In a world of limitless skies,
India is on my bucket list.
Catch your breath,
And peruse the pages of time,
Carpe diem fellas,
Because India is my bucket list.
Swagatam to the land of Yoga and Ayurveda,
Swagatam to the land of Bharat
A land secured by mighty Himalayas,
A land where freedom and free will go together.
A land touched by abundant rivers,
A land where divinity follows every step.
Let’s get riveted,
To an impeccable unconcealed land,
Where dreams are fulfilled,
If desires are rooted,
Destinations achieved,
When footsteps launched.
In the dawn of new light ,
And never ending sunshine,
Let’s begin our journey,
To the land named after an ocean.
Sailing through the houseboats of Alleppy,
To capturing the volcano of Barren Island.
Watching a shuttle take off from Sriharikota
To diving into the waters of Arabian sea.
From exploring the granite monoliths of Hampi,
To calculating the sun and moon dials of Konark.
India is a time travel,
And India is on my bucket list.
Glancing the stunning art of Kalaripayattu,
To observing different gharanas of Kathak.
From the Western Ghats,
To the land of Bodos and Apatanis.
Visiting the grand Banyan in Bengal,
To learning the traditional water harvesting in Uttarakhand.
A land endowed with a variety of natural fibres,
And a market rich of handlooms and handicrafts.
India – a civilization,
Full of nature believers and preservers.
Feel proud to visit the land of Sushruta,
And visit the lands of Aryabhata and Asoka.
This journey of India,
is a gravitational pull,
without accomplishment,
life is not full.
To visiting the magnificent lions of Gir,
And getting elated watching growing numbers of tigers of Bengal.
To riding the palace on wheels,
And experiencing the deserts of Thar.
To experimenting the salt marsh of Rann of Kutch,
To discovering the ancient cities of Dholavira and Lothal.
To remembering the lost city of Mohenjo-Daro,
To be grateful for the rulers of Patliputra.
India is a dharma chakra,
The glorious union of tri-colours.
Sojourning the land of Kashyaps,
To getting mesmerized by the geometrical patterns of ancient architecture.
To stopping over to see the astronomical observatory in Ladakh,
To touring my country in a caravan.
India is a land of inventions,
And a land of wisdom.
Yes, India itself is a bucket list,
And an eternal learning center.