Lineage,My father's Lineage

My father ,and my father's forefathers,or should I say ,my ancestors,are the direct descendants of a brave race of Rajputs.Maharana Pratap,Ihe unconquered,king of Mewar (Rajasthan,India) has been our forefather!I feel so proud!My father devoted his life after retirement from the army to popularise Maharana Pratap.Previously The Biggest Dam in Asia (Thein Dam) on the river Ravi,That flows alongside our village Pangoli,has been renamed as Maharana Ptatap Sagar Dam,owing to his perpetual efforts.He is also the founding member of a senior secondary school at Pathankot and a degree college at Sujanpur.He lives today as Col Saheb among The People of our region!

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Why Is It So

Why is it
We seldom sit
In the shade of a tree
A majestic,generous
Static tree?
The tree,that shelters
The tree, that provides
Flowers and fruits
Food and fodder
Happiness and joy!
Yes,joy!
Treeing is also
A feeling!
Touch a tree
Hug a tree
And feel
The latent ecstasy
Of existence
Our existence!
I wonder!

My Father

My father,Late Col Randhir Singh,is here there and everywhere!We are mortals or are we?Daddy is not physically here .Does it matter?His philosophy,his works,his ideals,his calm and his mysterious laughter,his perpetuity and persona have enamored my mind forever!He was an educationist and many schools and colleges at Pathankot and Sujanpur were founded by him,which have been running successfully after his demise.I'm very proud to be a Rajput and that too from the lineage of Maharana Pratap!I wonder how and why did I marry out of caste?