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16th August, 2018 when Indian Politics lost its shining Star :(

काल के कपाल पर तू नाद कर अभिमान से ।
जीवन समर का विजयी है, अब मृत्यु को सम्मान दे ।।
है सरस्वती पुत्र तू, दृढ़ चरित्र है तेरा ।
देशप्रेम के मापदंडों का **अटल** शिखर तेरा ।।
ऐ भूमि तू ना विषाद कर, घूमेगा फिर से काल चक्र ।
दूर कब तक रह सकेगा तुझसे ही जन्मा तेरा पुत्र।।

- अमृता राय (भावभीनी श्रद्धांजलि)

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