sorge."
- An article in The Hindu dated 26 April, 2021 by MK Narayanan, former director of Intelligence Bureau, (inter alia) paying tribute to an as yet unknown, classified spy who worked for India during the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971. The poem is a tribute to the unknown spy.
Away from the glare of public, where false heroes rise and fall everyday,
bereft of the crazy romanticism that shatters focus in every way,
what silent deeds committed by little men makes things work?
In the mundane shadows of daily life, what dangers lurk?
Over the waters of Bay of Bengal, when the seventh fleet arrived with superb speed,
and Searchlight launched to destroy and bleed Bengal of the hoary past,
Then, in those troubled times, a young nation rose with a unified voice,
A game of skill and nerves of steel was played, nothing left to chance.
O unknown spy, I bow to your service in troubled times,
What scale could measure your worth, in an era of war crimes?
The greatest secret is better kept that way, the best hero is one unknown,
and when the issues of nation matter, covers remained unlbown.
It is a grateful nation that offers tribute to you,
It matters not what we speak, and what was due,
It only mattered what you did there, however little and unsung,
for those silent deeds of a spy made a difference and packed a sting.
Poem - "Tribute to an Unkown Spy" based on an article written by MK Narayanan, former director of Intelligence Bureau, (inter alia) paying tribute to
an as yet unknown, classified spy who worked for India during the Bangladesh Liberation
War of 1971.
Maheeth Veluvali,
Monday - 26th of April, 2021,.
16 Saladi Jamindar Street, Palakollu,.
