A Tibetan youth says Thank You India with a beautiful poem ahead of the year marking 60th years of the Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama stepping foot on the Indian soil in exile. The following is the original poem from the young Tibetan refugee:
Koti Naman Incredible India
Bharat’s ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’,
A cosmopolitan of “Unity in Diversity”,
Believes in “Atithi Devo Bhava”,
A home for Astika and Nastika,
A cosmopolitan of “Unity in Diversity”,
Believes in “Atithi Devo Bhava”,
A home for Astika and Nastika,
Not only did she invent ‘Shunya’,
But became a birthplace of ‘Ahimsa’,
And also a center for many seekers,
A home for ‘Nalanda’ and ‘Taxila’,
But became a birthplace of ‘Ahimsa’,
And also a center for many seekers,
A home for ‘Nalanda’ and ‘Taxila’,
Her ‘tolerance’ and ‘acceptance’ gesture,
Welcomed and accepted Tibetans in her palm,
She became a home away from home for Tibetans,
A Home for homeless and ‘Satyameva Jayate’,
Welcomed and accepted Tibetans in her palm,
She became a home away from home for Tibetans,
A Home for homeless and ‘Satyameva Jayate’,
We as Tibetans owe a lot to you,
Koti Naman Incredible India
Tibetans mark 60 years of refuge in India
Yeshi Dawa