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The ides of march brought ill tidings to us all,
for we lament the East that's bleeding red;
while the politics of power was vested and small,
behold the Bengal of yore, the beauty brutalized;
The western beacons of democracy went silent,
and refugees set for the noble land as problems piled;
There was neither time nor space, every day's a torment;
A sinister ploy left our brains raked and our hearts riled.
Then in winter, we made the impossible possible,
a team was set and everything's in place;
A defining moment of glory so indomitable,
wherein bluffs were called and risks were taken.
From the sea at Karachi, amidst clouded skies over Calcutta,
crossing the Meghna and liberating Dhaka -
To those valiant many who fought and died,
and to the people of the new nation,
What a glorious victory was it, etched forever in loving memory!
Poem / Poetic Tribute (English) - 1971
Exactly 50 years ago this day, i.e, 16th of December 1971, the Third Indo-Pak war concluded with the surrender of Pakistani forces in the then East Pakistan, leading to the formation of Bangladesh. The poem is a tribute to the Indian martyrs and is a commemoration of the 50 year friendship between the nations of India and Bangladesh.
Picture above - Lt Gen A A K Niazi signing the Instrument of Surrender under the gaze of Lt Gen J S Aurora (left), General Commander of the Indian and Bangladeshi Forces.
Picture Credits - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistani_Instrument_of_Surrender
Maheeth Veluvali,
16 Saladi Jamindar Street, Palakollu,
Thursday, 16th of December 2021.
