Description of the poem 'the gift of india' by sarojini naidu?

Answer 1

the poem is emotionally surcharged with the sentiments of the poetess towards our martyrs and the sacrifice of the sons of the Indian soil. During the period, India was still squirming under the atrocities and exploitations of the British rule. Sarojini could not at that time explicitly accuse the British for using Indians as pawns in the war.

The English had usurped the sovereignty of India in its entirety. Through immoral methods they had projected themselves as the rulers and denied us our legitimate rights in our own country. Sarojini cries out that though the English had taken over our entire country and monopolized its prosperity, the loss is insignificant in comparison to the ruthless killings of our Indian warriors who were duty bound to serve the self-assumed monarchs of India. The invaluable gift of so many lives of our beloved sons to the British can never be undermined by anybody. The Indians were in no way involved in the cause or the outcome of the war but they were unscrupulously deployed for the benefit of the English against the Germans and their allies. If we may be allowed to speak, we can boldly proclaim that history reveals that the disposition of the English towards the Indians was no better than that of the Americans towards the black slaves. Unfortunately Sarojini did not enjoy the freedom to be so abruptly outspoken in a country under subjugation.

She alludes to Persia (now Iran), Egypt, Flanders (Belgium) and France, the specific lands wherein the Indians at the mercy of the British were sent to war. The poetess portrays a heart rending picture of the pathetic dead soldiers through touchingly apt similes. The lifeless soldiers in their graves in a foreign land of Persia were like pearls strewn in abandon along the shores by the waves. The poetess laments for the unfortunate womb of Mother India that had borne those sons and who had been torn away from her bosom so heartlessly. Again, the broken shells on the sands of Egypt come to her mind. The soldiers with severed limbs, whose bodies had been relieved of their courage and bravery resembled the shells that had been deserted by the living creatures within them. The soldiers lying motionless and disheveled on the bloodstained battlefield with their beauty stripped off by the handiwork of destiny are likened to the withered beauty of flowers scattered in a sun parched meadow.

Sarojini declares that in the annals of history, none other than our sacred India can be honoured for having made such a priceless gift to any country. The heart of Mother India is heavy with the immeasurable sorrow and grief she has suffered. We alone can realize the extent to which we Indians have been subjected to the ravages of the war. Hopeful prayer is the only source of solace even while our anguished hearts with overwhelming sorrow swell with pride at the thought of our gracious and valorous soldiers.

Sarojini visualizes that soon good sense would prevail in the world when hatred or fear would no longer take the toll on human lives. Peace would be the order of the day in the shattered world, when once one of the warring countries is crowned with victory. This thought seems to be her ray of light at the end of the gory, dark tunnel of war.

Last but not the least, we can wholeheartedly offer our grateful thanks to our men who had fearlessly charged at the altar of death. How can their sacrifice be ever forgotten? Their names, engraved in history with the indelible ink of their own blood, will speak volumes of their greatness for many generations to come.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

in the poetry the gift of India who is she refering as i

Answer 4

meaning of the poem the gift of India