R.I.P- 6 Poems By Atal Bihari Vajpayee That Will Stay With Us Forever

Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former Indian Prime Minister, has been on life support at the AIIMS in New Delhi. The 93-year-old was admitted to the hospital on June 11 with a kidney tract infection, chest congestion, urinary tract infection and urine output on the lower side. He suffered a stroke in 2009 and that weakened his cognitive abilities. Later, he developed dementia. Since the last one decade, he had withdrawn from public life. He is also known for his oratory skills and his poems have resonated with the masses over a long period of time. As the whole nation is praying for the recovery of their ex-PM, we look back at some of the poetic work of Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

* Do din mile uphar mein
Ghaaton ke vyaapar mein
Kshan-kshan ka hisaab loon,
Yaa nidhi shesh lutaoon mein?
Raah kaun si jaaon main?

* Toote hue sapnon ki kaun sune siski,
Antar ki cheer vyatha palakon par thithki
Haar nahi maanoonga,
Raar nahi thanunga
Kaal ke kapaal pe likhta mitata hoon,
Geet naya gaata hoon, geet naya gaata hoon.

* Kal kal karte karte,
Aaj haath se nikale saare,
Bhoot bhavishyat ki chinta mein,
Vartamaan ki baazi hare.

* Swayam ko doosaron ki drushti se main dekh paata hoon,
Na main chup hoon na gaataa hoon.

* Jo kal the woh aaj nahi hain,
Jo aaj hain woh kal nahi honge,
Hone na hone ka kaam,
Isi tarah chalta rahega,
Hum hain, hum rahenge,
Yeh bhram bhi sada palta rahega.