Rekindle Paramparaa | Karunaa Bisramsingh

Poem by Karunaa Bisramsingh of Swaha Gyaan Deepak Kirtan Mandali
Swadeshe 2009

In Trinbago our culture resides
Here, I give you tora insight.
Our purvaj journeyed from east to west
They came to work, to do their best
They maintained their tradition
Held close their religion
Strived they did to enrich the culture
For ham logo, their bacchaa

In their tokri were emblems of culture
And in the ghatri, symbols of dharma.
Bhajan and bhaashaa, our heritage
Bhojan, so unique in taste
Bhesh and bhajan, unique in grace
Sacrifice was the name of the game
Geets and ghazals all day long
But now! Something is wrong.

The scriptures no longer a guide
Looks like they gone to hide
And now, it’s rum til I die.
The dharma they worked so hard to maintain
But now we throwing it down the drain
Hindi Bhaashaa? What a waste!
Why Jaggernath when you can say James
Ultaa! Yes indeed, things gone ultaa.

Somehow the havan fire getting lower
Somehow the jhandaa getting shorter
No time for Ramayan and Gita
Since pubs and clubs more popular
Highest respect and worship of Guruji
Now we’ve become chaylas of Rani Mukherji
Sundar Kapra we get from American desh
Now Orhni and sari just have no place.

O people, let’s embrace our culture
Bow at parents’ feet, light your deya.
Bhajan and bhesh we must keep alive
If Hinduism is to survive
Be proud and relish your Hindu name
Whether it is Radha, Gita or Deo.
Yes,raise the flag, jhanda uraao
A new dawn is here, utho, jaao

O yuvako, dhyaan se suno
Hold close your religion ,your culture
Propagate eternal Sanatan Dharma
Worship daily the five mothers
Burn away your bad karmas
Listen to words of parents and Guru
Without them we’ll surely ‘go thru’
Paramparaa udaarna! Paramparaa uddaarna!

It is time to rekindle paramparaa
Bring shanti, friends, not trishnaa.
Satyam, shoucham, dayaa and daan
The only pathway to gyaan
Yes! Organisations like SWAHA
Will help in Paramparaa Uddaarnaa
So Hum Hindu Hain garv se kaho
Sanatan Dharm ki jai bolo bolo!