Mumbai: Lyricist-poet and censor board chief Prasoon Joshi has penned a poem on the 21-day national lockdown. His composition evocatively tries expressing the fact that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for all to stay indoors over 21 days is essential to battle the unprecedented threat that looms large all over the world, by way of the COVID-19 pandemic.


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Titled "Haan Ghar Mein Rahega Desh", Joshi's poem urges all Indians to maintain resilience and to never lose belief and confidence.


This is how the poem "Haan Ghar Mein Rahega Desh" goes:


Is desh ko pyaar buzurgo se


Yahan khud se pehle apne hain


Kartavya yahan pehle aata


Aur baad mein aate sapne hain


Bas yeh hi ek sandesh


Haan ghar mein rahega desh


Eikees din ka upvaas liye


Jeevan ki lambi saans liye


Seema rekha na todenge


Ek sanyam ek vishwas liye


Chalo mann ko dein aadesh


Haan ghar mein rahega desh


Sankalp naya ek karte hein


Chalo mil kar peeda harte hein


Is desh ke rehne wale toe


Har din hi tapasyaa karte hein


Badh jane do yeh kesh


Haan ghar mein rahega desh


Said Joshi: "We are going through testing and unprecedented times and we have to keep our spirts high", says the modern-day poet. Explaining how the crisis is going to affect the nation, he says, "there are many things that this crisis is going to make us realise. Firstly, that each of us have a significant role to play and the strange thing about this war against Coronavirus is; restraint is our weapon, stillness, our defense and distance is the sign that we deeply care." Further explaining our responsibility towards the nation, he says, "we have to fight this virus with new rules. We must, as individuals support what the medical experts and the governance is asking from us. It's our duty for our nation and fellow human beings. Hopefully this message will inspire people to undertake their responsibility and resolve to stay at home for this crucial period."