30/12/2022
Sarojini Naidu's book 'A Golden Threshold' is a collection of poems that describe the beauty, culture and traditional jobs of India.
Sarojini Naidu was an Indian Freedom Fighter and Poet. She is a role model for women empowerment.
At the time of colonialism when British literature often portrayed Indians as savages, beasts and what not terrible descriptions, Sarojini Naidu owned English and presented the most beautiful, vivid and wonderful image of India.
She gave a lesson on how Indians can use English to bring out the best of our culture and give a reply to the colonisers in their language.
In her book, there are various lessons one can learn from her poems. These are-
1. Don't let your dreams die.
2. Appreciate and respect the traditional jobs of your country. They are as honourable as any other modern profession.
3. Develop a spiritual temperament. This will give you strength to overcome life's sorrows.
4. From her life we learn how one must always remain positive, merry and hopeful. Living in the moment is essential to make the most of life.
5. We must be proud of our culture and heritage. The more confidence we have in our traditions, the more respectfully the world will treat us.
Sarojini Naidu was truly a visionary. Let us ensure we imbibe these lessons from her poetry into our lives.
Leaving you with a poem on India from her book to inspire and ignite you to work for the welfare of Mother India-
TO INDIA
O young through all thy immemorial years!
Rise, Mother, rise, regenerate from thy gloom,
And, like a bride high-mated with the spheres,
Beget new glories from thine ageless womb!
The nations that in fettered darkness weep
Crave thee to lead them where great mornings break . . . .
Mother, O Mother, wherefore dost thou sleep?
Arise and answer for thy children's sake!
Thy Future calls thee with a manifold sound
To crescent honours, splendours, victories vast;
Waken, O slumbering Mother and be crowned,
Who once wert empress of the sovereign Past.
