❝I will have to take birth in this country again — I will have to carry the fragrance of this soil within me. The joy of resting in Mother India's lap is something else — for this one will have to live and die in every birth.❞
Subhadra Kumari Chauhan was an Indian poet who wrote in Hindi. Best known for 'Jhansi Ki Rani', a patriotic poem about the bravery of Queen Lakshmibai, she was one of the first women to participate in the Non-Cooperation Movement and was twice arrested.
Born: Nihalpur, Allahabad, India · Era: 1904–1948 · Specialty: Patriotic Poetry, Veer Rasa
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Jhansi Ki RaniMukulVeer Bala
About Deshbhakti Shayari
Patriotic shayari carries the fervor and pride of love for one's nation, drawing on Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, Allama Iqbal, and Subhadra Kumari Chauhan. These verses suit Independence Day, Republic Day, or any occasion calling for a tribute to the country.
❝She fought like a warrior, the Queen of Jhansi's fame, She clashed with the British — bravery was her name. This nation's daughters are made of such steel, For this dear homeland, they live and kneel.❞
❝O brave one, march ahead! O steadfast one, march ahead! Whether a mountain stands before you or a lion's roar is dread. Never stop your march, never bend your head — This earth is yours, this mother is yours instead.❞
❝Mukul — you are the flower of my innermost heart, You are life's sweetest sunshine from the very start. You comfort like a mother's gentle shade, In an instant, every pain of mine is made to fade.❞
❝I have returned from the world's marketplace today, Carrying the wish to gain something along the way. But in the soil of this nation I find, I must say, A strange and inexplicable peace that holds its sway.❞
❝Break me off, O Gardener of the wild, Cast me on that path where warriors file. Where countless brave souls give their life, For the motherland amid all strife.❞
❝The thrones trembled when the royal clans knit their brows tight, Even old India found a new youthful spirit in its fight. All had recognized the worth of lost freedom so bright, Each one had resolved to drive the foreigner from sight.❞
❝I do not wish to be woven into a heavenly maiden's ornaments, nor strung into a lover's garland to tempt my beloved, pluck me instead, O gardener, and cast me upon that path, where many brave warriors go to offer their heads to the motherland.❞