Was thinking the whole day who would remember Jawahar Lal Nehru today. I recall a Ragini scripted (not written) by a yokel called Mamraj Naai in my village. He was illiterate but was fairly abreast with the goings on in Delhi in those days. It goes without saying that Nehru was the leader of the masses and Mamraj was his greatest admirers. He wrote and I give it here in English followed by Devnaagri.
The Sun set on India,
At two in the afternoon of 27 May,
When you breathed your last,
O’ Nehru Ji.
Entire world came to know about it,
And was shocked beyond belief.
To have a last glimpse of you,
People started thronging in from far and wide.
The Sun set on India,
At two in the afternoon of 27 May,
When you breathed your last,
O’ Nehru Ji.
Entire world came to know about it,
And was shocked beyond belief.
To have a last glimpse of you,
People started thronging in from far and wide.
सत्ताईस मई नै हिंद का छिप गया भान नेहरु जी
दिन के दो बजे दिए आप नै प्राण नेहरु जी
दुनिया के मैं बेरा पट गया सोग हुया भारी
तेरे दर्शन क़ि खातर पब्लिक आवन लगी सारी
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