From being the mystic land of snakecharmers, holy cows and innumerable deities that outnumber the worshippers this part of the globe is now awake signaling out to the world its intentions to take up a new role.I'd rather say the role it originally held way back in the past " A Super Power".
An emerging power with one of the most rapidly growing economies,boasting a vast population of urban and semi urban hardworking, striving middle class,the land of the paradoxes, the mysterious country that it has always been is confident, proud and hopeful of a bright future and due respect in the eyes of the world.
Today we celebrates 65 years of existence of the contemporary India proud of its diversity, uniqueness and the efforts of our forefathers to preserve the same. our past is something that we certainly want to get over but not forget. The sacrifices, struggle and resilience of Indians as a society since ages have instilled a unique characteristic of acceptance that is nourished and cherished under the umbrella of the Independent India whose constitution serves beacon for the better future.
Just acknowleging the paradoxes we live in and taking pride in them may sound really great but would it solve the problems we face and clear the hurdles in our path to excell.. Take a deep breath and rethink. Doesn't the description of the Rising India make it sound a monolyth? There is the rich elite India that made its way into the lists of the wealthiest in the world, there is the India residing in shacks with family income less than 2 dollars a day, the liberal, secular, progressive India , the radical extremist and rigid India that doesn't respect the constitution, the corrupt India that decelerates the healthy growth of the country, the India of law abiding and hardworking taxpayers that hardly complains.
It is quite evident that the growth story hasn't succeeded in encompassing a large section of the country. Basic eminities are still a concern for many of us. Reservation system isn't a success and the government cannot dare repeal it. Vote bank politics is something everyone is aware of but hardly comes to limelight. Some people are not given an apartment in Mumbai just because they belong to a particular community. We still discuss topics like " Should there be dress code for women?" on TV. To many us everyone south the vindhyas is a Madrasi, everyone from the NE is chinese, Every Punjabi is a Sardar and all Biharis are bhaiyas. We are good at rioting over any issue ranging from religion to water. The gap between the progressing and the sorry lot is still pretty huge.
Hmm.. So is there a need at all to celebrate?Well hope is never supposed to die if u want things happening. Every tool for success is at our disposal and We just need to exercise them. Knowing that our freedom ends at the neighbours nose, realizing there could be a difference in opinion and learning to respect it is the key to success any day. Celebration after all is necessary for today is the day that shaped our identity, but only the day we overcome our problems and build the India where everyone felt equally comfortable will our celebrations be all the more meaningful.
