Thinking of differences between a possum and a mouse;
One animal, so different from the other,
Yet so similar like kin and brother.
And then I wonder,
"What's more striking?"
Their difference or similarity,
Their diversity or unity?
I look around my neighbourhood,
People are so good;
Some speak Marathi, some Punjabi,
Some Bengali, and I speak Hindi;
Like multicoloured gems in a bag,
All saluting the same tricolour flag.
Doctor, engineer, scientist and farmer,
All of them are knights in shining armour;
Holi, Eid, Christmas and Rakshabandhan,
Celebrating them all, makes us Indian!
Like moles, tigers, elephants and zebras,
Show nature's biodiversity;
Hindu, Muslim, Sikh and Christian,
Show India's rich diversity.
They say India stands for secularity and sovereignty,
I say we stand for unity in diversity!
~ Anoushka Sabnis
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