What comes to your mind when u realize suddenly that you are an Indian???.........Patriotism??.....Pride??.......Self Respect????.........or.........Disgust??....Shame???.......Insult???
Well.....the latter emotions are not a common phenomenon!!......because we are or..... at least we all say we are Proud to be Indian........we are proud to have such an ancient and 'respected' culture..........we feel a sudden rush of patriotism when we hear our national song Vande mataram.......or when we see a patriotic film.......or when India wins a cricket match........!!!!!!!!!!!
What use is this bubble kind of patriotism which can burst any time!!!!!!!! What can you do for the India you are "proud" of!!!!!.......the answer is NOTHING!!!!!
Everyone talks about The Great Indian Culture. Why are we so proud of our culture????? Is it because of the casteism which still survives in our country after 63 years of independence!!!!..........Or is it because of the treatment women have been given for ages.....from Sita to every female foetus that's being killed!!!!!!!!! Why do people discuss India as an example for secularism and for unity in diversity?????.......Is it because of Babri masjid demolition or Mumbai and Gujarat Riots?????.........or because of the North Indian bhagao policy in Maharashtra or the Telangana movement in Andhra Pradesh!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Every politician "pays respect" to Mahatma Gandhi on his Vardhanti and Jayanthi. But.....how many of them actually follow atleast one single principle of his'?????
Every educated Indian knows very well how our Independence was earned.......how many lives were sacrificed for that and how many great leaders worked hard for that......How many of those educated Indians truly feel responsible and work sincerely for India?????
But everyone is ready to say "I am Proud To be an Indian".
The corrupt bureaucracy, the power hungry Politicians and the irresponsible citizen.............everyone say they honour their culture!!!! But there is no single person who follows it!!!!!!!
We are more inspired from Shakuni and Raavan rather than Ram or Yudhister.........We almost forgot that the Great Lord Buddha ever existed in India. Japan is an example of a country which developed with the support of the culture it believed in, Buddhist culture.
Our history taught us about Gandhi, Bhagat Singh and DR. B.R. Ambedkar.......but we have confined them to photos on wall and statues at every street corner. They are the poster boys of every damn political party!!!!!! But the fact is these parties are not worthy enough to even take the names of these legendary leaders.
And we have sealed their principles........and dumped them in gutter!!!!!!!!!!
This is the irony of being Indian my friends.........
We are proud of things we are not willing to follow!!!.......we are proud of things which we never do!!! We are proud of things for which we don't show any respect!!!!!!!!! KUDOS my friends!!!!!!!
Our ancestors have given us a precious gift earned with many blood sacrifices. It is our responsibility to take good care of our gift and pass it on to our future generations. Merely "feeling proud" of imaginary stuff does nothing for the nation. Whatever thought you have.....if its going to do any help for the nation then put it into action. Freedom wasn't won in one day or by one man..............its a result of 200 years of struggle and a million sacrifices .
So let's make our freedom worth it!!! Let us all feel responsibel!!!!!Let's make our nation....a nation to be honestly proud of!!!!!Everything is in our hands!!!!!!
JAI HIND!!!
