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Poems On Independence Day: For Our Soldiers And The Spirit Of India

On 78th Independence Day, here are two poems about celebrating freedom and commemorating the men and women on the front lines.

Passing Out Parade of Agniveer Vayu trainees in Chennai
Passing Out Parade of Agniveer Vayu trainees in Chennai Photo: PTI
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Soldiers In The Making

It is six-ten a.m.,? 

the silence of the academy is broken 

by the roaring echoes of 'sawdhaaaan chal'?? 

They look alike, both boys and girls 

It takes three autumns and three springs? 

to turn flesh into steel underneath the skin 

Innocent yet mindful of training 

Navigating complexities, cravings 

Claiming duty, devotion, dream at the dusk of teens 

Short haircut, shirts neatly tucked? 

Immaculately dressed in khaki,? 

from beret to boots 

Youths are perfectly aligned with no excuse 

much before it's time to eat 

despite all the fatigue 

The air is filled with? 

stubborn sound of drill, riding, PT 

Everything is other worldly? 

For everything is about the love for country 

How do you find the place, I asked a first term cadet, 

With tired eyes and tireless smile, she said: 

It's tough, challenging, pretty much demanding 

And not what we thought!? 

But I feel the pulse of life. I feel alive. 

The fire in the belly burns bright. 

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