The Iron Lady

 

The Iron Lady


श्रीमती इंदिरा गांधी


बचपन से मैंने देखी है 

भारत की तस्वीर बदलते हुए 

अंग्रेज तोड़ गए थे जिस भारत को 

उस देश को देखा है जुड़ते हुए 

 

भारत की पीएम बनके जब आई थी   

जो दुर्गा की एक मूरत थी 

बर्दाश्त न कर पाई जुर्म वहाँ 

वो देश की असली सूरत थी 

 

दुश्मनों के टुकड़े कर डाले 

गरीबों के भाग्य बदल डाले 

राजाओं के बाजीफे खत्म किए 

ताले प्राइवेट बैंकों पे लगा डाले 

 

शेरों से बड़ा था दिल उसका 

और मौत से खौफ न था उसको 

हर खून के एक-एक कतरे में 

भारत का इतिहास दिखा उसको 

 

ऑर्बिट में बिठाया भारत को 

टेक्नोलॉजी में सुधार किया 

भारत की बढ़ती तरक्की को 

दुनिया ने भी स्वीकार किया 

 

भारत को जिन्होंने कमजोर किया 

वो भिड़ गई उनसे जाकर के 

जो कोई भी कदम उठाना पड़ा 

वो लिया उसने उस शेर दिल से 

 

भारत की अखंडता के लिए 

जान दाँव पे लगाई अपनी उसने 

उसे भेदभाव नहीं करना था 

कुर्बानी चुनी देश के लिए उसने 

 

ऐसे देशभक्त कम आते हैं 

कुर्बान हो जाते हैं हँसते हँसते 

सलाम मेरा है उसके लिए 

वो अमर रहें, वो अमर रहें 

 

_राकेश शर्मा_


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