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When I came back to the foreign land…

When I came back to the foreign land… I don’t know why, but everything seemed familiar. From far, I could see the ice capped mountains. But as the clouds engulfed me, everything seemed vague. Still, I was twenty minutes behind, to set foot on that foreign land. As memories blew in with a gust of wind, with intensity so strong, that I knew may be somewhere, sometime back I’ve been in this place. This breeze indicated a bigger hidden motive . Rather confused about my destination, my mind questioned itself, where does this road lead to? When suddenly, I was drowned in the pensive of emotions, which somehow brought me closer to myself. There was a left turn, followed by a right and again by a sharp right one. The memories grew closer now. Slowly they started hitting me, when I came back to the foreign land. The local breeze was slowly closing in on me. The moment I set foot on the ground, the land that had been foreign a while ago, seemed a lot more familiar, and ...

Meaning of the Indian National Anthem explained beautifully

On this occasion of 69th Independence Day, here's presenting you the english translation of our very own National Anthem "Jana-Gana-Mana" in a very eventful manner. English translation: Thou art the ruler of the minds of all people, Dispenser of India's destiny. Thy name rouses the hearts of Punjab, Sind, Gujarat and Maratha, Of the Dravida and Odisha and Bengal; It echoes in the hills of the Vindhyas and Himalayas, mingles in the music of Yamuna and Ganges and is chanted by the waves of the Indian Sea. They pray for thy blessings and sing thy praise. The saving of all people waits in thy hand, Thou dispenser of India's destiny. Victory, victory, victory to thee.