Republic Day..

sometimes as a child, i used to wonder why Gandhi left the day we got freedom and others were celebrating so called milestone day in the history of our country. I wondered what it feels to push for a cause all your life, only to run away when time of achievement comes. I think I understand that why now.. Well if it was not the exact reason, it will be one of the major one definitely. So today is the republic day of India, 26th Jan, and I am in no mood of celebration. Reason we haven’t given many chances to freedom yet here. While corruption has created a big hole in the nation, rising population and age old political dices of religion and caste is still played unabashedly in national politics. Its been 66 years since Independence, yet our election manifestos can still have only 3 trite promises- roti, kapda and makaan…n no one would blink an eyelid, as it is the burning problem still.

Are we the hard working country, filled with problem solvers? No, hard working is not a trait we have, we are easy going people. We shirk work till the very last moment, don’t we; cheating is not that bad for most of us. Infact many feel proud enumerating the cases of extreme cheating, they could evade. Position of women in society is horrible, just an outer nicer coat of opportunity and beneath it layers and layers of gender bias and discrimination and n kinds of abuse and zilion types of crimes. Its not good to be girl in this country, ofcourse we boast of women with hi-fi jobs etc etc. how many of them could not be at that level because of treatment meted out to them, is again not even a question. Forget about freedom, many children don’t even go to schools and college education is just for elite. Our media has other agenda and propaganda to take care of, shape public opinions of which dynastic rule we are most suited for. And who is more faithful to the rightful heirs of the country, which depends on the tears shed in the goodwill of the baba and the salami’s given to the families of the country.

 Oh no no — its not common man’s job, its for those representatives they select every 5 years to run country for their well being. But country or no country — their role is just to appease those whose name’s matter( matter to whom, I wonder? To us for casting vote?, Do we have doubt that maybe genes of Gandhi are somehow in the blood of them and they can save the country like their ancestors? Oh sorry, they are not even descendents..then what are they and what do they stand for? I donno — Maybe some legacy – which is worthy of being proud of? Not that I can recall..but history taught to us, is also distorted, so who knows – were Nehru, Indira, Rajiv — the mightiest leaders of the country which can be traced back to their name’s? Probably that’s what everyone is counting on..and then they say this is the golden era of logics.. we celebrate intellectualism and inspiring leadership.. I wonder what do they think these words mean!!!)  ..Its disgusting to see our so called “elected leaders” – indulge in such frivolous and idiotic acts…and our media as puppets in their hands, not even tries to refrain from making these outrageous acts public and hence make it a folklore of how our tryst with republic is being  dashed to dearth.

Well maybe I am behaving like a moron, if there ever was a person who believed “I can change the world” he was instrumental in making the change sought. Maybe its never late to mend and recreate, maybe hope and efforts go a long way with the apt wish and dream. That reminds me of India 2020. Whats happening to it? Only years are added to the calender as of now.. n ofcourse the big scams with it.. Long way to go India..Republic Day celebration seems like a burden, even as a symbolism of celebration of what once all our ancestors stood for and sacrificed everything for its sake, it reminds of the huge dishonor we have done to those to had faith in us, who left a message “hum laye hain tufaan se kashti sambhaal se,  is desh ko rakhna, mere bachhon sambhal ke…”

n we are helpless to help it, or are we? I donno. Maybe we are just lazy. Maybe we want others to do the corrections for us, while we sit and shed tears of helplessness or maybe raise hue and cry which again is useless. Where to begin the change? At your own level? By voting for the right and backing the right candidate. By demanding civic conditions in the place we live? By lending a helping hand in building the country, by doing our tid-bit in every instance and waking moment…Maybe ..