The Budget Day poets of India

If you thought today's Budget was low on poetry, here's a sample of the best verses from the recent past...

Transcript

00:00It's a new world, a new era, a new excitement.

00:03The old ways are a bit different today.

00:08Our country is like a lotus blooming in a pond.

00:14I take one step and thousands of paths burst open.

00:19When the boatmen gave us a defeat on Sunday,

00:28we got a wave of storms and we had a lot of fun.

00:34We have still shown it and we will show everyone

00:40what happens when we cross the river.

00:43It's a new world, a new era, a new excitement.

00:59The old ways are a bit different today.

01:05The light that came and collided with the darkness,

01:09the black money had to change its colour today.

01:16I take one step and thousands of paths burst open.

01:24We have taken such new, powerful steps for the creation of a new India

01:37that today India is seen as a country full of infinite possibilities

01:43at every level of the world.

01:48We will make India an infinite country on the strength of the people of the country.

02:00We have only created the foundation.

02:09Now, together with the people of India, we are going to make this country an infinite building.

02:21Our country is like a lotus blooming in a pond.

02:34Our country is like the hot blood of the youth.

02:46My country, your country, our country,

02:53is the most beautiful country in the world.

03:09The king must make arrangements for Yogakshema, which is the welfare of the populace,

03:13by way of abandoning any laxity and by governing the state in line with Dharma,

03:20along with collecting taxes, which are in consonance with Dharma.

03:26This is Mahabharata Shanti Parva Adhyaya, Shloka 11 from 72.

03:30Drawing wisdom from our ancient texts, we continue on the path to progress.