A collection of poems by Mandar Kokatay

Holi - Festival of Colours ( Haiku ) Painted faces smile Water pistols, wet balloons colours riot in peace © Mandar Jayant Kokatay

A Request To My Sons' Teacher As I hand over my sons to you here are some requests from me Do everything to see them through the first stage of their journey teach them to maintain their self respect yet never to lose their humility teach them  that they must not neglect their goal, their responsibility teach them to learn from their failure yet not to concede complete defeat that their attidude ne'er be cavalier that it's better to fail than to cheat teach them how they should harness as much of worlds wisdom as they can yet nurture their inquisitiveness keep learning throughout their life span that life isn't always agreeable that every rose also has its thorns though each event may not be enjoyable teach them to take the bull by the horns that honesty always pays in the end teach them to listen to their heart to be able to recognize a true friend to complete everything that they start that you cannot buy yourself success that you hav...

Immortal - A tribute to the Martyr (Haiku - 5-7-5) Fighting till the end Chose our country over life Eternal hero! © Mandar Jayant Kokatay It is since 1971 that a flame which is often known as Amar Jawan Jyoti (or the flame of the immortal soldier) is continuously burning under the shrine of India Gate at New Delhi, the capital of India.  It is a structure consisting of black marble plinth, with reversed rifle, capped by war helmet, bound by four urns, each with the permanent flame. It serves as India’s Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Amar Jawan Jyoti is manned round the clock by soldiers drawn from the three services of the Indian armed forces. Wreaths are placed at the Amar Jawan Jyoti on Vijay Diwas, and on 26 January, by the Prime Minister of India, Chiefs of Armed Forces, and other dignitaries. More recently, an online portal has been launched by our veterans to honour the Martyrs. You can visit it at :-   https://honourpoint.faujipoint.com