Hii … I am an Indian .. that’s my identity . to a hardcore patriot it’s your first introduction .. to cricket fans its a feeling waiting to take at toll at any india vs.”……….” cricket match … … to people in exports business it’s a mere tagline of their brands abroad .. and to other s ,put it anywhere in your cv under the “nationality ” section …” but whats the reality behind this embroidered and at times deceivingly decorated abstract tag ??”.. is a question of heavy importance .. for the youth of present and future …
Beginning from the past india constantly boasts the great tradition ,cultural values and great minds like aryabhatta , homi bhabha ,etc.. the era in which these people held the head of india high among the world was because they overcame their incapabilities of the poor and undeveloped india .. but what does india boast of now … what are they proud of now… this slogan of “mera bharat mahaan ” (india is great ) owes a validation since a long long time .
. india most profusely was famous in the world for .. ayurveda .. gurus… snakecharmers … its abundant riches (evidently concluded from the phrase “sone ki chidiya ” used for early india )..
India in the medieval period (1900-1950’s), before freedom, gained popularity during the years spent in earning freedom from the britishers .. our valiant freedom script writers bhagat singh ,Gandhi ,Nehru ,sehdev and others caught attention voraciously and lived and died for a free india …
India after freedom ,a victory more highlighted and less exploited to its fullest means faced sluggish growth and unrepremanded corruption which dissolved in nerves of the nation so badly that it seems impossible to treat india of this cancer ,.. (strictly) in my perspective, to destroy it completely and to rebuild india is the only way to revive its soul .. what the hell are we proud of …??
Lets start a brief comparison ..
Our modern gurus are teaching the world yoga ,meditating practices , spreading ayurveda and that’s what still india is seen for around the globe ..… ( I am not an expert but have apt knowledge on this yoga , mediatation and ayurveda stuff.. ) . yoga and meditation bring calmness peace,remove stress and anxiety , ,increase self control . but alas!! Only in theory for india in that matter .. neither this generation of india looks calm or amazingly stress free ... nor does the self control seems to be practiced at any evidence .. (take it to be corruption or increasing crime ).. then what the hell are we boasting of??**
Our other claim of having some topmost ranking in having largest number of doctors and engineers in the world spot .. but why on the earth for any engineering project or a major operation for a treatment of disease or malfunction ,in most of the cases , requires to invite some foreign doctor or engineering expert advice and interference? ? the so called Indians are earning positions and designations but deterioratingly lack in zeal ,enthusiasm which was seen pre – independence during the revolution … the new india is more short –focussed and research clearly seems vanished and carelessly avoided ..
Thirdly ,india known for its IT services ..is creating enormous job opportunities through this stream ,but the talent misleaded and attracted deceivingly by the great pay packages of the newly trended MNC’s is yet obscure and unseen to the eyes .. the most unserious and unappealing majority of engineers and doctors breed here .. the engineers employed in IT companies are actually the CHEAP LABOURERS in disguise . but for INDIA , IT is a trend ..
Moreover , india is globally portrayed as a cheap vacation centre and stress buster point ….but the cheapness of its existential cost is defeated to its cheapness in terms of mentality which comes out of our own traditions which at times is illogical and irrational … 90% of the stories of struggle in India have a ” tradition” playing villainous in the backdrop .. .. pick an eg. Of a girl not sent to a better co-ed school or higher education just out of the fear of being raped or having a boyfriend or having sex ..A rape victim is looked down up the rapist .. a woman is forced to change owing to traditional superiority of men …child labour protests looks good and stirs emotions only in movies .. casteism seems impossible to get uprooted and reservations ,riots are its fruits … but still we boast our traditions and culture as the best .. and we often BOAST IT PRETTY LOUD … tradiionality wins over morality …
Overtime since independence , we have learnt to be great followers … rural follow traditions ,superstitions ,urbans follow west .. free thinkers is a rare breed now !!
I learnt somewhere that its dangerous jumping to conclusions .. but cant abstain myself from having one .. what basically is our problem .. ?? and I found one easy one-liner … which clears all my doubts so beautifully …. trying to bask in the glory our forefathers earned ,INDIA IS FAKING IT..be it quality of most doctors ,engineers ,our own old yoga and ayurveda, grat traditions ,etc … TODAY ,INDIA IS JUST FAKING IT !!!
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There is a true statement about love, if you can't accept a person with all its flaws, you can not love them. Same applies to India. If we love it first, accept it, then only we can move towards rebuilding India. Else, its just another spit in the gutter.
I love my India, n am ready to contribute. Not everyone needs to go to border to show patriotism, but only by doing what we are doing, honestly, everyone can contribute. We can't change others but atleast we can change ourselves. Its not practical to shoot every currupt politician.
Thats my take.
I am optimistic. In this vast country with a vast number of people, there are bound to be people (including me) who wish to see change in the current scenario. The day is not far when the world will again look up to India.
Don't one feel something when one hears the National Anthem, don't one feel the adrenalin rushing by watching Indian soldiers, by watching Indians play and doesn't one feel proud in knowing the diverse Indian culture, so is it that we are faking it. Is it that we are faking it despite knowing that there are 28 states, 18 languages recognized by the Indian constitution, the diverse religious beliefs, diverse cultures, and still we call it one "India", one which shares the same traditional values of respecting elders, one which shares the common feeling for one another...now one may argue that in this Kalyug of today, who stands for some other person, but haven't we seen the unity of Indians whenever there has been any outside force has challenged us, haven't we seen the unity of Indians when there was a common cry to fight for "Corruption", so we may sit in our offices, discuss it in colleges, discuss it over drinks with friends in our drawing rooms, but truly are we actually accepting the good that our country has given us, or are we bamboozled by the polished image which the West so often presents to the whole world, we have so rightly seen that when there was a recession in the whole world, two countries which stood among the crumbling ruins were India and China, though we may lag the Dragon in many aspects, but just imagine a country like us with a Billion population is working its way towards providing the best to its citizens...We may not have 100% literacy rate, we may be a victim of the caste politics which is taking a toll on a large number of meritorious students, we may not be the Innovators, but slowly we are catching up, we have more larger responsibilities...
We may be mouthing what we may want at the social networking sites, update status on FB, tweet and do BBM, but the reality looms large that if we want to bring a change, that change has to be brought by us... We should have the enthusiasm to go out and vote , work hard to bring a change, to remove the social evils, to work for the upliftment of not only the society but oneself, remember improvement begin's at one's home...We may just dream of going to those glittering lands, but Truly at our heart, we know its our Incredible INDIA!!!!! and yes I believe in its Glory....
Jai Hind!!!!!!!!
Similarly, when we people and our media would start discussing and distributing encouraging aspects of our country, we would grow faster and would be able to address to our problems in much better way. If you had a chance to notice, a developed nation media focuses more on decisions than facts. Stop blabbering and start doing.