ಏಳು ಬಣ್ಣದ ನಗೆಬಿಲ್ಲು !
-
Ravi
S.
Harapanhalli
Silver Spring, MD
You brought us Pride through deeds and reverence
As the world waited to welcome you from space mission
You chose to say goodbye and continued divine mission
Born
in
Karnal,
Hariyana,
to
parents
of
partition
adversity
Topped
in
Electrical
Engineering
at
Punjab
University
Mastered
in
Aeronautical
Engineering
at
Texas
University
"Robotics
arm
operator
and
mission
specialist",
your
virtuosity
You
chose
to
redefine
the
frontiers
by
your
scholarship
And
represented
youth,
hope,
aspiration,
and
fellowship
"I
am
citizen
of
the
world
and
belong
everywhere"
your
vintage
And
yet
you
were
proud
of
your
Indian
roots
and
heritage
Inspired
by
JRD
Tata’s
aviation
adventures
You
set
your
mind
to
reach
for
the
stars
You
are
the
role
model
for
India’s
youngsters
Who
want
to
be
Astronauts,
the
superstars!
As
you
reentered
the
earth
did
your
space
odyssey
get
underway
Through
the
stars,
the
galaxies,
and
the
milky
way
The
seven
brave
souls
of
STS-87,
Columbia’s
28th
mission
Reaching
beyond
Aurora,
and
"Sapta
Rishi"
Constellation
You
may
have
distanced
from
us
in
light
years
And
yet
will
reside
with
us
through
our
enlightened
years
O!
The
jewel
of
India!
As
we
bid
you
farewell
in
tears
May
you
rest
in
heavenly
abode
at
the
final
frontiers.