BEING AN INDIAN!!!!

Come Independence Day, one can see the Indian flag that stays proudly on the people’s chest but the next day one can see the same flags lying on the ground as small pieces of paper which no more command respect. This is a very sad situation but very true. I had been noticing this plight for the past few years. Some 61 years ago this was a great moment for the people as the mother India was relieved from the clutches of the Britishers (Foreigners). But today only a few still celebrate the day with the same feelings. For some it’s mere a holiday. For some it’s not even a holiday as they slog in the companies that work for the foreign countries. It has become a normal day for most of us. Do we spare a thought for the one’s who lost their lives to provide us this freedom we are enjoying????

In the early years the foreigners ruled our country stripping our mother India of all the wealth she possessed. Now a days we are being ruled by the democratic leaders who strive to fill their own bank balances doing something or sometimes nothing for the country. Their lies no much difference between the then beaurocrats and the now democratic leaders. But I think we are not to blame the leaders as they are the ones we have elected. So the fault lies with us –with the one who excise their franchise to select a leader for the country…..

61 years of Independence!!! Are we really free??? We are still caught in many of the social evils. Terrorism, Child labour, social evil practices. How can we say that we are a free country???? The country will only be free when we are able to eradicate all these evils from the society.

Terrorism has always been on a high. We try to forget a previous attack that we are reminded of them again. The killing of the innocent people in these attacks. What do they get by doing this?? But not once are the politicians attacked. It’s always the innocent people who suffer… why?? This is just one of the questions that we need to think upon to achieve freedom in its real sense.

There are many more problems that need to be addressed. But lets just think for a moment what are we doing for the country. We proudly say we are Indians. But are we fulfilling our duties towards our mother country??? If we had done our duties righteously our country would not have been a third world but it would have been a first world……

Why is that we take pride in bringing out the patriotic feelings only a few days before the Independence Day or the Republic Day?? Being an Indian we need to have secular thoughts because India is a very secular and biggest democratic country.. We boast of Unity In Diversity but is this true?? A small incident is enough to stir religious fights among the people.. Why???

It’s not the one individual who is to be blamed. We all are to be blamed. Let’s just think first “What we have done for the nation rather than thinking of what the nation has given us”

SNEHA NAIK