LEADERSHIP

Prof Dr Colonel (Retired) K Prabhakar Rao

Leadership is generally claimed as an art
That mostly comes out of birth
On some it is thrust by force
And they become leaders in spite of their large girth

Some are born natural leaders
And they enjoy great public support
Many stalwarts go into oblivion
If they do not maintain with seniors good rapport

Even thieves and dacoits need this trait
To guide and commit effective crimes
The trait is most sought in political game
Many can not acquire even in their prime

In India every one in one family is a leader
And leadership is thrust on these shady souls
Some can not even speak two words effectively
And are pushed up by the clappers like chicks surrounding a fowl

Some leaders automatically draw crowds
They do not need jugglery of words
Their past and present decide their worth
It is not a must to bring hired people in large herds

Some leaders can not win a single election
When they stand on their own
They are the worthless lot in society
But get dividends when some one from a family is highly blown

Scientists are usually poor leaders
Who like to work all alone
Poets and artists also fall in this line
Leaders in this list are rarely born

In India when a leader kicks the bucket
The mantle at once goes to his son
He could be a rowdy or street thug
Yet he is pushed up as the rising bright sun

The trait of leadership is different in India
Where all and sundry are in the race
Cheats and goons and criminals are in the fray
Many are unworthy of showing in public their worthless face

Leadership is an art of getting work done
Although some may feel it to be a great fun
Leadership at times is a trait by birth
In India however for politics there is no dearth

All the proven leaders have some special traits
Many can lead people over fire grates
Gandhi, Subhas, Nehru and Patel are the models we saw
However present leaders committing crimes are above the law

In India criminals are always the leaders of masses
Although all leaders need not be criminals and some are asses
Leaders must have special traits that draw others to him
While other’s faculties grow day by day very dim

A leader should speak language of his men
So that he knows when abused even in big din
None can make fun of the leader
Although the followers could be germ breeders

A leader must set an example by himself
And store tons of money in his bookshelf
He should not stay in an ivory tower
That is why with his men he drinks at the gutter

Leadership is an art practiced by all
Criminals, politicians, cheat crooks and all those tall
Dacoits, thugs, killers, scamsters, terrorists and also the thieves
All are revered by men who follow the leaders and believe

Kudos to all our leaders in India
Who get big coverage in media
All are fit as per the management jargon
Each one is a copy of other as a type carbon