Today is 15 August
and in the history of India, called as INDependence Day. In the year 1947 on
this day one Sovereign nation was born none other than ‘APNA HINDUSTAN’.
Everyone talks about Independence,
how it was achieved and how we are making progress towards developing India or
developed one. But I always think do we really independent? I have a big DOUBT.
We never even think of this day if it was not NATIONAL HOLIDAY.
Even I am like all
Indians also proud of this day or at least show to others but when I see my
present India I really miss that proud feeling which was there may be when I was
in school or may be during those days when I was not aware of things that were
happening around me.
There were people
like Late Bhagat Singh, Subhash Chandra Bose, Gandhiji and other freedom
fighter that had helped us to gain this Word ‘Independence’ but being Indian
Citizen are we contributing anything to this word Independence?
There are many
questions that are there in my mind relating to this BIG issue like:
1)
How
many states of India is really Independent and Out of Independent States, how
many people are really independent??
2)
How
many of us have courage to come out in public and Say that WE are doing
something towards maintaining this ‘INDEPENDENCE’?
3)
How
many of us really looking to discuss this issue and decide the conclusion?
Whenever I listen to
people calling India a developing Country, Only few Cities (NOT STATES) come in
my mind which I feel or sense part of this INDIA and are independent like
Mumbai, some cities of Gujarat and Bangalore. Rest of India according to me is
still dependent. There are many states in India like Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya,
Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Sikkim and Tripura which I wonder, are they part of
India?
I got one SMS about
our Present INDIA and I thought it is worth sharing:
“Hamara
Bharat mahaan?.?
Ek iesa
Desh jahaa Pizza Ambulance ke pehle ghar pahuchta hai..
Jahaa
Car Loan 7% hai aur Education Loan 12%..
Jahaa
Chaawal Rs. 40/kg me milta hai aur sim card free..
Jahaa
Log Durga ki pooja karte hai aur ladki paidaa hone pe uska khoon..
Jahaa
Olympic Shooter ko Swarne Padak(gold medal) jitne pe sarkar 3 crore dete hai,
aur Dusra Shooter jo border pe dusmno se ladte hue shahid hota hai use 1 lakh..
Sach me
hamara bharat mahaan hai...???”
It always comes in my
mind that what is going on. But now I understood one thing that no one is
interested in maintaining this word ‘Independence’ unless one day they will lose
Independence.
Now there is no External Threat to
this India, our freedom fighters had solved that issue for us. Now what is left
is Internal and we so called Indian Citizen have to become Fighters to solve
this issue.
Even I am culprit for the above
situation and I have no right to blame others. There are few friends around me
who according to me are doing good work or at least attempting for maintaining
this country Independent.
Few incidents where I think I could
have done something but I didn’t may be the reason was my mind which keeps on
saying ‘what will other think’.
I would like to share two such
incidents:
1)
Recently
there were movement towards corruption in which my friend Mr. Pundalik Dalvi
took part and being a CA I know how hard for him to take out time for such
movement but he did. He has given his attempt and I am proud of him. I read
this on FB well before the movement but didn’t do anything. Sorry for this.
2)
Another
small incidence but worth sharing.
I along with two of my
friends in which one was Mr. Vinayak Samant were sitting in CCD and suddenly on
TV National Anthem started. And out of so many people sitting in CCD only this
Gentleman stood up for National Anthem.
From that day I thought are we really
proud of our India and if yes we couldn’t stand also for our National Anthem.
I don’t really think anyone needs to
know what are the issues but what is important is we have to take care of them
one by one and yes we have to unite for them.