The Vijayanagar Empire My way of paying tribute to the mighty empire. The brothers were breathing fire, With their hearts full of desire The built the greatest Hindu empire, Which, the whole world would admire. Kingdom of heaven and peace, the plan Put forth by a learned man Carried out by brothers of the Kuruba clan, Empire, they built within a short span People as brave as they were Fought the enemies without fear Till peace was brought to Vijayanagar The ‘City of Victory’, as they called her. Her enemies were torn apart, Peninsular India in its chart She lived in peoples heart, The golden age was about to start. The city was full of diamonds and gold In the bazaars and streets which they sold, Might of the empire began to unfold Nobody could keep it on hold The legend spread far and wide Like a colossal tide. Now, long gone is the empire of pride Changing history, for us to abide. Uma Asopa comments : Well done Vikram...nice details...I have read your other poems..enjoyed most of them including the one about medical textbooks ( please check out my comment) and the grounfnut stall.. Vikram Aarella comments : Thanks for ur encouraging words Uma, i think i too like this poem very much and probably my best poem until date. Dinesh Kannambadi comments : Nice Poem. I wish more people would express their pride in our history the way you do. I do it by photographing South Indian Temple architecture and its details (concentrating on Karnataka for now) Vikram Aarella comments : Thanks for your comments dinesh. Prateik Fernandes comments : very nice poem.wish all people would have pride in their history. Swaroopa Ramdas comments : Beautiful! Suppression of the Kuruba Gowda Commuinity( including the Royals...)began with the foreign invasion of India ( ...when, probably, the divide & rule policy was used). Kailash Komma comments : I am proud of u. Being a kuruba myself i felt elated after reading your poem. Ours is a great cast but problem is that we do not feel proud about ourselves. Keep it up i am with u. kailash.