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Bharat Our Land-poem

 Poem 1 : Bharat Our Land 

                     – Subramania Bharati


The mighty Himvant is ours - 

There’s no equal anywhere on earth.

The generous Ganga is ours -

Which other river can match her grace?

The sacred Upanishads are ours -

What scriptures else to name with them?

This sunny golden land is ours -

She’s peerless, let's praise her!

Gallant warriors have lived here,

Many a sage has sanctified this land.

The divinest music has been heard here,

And here all auspicious things are found.

Here Bramha - knowledge has taken root,

And the Buddha preached his dhamma here.

Of hoary antiquity is Bharat,

She’s peerless, let's praise her!

Danger shall not scare us any longer,

and poverty shall not sear our souls.

Self-interst shan't drive us to meanness'

and cowardly indiff'rence shall cease for ever.

Here our land o'erflows with milk and honey, 

and perennial is the supply of fruit and corn.

ours is the famed Aryan land of bharat 

She’s peerless, let's praise her!


Read the first stanza of the poem and answer the questions. 

1. The sunny Golden land of India makes it unique names two such things that make India unique.

Ans. The mighty Himvant the generous Ganga and the sacred Upanishads make India unique.

2. The poet describes the Ganga as 'generous'. Suggest two more adjectives that can be used with the Ganga.

Ans. The word holy and can be used with the Ganga.

3. Name at least two other holy scriptures of India.

Ans. The Vedas and the Purans are the two other holy scriptures of India.


Read the second stanza of the poem and answer the questions.

1. What is the contribution of the brave and the sages to this country?

Ans. The Brave people have proved as gallant Warriors and fought for our country while the sages have sanctified this land.

2. What is the root Indian philosophy and culture?

Ans. The experience of Brahma or Brahma - knowledge is the root of Indian philosophy and culture.


Read the third stanza of the poem and answer the questions.

1. Find out the lines that express the idea of abundance of milk, Ans. Following lines express the idea of abundance of milk, honey, fruits and grain -

Here our land overflows with milk and honey, and perennial is the supply of fruits and corn.

2. What negative qualities have we removed from us?

Ans. We have removed the negative qualities of danger, poverty, self interest and cowardly Indifference from us.

3. Name two specialties which made Bharat unique and famous.

Ans. Abundance of food and freedom from danger and poverty have made Bharat unique and famous.

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