I DREAM OF A FREE STATE

I dream of a free state

Where men and women are equal

With opportunities all the same.

Where children play carefree

Under the clear blue sky

Where safety and security

Are a matter of right

Where truth and honesty

And people observing them stand upright.

Where right and wrong

Are distinctly different

Where people honour their words

And stand by their promises.

Where simple-hearted men

Are not disregarded.

Where every person does the best

In the interest of the rest.

I dream of a free state

I dream of a beautiful India.

15 August 2002.
King’s College Greens, Cambridge.