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Thursday, 14 August 2014

Feel Free To Celebrate

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The rains had just stopped & I stepped out in style.
The street welcomed; a starry sky stretched for a mile!

Lights like stars!
My Street on Eid! Copyright- Anita
Pink, blue & green lights sparkled & faces glowed happily,
Dressed in new clothes, passers-by were chatting excitedly.

I wished everyone 'Eid Mubarak' & heard the same greeting.
Belonging to India is a blessing that's incredible & amazing.

On Holi, Diwali, Christmas & Baisakhi, we celebrate together.
Another arm to tie a Rakhi, we earn another friend/sister/brother.

I may have been born in a family following a different religion,
But, I respect all irrespective of their religion/language/region...

Church/Mosque/Monastery... every place of worship is divine.
Celebrating festivals together, sharing food & fun & help is fine!

Incredible India wins over everyone easily & so magically!
This is my India; I belong everywhere & this is my family...

When I walk on our streets, I feel independent & free everyday!
Jai Hind! Vande Mataram! Jai Ho! Happy Independence Day!


Source: Wikimedia Commons




My Pic For Wordless Wednesday #47  - My explanation- 
Hands are used to decorate the lights on the street. 
Hands are used to pray & also to hug & to greet. 
Hands are used to hold our National Flag on every date-
Hands help us to feel proud & celebrate ...


There's a lot yet to be improved & yet to be done in our nation...
Still there are reasons to feel proud & to be a part of the celebration.
Together we can help create the India of our dreams & aspiration.
Here's wishing a very Happy Independence Day to everyone.
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53 comments:

  1. Arpita Dash14 August 2014 at 19:04

    I second your thought Anita.....:)
    I also show equal respect to all other religions.....HAPPY INDEPENDENT DAY

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  2. Soumya14 August 2014 at 19:08

    You are super awesome Anita! I love the pride you have for your city and your country! :)

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  3. Ruchira Khanna14 August 2014 at 23:10

    Wow!
    This is utterly beautiful and what better way to mark our independence day than this fan-tastic poem!

    Happy Aug 15th, Anita
    Thanks for linking up :)

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    1. Anita Sabat16 August 2014 at 12:15

      Thanks Ruchira for your prompt. I had to write a poem for our Independence Day.
      I didn't let my pic be wordless :)

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  4. Ankur Anand15 August 2014 at 00:36

    Equality :)

    Nice theme on our independence day .. :)

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    1. Anita Sabat16 August 2014 at 12:16

      Celebrating freedom! Love to be an Indian.
      Thanks Ankur :)

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  5. Shivani Singh15 August 2014 at 07:52

    Vande Matram...Vande Matram!!...
    Befitting and so beautifully composed. Applause!... Hope u can hear it.
    Hope all of us remember that Freedom means nothing without certain responsibilities, certain duties. Not huge goals that we speak and fail to act upon but just carry on with our day to day activities...remembering all as enshrined in our Constitution...which I believe is the right of all. To live in peace and with all equality and fairness.
    Happy Independence Day Anita to you and all. :)

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    1. Anita Sabat16 August 2014 at 12:18

      Vande Mataram, Shivani!
      Thanks a lot for sharing such apt words... you have rightly summed up freedom. May we all uphold its spirit.
      Happy Independence Day!

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  6. Unknown15 August 2014 at 09:09

    Your patriotism and belief in university in diversity deserves an applause. Love the starry sky in your vicinity.

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    1. Anita Sabat16 August 2014 at 12:19

      Thanks Vidhya :) I have more pics of the starry sky. I was so happy seeing the lights of different colors stretching as my sky for nearly a kilometer! I went click-happy!

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  7. Unknown15 August 2014 at 09:10

    I mean unity in diversity!

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  8. Vishwanath P Nayak15 August 2014 at 14:11

    Happy independence day.....Anita.

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    1. Anita Sabat16 August 2014 at 12:20

      Welcome here. Thanks a lot!
      Best wishes to you & all of us :)

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  9. Bikram15 August 2014 at 16:13

    I do wish and hope it is so Anita, all religions teach us the same yet so many are killed in the name of the religion ..

    Happy independance day ... and Vande Mataram

    Bikram's

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    1. Anita Sabat16 August 2014 at 12:21

      Truly Bikram. Hope all will be well & we'll have freedom from all the evils..
      Happy Independence Day & Vande Mataram.

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  10. CookieCrumbsInc.15 August 2014 at 17:17

    That is another way to look at it, a lot nicer and better way :)

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    1. Anita Sabat16 August 2014 at 12:22

      Thanks a lot, dear :) Let us see the positive side & feel nice :)

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  11. Uma Anandane15 August 2014 at 18:03

    Happy Independence Day Anita! A lovely tribute through a poem ...cheers :)

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    1. Anita Sabat16 August 2014 at 12:23

      Thanks Uma! Best wishes to you too :) Cheers!

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  12. Sindhu Devi K15 August 2014 at 20:04

    Happy Independence Day Anita :) It's an awesome poem dear... Missed your blog all these days... Will come back to read the missed posts... TC! Keep smiling :)

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    1. Anita Sabat16 August 2014 at 12:24

      Thanks Sindhu! Aww! That's so sweet :)
      Most welcome! It's such a pleasure to hear from you :)
      TC! Keep smiling :)

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  13. Beloo Mehra16 August 2014 at 10:25

    A happy post! Speaks a lot about the person you are :)

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  14. Anonymous16 August 2014 at 12:34

    Vande Mataram. A beautiful post and a dream where we shall become One irrespective of our religious beliefs.
    Happy Independence Day:)

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    1. Anita Sabat16 August 2014 at 12:51

      Thanks! Vande Mataram & Happy Independence Day, Vishal :)
      May we all be united in mind & spirit.

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  15. Uppal16 August 2014 at 19:39

    Thanks for such a lovely poem!

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  16. BloggerWlogger16 August 2014 at 20:05

    Happy Independence Day Anita.. I am bit late but its never late to wish this.. It was lovely to read you :)

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    1. Anita Sabat16 August 2014 at 20:17

      Happy Independence Day, Preeti! Lovely to hear from you!
      Such wishes are never belated...they make us feel elated :)

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  17. Anonymous17 August 2014 at 00:16

    Happy Independence Day. Truly said Anita and I liked the first pic! Glittering like your words :)

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    1. Anita Sabat17 August 2014 at 12:42

      Happy Independence Day to you too, Shanx!
      For your nice glittering words, many many thanks :)

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  18. Amrita Sabat25 August 2014 at 13:42

    Superbly written...I lik the click very much......also the last thought on 'Hands' is gr8! Belated Happy Independence Day! We must celebrate India & wrk for its prosperity!

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    1. Anita Sabat26 August 2014 at 10:14

      Thank you so much. Best wishes to you too!
      May we all contribute to India's prosperity :)

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  19. Vinay Nagaraju14 August 2015 at 11:43

    In one word, we are secular, I really love how tolerant we are as a country. Granted that there have been a few isolated issues but for a young democracy like ours, the progress we have made is quite amazing :)

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  20. Amit Agarwal14 August 2015 at 12:06

    Great creation, Anita:) Happy Independence Day!

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  21. Unknown14 August 2015 at 12:45

    Hats off to your inspiring thoughts Anita. Lets all be proud of our roots and our nation. Cheers :)

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  22. Somali K Chakrabarti14 August 2015 at 14:11

    A nice poem Anita inspiring harmony and pride for the country. Happy Independence Day.

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  23. Unknown14 August 2015 at 19:21

    Great poem Annie... Happy 15th :-) do celebrate on my behalf too...

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  24. Roohi Bhatnagar14 August 2015 at 20:00

    Your thoughts are so full of hopes and optimism.. Great Anita..'

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  25. Ashish Kumar14 August 2015 at 23:20

    beautiful poem... great creativity... happy independence day... :-)

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  26. Ananya15 August 2015 at 00:48

    Happy Independence day to us :) Yaayy! Love ur optimistic approach

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  27. Antarik Anwesan15 August 2015 at 03:51

    I usually ignore poems, find them really difficult to read for some reason. Thankfully I opened this link and read the poem. Loved it. Nice Anita :)

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  28. Indrani15 August 2015 at 06:36

    Great post.
    Happy Independence Day Greetings to you!

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  29. ekullumanali15 August 2015 at 12:05

    मेरे जज़्बातों से इस कदर वाकिफ़ है मेरी कलम,
    मैँ 'इश्क' लिखना चाहूँ तब भी 'इन्कलाब' लिखा जाता है.....
    Bhagat Singh
    🇮🇳 Happy Independence Day

    www.manalimgaicmasti.blogspot.com

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  30. Alok singhal15 August 2015 at 16:45

    I resonate your thoughts and views...we are humans first! Beautiful poem on a special day...Happy Independence Day!

    I am tweeting this also :)

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  31. Vishal Bheeroo16 August 2015 at 00:12

    Happy Independence Day. It's a powerful theme that the Govt should adopt, Anita. It's so powerful and only this idea will define India's future as a super economic power:)

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  32. Cifar16 August 2015 at 12:51

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  33. Beloo Mehra16 August 2015 at 18:57

    Always a positive and hopeful tone in your posts, I like that very much! Hope you had a good Independence Day!

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  34. Noopur17 August 2015 at 16:24

    Filled with patriotism.. Belated Happy Independence Day!

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  35. Oriyarasoi17 August 2015 at 19:02

    Very nice lines...loved it !!

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Your words mean a lot to me.