THE PATRIOT
IN
English Communication Skill
– NISSIM EZEKIEL

I am standing for peace and non-violence.
Why world is fighting fighting
Why all people of world Are not following Mahatma Gandhi,
I am simply not understanding. Ancient Indian Wisdom is 100% correct,
I should say even 200% correct,
But modern generation is neglecting – Too much going for fashion and foreign thing.
Other day I’m reading newspaper (Every day I’m reading Times of India To improve my English Language) How one goonda fellow
Threw stone at Indirabehn.
Must be student unrest fellow, I am thinking.
Friends, Romans, Countrymen, I am saying (to myself) Lend me the ears.
Everything is coming –
Regeneration, Remuneration, Contraception.
Be patiently, brothers and sisters.
You want one glass lassi?
Very good for digestion.
With little salt, lovely drink,
Better than wine;
Not that I am ever tasting the wine.
I’m the total teetotaller, completely total,
But I say
Wine is for the drunkards only.
What you think of prospects of world peace? Pakistan behaving like this,
China behaving like that,
It is making me really sad, I am telling you. Really, most harassing me.
All men are brothers, no?
In India also
Gujaratis, Maharashtrians, Hindiwallahs All brothers –
Though some are having funny habits. Still, you tolerate me,
I tolerate you,
One day Ram Rajya is surely coming.

 

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Peace Non-violent
Ancient
Fellow
Remuneration
Contraception Digestion
Drunkards Tolerate Ceremony
: शांतता : अहिंसक
: प्राचीन
साथीदार
मानधन
: संततीनियमन
पचन : मद्यपी
: समारंभ
सहन करणे
Summary – The Patriot
The poet being living during a time where india was achieving independence from the british is reflected in the poem. hence the growing alienation and dissatisfaction among people living in the country is reflected in the poem. The poem is written in a colloquial language is Indian English that is mended to convey a very serious and patriotic meaning to the readers. Nowadays every one are interested in English and want to master in it.
But today’s youth is going on fashion and foreign things.
He also uses the touch of Indian words like goonda fellow, indirabehn, lassi, ram rajya hindiwallahs, so on the poet tells us the greatest known fact that an average Indian subscribes to the gandhian ideals but doesn’t follows them in ones life. Its portrays the present situation where the youth runs for fashion and aping the western people without having the patriotism and love for ones own country and its diverse culture and ethnicity.
The poet putting humour in this poem reflects the poet’s sarcasm as he observes the people about him carefully. He even adds a the famous lines from Julius Caesar to show an impression of how “good” his English is the poetry is conversational and informal where the poet even offers an Indian drink called lassi and comparing it with wine which is said to be meant for drunkards. The notion of all men being brothers is not correct because of the constant fights and clashes between india Pakistan and china. moreover india with its diverse languages is still united and is one. The poem expresses concerns over global violence to state politics.
Even some of the stills forms part of our daily lives. It’s indirectly referring to the importance of peace and how violence is actually a saddening phenomena in this world. The usage of humor makes the poem entertaining and many references of the Indian society and even the mention of the Indian newspaper times of India. The poet lacks in speaking good English and without using good language and good vocabulary it is succesfull in conveying the feelings of a patriot.