1947, India was free from the clutches of the
British, the last Viceroy of India Sir Mountbatten signed the deal. Nehru smiled
with honor and pride, Mahatma Gandhi could rest in peace and India had its
future to be written on a blank slate. After 100 long years of slavery many who
rose to claim India to its righteous freedom attended a grand dinner in heaven,
but before India could breathe its free air, the bloodshed rattled on the
western part of India. The Radcliff lined
tore apart one nation into two, the Hindus and Muslims were divided. Pakistan along
with Sindh and Punjab became the city of
Muslims but India stood to be secular. Attithi Devo Bhava, thus India became a
land welcoming all.
Since
then, the relationship between India and Pakistan is poor. At once even our
best athlete runner Milkha Singh refused to go to Pakistan.
Coming off age, if we leave Pakistan aside
there are numerous loopholes in India. Now, I am not an anti-national but since
the time Gandhi’s had taken the baton to govern and now Modi it has been 70th year of independence.
Ever since then we are ‘developing ‘.Why has
this country with abundance of potential has not conquered the world? The country
with rich culture and tradition has been attraction for many but then why is
not called a ‘developed’ nation yet.
To explain, this proverb suits the best “united
we stand divided we fall” is the ultimate cause, of why the sun does not shine
on India. We have an opposition government, who cares about its heir rather than
its people. Cow vigilantes are killing humans as the life of an animal is more
scared. Population, corruption, rapes, racism has locked the cracked lines of
this country. There are positive facts which would make us proud of India, such
as the GDP is growing, we are the largest democracy, we are soon building
mega cities etc. but what about the mentality of people? How would we change that? For example, the recent
Tejas Express, a new multi-luxury railway locomotive carries people from Mumbai
to Goa. On its debut run the window was found to be broken, the headphones
provided inside were misplaced, the LCD screens were scratched. Can’t this
society be well mannered?
Why do we need to put up sign boards to not
spit, not stick bills, and not urinate? Isn’t this our home?
Somewhere, someone ignites regional dispute
and how an individual state is superior to other is showcased.
Illiteracy and poverty has slaughtered
several. A country which consists of 29 states the language changes every 7 km.
There is no official language yet, that can connect each state. English being a
universal language is suitable to acknowledge it, but we fight in ensuring and
imposing that Hindi as a language rules in majority. A state with 100% literacy
is far from industrialization. This 70 year old hatchling has not
developed because of many internal disputes
which has worsened our integral bond as an unit. To say, it was far more better
when it was ruled by British at least the Indians were together in the battle
for freedom rather battle within them.
“Koi kyu nahi sochta hai ki ye desh kaise
chal raha hai? Sab lage hai ye janne main ki kon isse chala raaha hai.”
Let us all try to be the one who leads the
crowd rather than someone who follows the crowd blindly.
India needs to grow soon. The 70 year old
hatchling has to learn how to take its baby steps without the help of its mother.
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