There was a time when the word 'India' meant so much for the the people.It created ripples among the crowd.It meant so much more than a democratic entity under whose jurisdiction we live in.The pre-independence era saw so many visionaries like Dadabhai Naoroji, Mahatma Gandhi, 'raja' Ram Mohan Roy who dreamed of a prosporous and peaceful Swaraj.Then there were extremists like Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bhagat Singh, Chandrasekhar Azad and many more unsung heroes who sacrificed themselves in pursuit of freedom of their nation and their people.
After Independence, prominent leaders of the Indian National Congress like Pandit Jawahar lal Nehru took the responsibility of the young India in their hands and nurtured it like their own child.The golden bird finally free from the shackles of imperialism was ready to fly high in the modern sky.But little did they know, that the future generations of leaders which were to come, would recapture that golden bird. And on the expense of the commoners the country born with the ideas of socialism, would turn capitalist. And it's not the worse part.The law and order in the country has lost it meaning.
Today, the newspapers are flooded with scams,scandals,brutal killings and what not.And these are the only ones which come into press.This might be just a tiny fraction of the overall chaos.But everyone is silent.Everyone is happy in their little worlds.No one wants to get their hands dirty in all this.They do talk about all this, they do discuss a lot, but they won't do anything about it.What would have happened if the freedom fighters had done the same thing? And after what all they did for this country, they must be real pissed off at the current state of the country looking from up there doubting if their sacrifice was worth it.
The time has come for a similar agitation।Another national movement।But this time the enemy is even more powerful.We have to fight against our own people.The enemy is within us.It's time we all contribute a little to this nation.We should act rather than just complaining.We should change things.Change perceptions.Aware people.Help the poor.Educate the illiterate.And we should always remember that along with Fundamental rights , we do have duties.
"कोई भी देश परफेक्ट नहीं होता, उसे परफेक्ट बनाना पड़ता है! और अगर इतनी ही प्रॉब्लम है, तो बदलो न इस देश को, ये तुम्हारा भी देश है जाके बदलो , पर तुम नहीं करोगे , देश को साफ़ करने में हम 'अपने' हाथ क्यूँ गंदे करे , है न ? "
3 comments:
It is the crisis of tolerance. The bigger problem with India is perhaps - here we don't have any dictator to overthrow.
Everybody knows Lala Lajpat Rai died on the streets for the country,what most people dont know is that he was also the founder of punjab national bank. These are the kind of people who have died for the country.What does today's privileged class does for the nation...Scams,money laundering
and spending whooping 12k cr on something as stupid as valentine days,no wonder billions worth of IPL takes place in a country where milions of BPL resides.Ironic
Yes.But we should realize that even though the levels are tolerable at present, it can be monstrous soon.
It's sad that we have forgotten the act of sharing.We have become so selfish.
People spend fortunes over branded products and accesaarious but they are unwilling to shed a single penny for the poor.They would never give up their branded 'pepe' for a local one even after knowing the fact that the difference amount can afford an orphan's year long eduction.
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