Let the sound of swantantra rise from all 4 directions,
Let this despicable life in slavery disintegrate and disappear,
Let the darkness eclipsing our intelligence be destroyed,
Let fear be lost for all times to come!
He built a strong fort out of education,
He built a moat around it out of his noble views,
He built a temple out of words and reasoning,
He hoisted a flag of Swantantra on this!
His name is the boat to cross the ocean of sorrow ,
His name will drive away despair,
His name is a freshly bloomed flower ,
That is soaked and brimming with love ,
His name is synonymous with that which is deemed masculine!
Tilak was a early nationalist. He was the first freedom fighter to declare 'Swaraj is my birth right and I shall have it'! He was a contemporary and a great friend of Bharathiyar.The above verses are dedicated to Tilak by Bharathiyar.
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