The song of freedom

Sheetal

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Having to deal with criminals all day, DSP Gurjot S. Kaler feels it is his creative mind that keeps him sane. Otherwise, in a job like this, eventually negativity rubs on you.

An optimist, a part-time author, a trained mountaineer and a full-time cop, he believes that ‘everybody has got 24 hours in a day. The difference is how you use it. I try to dedicate the late night and early morning hours to writing. From the womb of the mother to the tomb at the graveyard, we do everything for ourselves, but, if you really want to lead a peaceful life, it matters how you think beyond your own greed. I wish to give back to society either by doing my job with honesty or by creating an awareness on issues that are eating away what has been left of once a good humanitarian society’.

The second song of Gurjot, Dil Se Salaam, is a tribute to Indian soldiers who serve the nation and sacrifice their lives to safeguard the interest of the nation.

He says, “It is the breath of the thousands of soldiers that make our Tricolour fly high in the sky. The song is all about saluting our real heroes who fight on the borders.” He further adds, “In childhood like everybody else, I had no idea what profession would I choose, but the admiration for the vardi was always there. To wear one is a different feeling and one cannot even define it. My maternal grandfather fought in all the three wars—1962, 65 and 71 and was awarded the best NCC cadet award in the year 1952. As I grew older, his stories inspired me to serve my nation.”

Gurjot has written a bestseller New India - The Reality Reloaded that listed 40 major social, political, cultural, economic issues of national and international importance.

About his workforce, Gurjot says, “I take pride in saying that the Punjab Police has handled terrorism with strictness and as a result, it no longer poses a threat in Punjab. The same way Narco-terrorism will soon be talked in the past tense in Punjab. As far as my songs and poems are concerned, I always talk about subjects that are social distress for the state and the nation. My next song will be on female foeticide which is still prevalent in some parts of Punjab.

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