INDEPENDENCE DAY FOR ME

Today we're commemorating 61 years of our independence. today i feel proud to be an indian, its not that i dont feel the same the rest days of the year, its just that the pride and patriotism conspicuously resurface on 15 august and 26 january, and i'm sure it happens to every indian. as i was saying, i feel proud to be an indian, i feel proud to have been born in the free india ,i feel fortunate for not having experienced or witnessed the british atrocities as my forefathers did.


People unitedly sacrificing something as valuable as their lives toward one common goal of independence baffles me. today i salute the courage and the sacrifice of all the freedom fighters, all the martyrs and all the people who continue to bestow their lives for the service of the nation.


i feel proud and i feel ashamed, ashamed of being the way i am, ashamed because i continue to take the independence days and republic days just like two other holidays, because i do nothing to give my feelings of pride and patriotism a way to manifest themselves, because i continue to take my freedom for granted, maybe unconsciously, but i do.


Independence day for me is the celebration of the indian solidarity and our unity in diversity. its unfortunate that each time it takes a movie or a television program to remind us the same. But, i appreciate the endeavours of their makers for keeping the spark of patriotism ignited in our hearts.


Each year on the independence day, the prime minister of india hoists the national flag at red fort.If i had been the prime minister of india, apart from hoisting the flag at the red fort, i would have have done something else to celebrate the day. i would have at least made an effort to personally meet the families of the freedom fighters and martyrs, maybe through a gathering, and thank them on behalf of the whole country and also ensure them regular pensions. this is the least i can do to them their due acknowledgement.