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तेरे इश्क़ में जो मर जाते
तेरे इश्क़ में जो मर जाते
तो हम मजनू कहलाते
यह हम तो जी गए हैं
तो अपने नाम से भी गए हैं
तेरे इश्क़ में जो मर जाते
तो हम मजनू कहलाते
यह हम तो जी गए हैं
तो अपने नाम से भी गए हैं
A Letter from INDIA to the Indian Cricket Team
Dear Team India, You know that cricket is celebrated like festival in India. It runs like blood in the veins of every Indian, be it rich or poor. No Wonder the anxiety and anticipation of India-Australia cricket quarterfinals on 24 th March 2011 overshadowed the death anniversary of Shahid Bhagat Singh that fell on 23 rd March, 2011 (his 80 th death anniversary). No one for once remembered, forget paying tribute, the young man who sacrificed his life at the age of 23 for independent India. The nation was enthralled with the anticipation of witnessing Sachin’s 100th century in international cricket and his 18000 run feast. Let’s not forget how many ‘havans’ and ‘special prayers’ were done for your victory against Australia in the quarterfinals. The martyrs of the past are now the part of history textbook but you the Indian Team are the current heroes of the Nation. We look up to you to give us something, a recognition of “sporty India”; a recognition apart from the “poor victims of...
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