INDIA'S HISTORY

About the Mughals we've learned a bit,
But let us not forget
That it's but a sample
Of a history that's so ample
When you think of all of it.

Think of Indian lives in times medieval
Under rulers in league with the devil.
Think of royal offspring,
Men named Singh,
And the partition upheaval.

Folks obliged to make a hajj
Made troubles hard to dodge.
Indians no doubt were skittish
When along came the British
And built a mighty raj.

There were maharajas by the score
And all too often war.
There were some nasty fellas.
There were Lodis, Cholas and Chandelas
And, I'm sure, many more

Like Persians, Sultans, Afghans, to name a few,
Xxxxxx, Yyyyy, and others quite a few,
Like Dutch, French, and Portugese
And others such as these
And, lately, independence too.

An event not so minor
Was their war with China.
On this they did not plan,
Nor on those with Pakistan.
(That's clear from my recliner.)

A lot they've been through,
These people largely Hindu.
But they've had Mohandas Ghandi,
The Congress party
And the family Nehru.