CRIMES ARE RELATIVE

           CRIMES ARE RELATIVE

                   Dr K Prabhakar Rao

`Kittoor Rani revolted against the Englishmen

And was put in prison and  she died on a floor mat

The Englishmen punished her for act of revolt

While we hail her for her bold and valorous  act

Velu Tambi raised sword against the Englishmen at Travancore

In the eyes of the English he was a traitor of many fold

He is one of our great national martyrs

While the English men tried to hang him at a scaffold

Tantya Tope  led war of independence

And was hanged on a scaffold once caught

He is our national hero of the 1857war

While for the Englishmen he was only to be shot

Alluri was shot in cold blood by the Englishmen

Having declared him as a terrorist who lead a revolt

For Indians he is a great hero and martyr

While the English shot him  cocking the rifle bolt

Bhagat singh and his friends died at the gallows

For killing police officer Saunders and dropping bombs

They are the great heroes for Indians

For the English men  they are only  to be buried in tombs

Veera Pandya revolted against the English men

And fought valiant battles against them like waging fire

He was caught and hanged at the end with his  men

And we glorify his deeds and call him a great  martyr

Crimes are at times purely  relative

For rulers the acts would be only crimes and misdeeds

But those who wage struggle against occupation

However they see their actions  as valiant