We feel proud to be an Indian but does India feel proud of us?

Surely this is the question that needs to be addressed in current scenario. We all very proudly say that “we proud to be an Indian” but never ask ourselves that “do our nation too proud of us”? It is not to say that a patriotic song or a video clip of our freedom struggle leads to goose bumps in our body, we can’t accept a statement against our nation, we can’t accept any disrespect of our national flag, any recognition of our nation on the world stage definitely lets all of us happy. But is it all what our country is asking for today? No. Have you thought why the breed of patriots stopped taking birth in our nation post 1947? Why the word “patriotism” always go in reference to the freedom fighters only and not for their successors? It is because our freedom fighters gave all to the nation what it was asking for at that point of time but we are not. Hence calling them patriots is more than justified. But had the nation stopped asking from us after independence? No again. Its not that post independence we became prosperous. Burning problems were still there questioning our sustainable development but we heard it less than required.

Today we have to accept that we all have become self-centric. What we are aspiring is all personal success in life. We go to leading institutes, study and got placed then waiting for chances to go abroad and leave this nation that has given everything to us. We study hard to crack the UPSC exams to become IAS/IPS officers and become one, only to earn status and power in society while prolonging the ill system that we are in. We join the Government service only to have secured sleeps at nights and comforts in days leaving the nation at its own destiny. We do enter the world of business dreaming the bungalows, big cars, bank balance, etc even though it would come on the cost of illegitimacies. We become politicians to lead the nation to the level of prosperity that our freedom fighters had eyed while dying for the nation but we are leading it to a living hell. Here I am not saying that we all are like this but certainly the percentage is more than higher. So one thing that we have to conclude here that for what the nation is in right now, we all are responsible.

I just want to bring attention that don’t the nation want anything in return for what it is giving to all of us? Why not the leading professionals are taking the charge to contribute to this nation rather than going abroad to earn huge salaries? Why not the IAS/IPS officers are standing tall on their proven talent to protect the system from all the illness rather than just becoming the symptoms of its illness? Why not the government servants pledge to serve the citizens whole-heartedly rather than enjoying the hierarchical structures and inventing all new ideas to encash the loopholes of their organizations? Why not the businessmen use their super veins of mind to create an environment of faith and responsibility towards the society rather than just using their minds in all foul plays? Why the politicians are not leading the nation to ensure free and fair games in the societies rather than becoming themselves the captain of all pre-fixed games.

We all very easily list out the problems of this nation and the wrong doers but always forget to measure out direct or indirect contribution to it. The hour is crying for solution to this nation’s prolonged problems and we cannot afford to be self centric anymore. We have to come out of that blanket of personal successes and must presume nation’s call before making any career/personal decisions. Today we are celebrating 67^th Independence Day but only viewing the nation through painted glasses which shows only the image of viewer. Now what we need is to rub the glass and see the whole nation through it then only the nation will also be proud of us.

Jai hind!!!

The superlative India-"Largest Democracy" 

Today we are just a day away from a day which could mark the beginning of a change in India. A change that India cant afford to dodge anymore if it has to become a real Superpower. India’s recognition at the world stage is nothing to doubt for. Today the world hardly talks serious without India. Nations across the globe very seldom plan their strategies without keeping in view its effects on relationship with India. So you can simply say that the world has seen and recognized the changing India.

              But the saddest part lies in the fact that there still lies a world inside India which has been perennially deprived to feel the changing India of which they are inseparable part of. We have landed in 66^th year of India’s independence, saw variety of positive and negative changes during this period. Governments form, run or ruin the nation and go just to give a chance to the next political party standing in the line to run or ruin the nation. And the children are taught in very bold letters in their civics book that India is the largest democracy in the world. Is it?

                The answer lies in this short story for you- a villager rooted a banyan tree so that when it will become large it will protect them from sun in scorching summer. The tree grown up to be the largest in the village and suddenly dried for some reasons and remained a structure with no leaves on it. Hence it becomes a useless tree for the villagers as it was not benefitting them in any manner even though it was the largest tree in the village.

                The state of Indian democracy is no different. It is the same as of that banyan tree which is despite being the largest remains useless. 

The first of anything is always dedicated to what you love the most. So i dedicate this post to my country, the only thing that i pray for. By loving my nation or say by practicing this deshbhakti i come to know that how people get themselves so involved in the prayers and kind of rituals. It really gives a completely different sense of satisfaction. But 'log puchhte hain'(people asks) that 'isme karna kya hota hai(what all need to be done in this)'? "Is it easier than practicing prayers to god? What all rituals are involved in this bhakti? And most importantly they ask that- "Is it as as effective as praying to god".

Huuh, the first two are having real-time answers but the last one is really so difficult to differentiate as both aims the same but with different ways. The only thing that is important to understand is that any kind of bhakti  should aim at prosperity of others and not self. For me deshbhakti is quite easy to practice like doing your job with honesty, enjoying the life with responsibility, helping others whole-heartedly, and most importantly having a dream for your country. What the nation is facing today is severe lack of this bhakti. No one talks about this anytime other than on the 3 national holidays, no school teach to practice this bhakti in real sense other than conducting programmes on those 3 days in a year, no government organisation reflects their sense of serving the nation which is probably their first priority.
In true sense Indians are at present inspite of being selfless have been lashed with self. When everywhere-presence of  God is unquestionable they why to rush to selected locations to find him? when he gave us this beautiful world to live why to ask for more? Hence i decided to practice deshbhakti inspite of ishwarbhakti. I know what the God expects from me which i am giving to him and i am not waiting for a favour from God bcoz it is assured by now and then to everyone on this plannet...............Jai Hind!