Happy Independence Day to all! Independence day is
being commemorated
on August 15, every year to celebrate the nation’s freedom from the British
domain after almost 200 years of darkness.
"By independence, we have lost the excuse of blaming the
British for anything going wrong. If hereafter things go wrong, we will have
nobody to blame except ourselves. There is a great danger of things going wrong.” Seventy - two years ago, Babasaheb Ambedkar made this
prophetic observation in his very last Constituent Assembly speech. There were
times when India was known as “Sone ki chidiya” (golden sparrow), and today, there are times when brain drain is
hotfoot. As of today, while celebrating 72 nd
Independence Day, we perceive that things are going fearfully dicey, owing to
the fact that the rise of communal and fascist forces control the State apparatus.The political parties which just gloats to work honestly and in reality overlooks the plights that citizens of the country are going through and is more indulged in exclusive benefits of the party are somewhere the reason behind the current critical condition of the nation. The religion which is supposed to bind the community together, the people together has now been a major weapon and the cause behind all the communal riots and the stone around which dirty politics is being woven around.
The freedom struggle gave us a creative, broad, constructive and
inclusive idea of nation. But the narrative of nationalism today is going
against that vision. The policies of the government have caused distress to all
sections of the working people. Old India used to be enriched in almost every
aspect, from safety to health, from the government to society, and from food to
education.
The day when the daughters of the country will be able to roam
fearlessly, that would be the real Independence Day. The day when a person
would procure satisfaction from his
government would be a true Independence. The day where no inequality would
exist in any aspect would be real independence. Freedom is not just
independence, it’s the whole eternal state.
Happy Independence Day!