Meet Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the poet: Some of his most popular verses

The 93-year-old BJP stalwart was not only an eminent politician but was also an acclaimed wordsmith who wrote hundreds of poems

Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who had been admitted to New Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) since June 11 passed away on Thursday.

The 93-year-old.BJP stalwart was not only an eminent politician but also an acclaimed wordsmith who wrote hundreds of poems. A great number of his poems like, 'Geet naya gaata hun', 'Kadam milakar chalna hoga' are still etched in public memory.  

Here is a look back at some of Vajpayee's most famous poems. 

Geet naya gaata hoon:

Toote hue sapnon ki kaun sune siski,

antar ki cheer vyatha palakon par thithki

haar nahi maanoonga,

raar nahi thanunga

kaal ke kapaal