Operation Sindoor
“The Fire They Awoke”
They came in silence, hearts grown cold,
To strike peaceful tourists, young and old;
With coward’s hands, they spilled our blood,
And stirred our souls, to surge of flood.
From snowy peaks to desert land,
The lion roared on duty’s stand;
Steel in gaze and flame in chest,
The Indian Army rose in quest.
Not for glory, not for the fame,
But for the motherland’s sacred name;
Each footstep echoed justice true,
And the bullets flew for me, for you.
Across the border, under the night,
They struck with honor, strength and might;
A message clear, in thunderous roar,
That’s for our soil, our daughters’ sindoor.
The tears of kin, the cries of pain,
How could be shed in vain again ?
For every martyr, for every scar,
Our soldiers answered from afar.
With grit they walked in fire, with no fear,
Their only compass, in the clear;
Avengers not with hate, but great pride,
With tricolor as their sole guide.
So raise your heads, all nation wide,
Salute the brave who are our pride;
They write in blood when tyrants learn,
They touch our souls, in earnest return.
Written May 10, 2025
© Dr Upma A Sharma
On “Operation Sindoor” by IAF post Pahalgam massacre
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Dr. Upma A. Sharma
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