Day 404

First of all, Happy Independence Day to all of you. Independence Day isn’t just a holiday across the nation but it’s a day to remember all the martyrs who laid their lives for us. Bhagat Singh, Chandra Shekhar Azad, Khudi Ram Bose, Ram Prasad Bismil, Ashfaqulla Khan, Sukhdev, Rajguru are few names to remember and salute. These brave men got tortured and later were hanged by the British rulers. There were many martyrs who were nameless in the Indian history but they fought for us so that we can have freedom from foreign rule and can have a nice life. But are we repaying them properly? Are we respecting their sacrifices properly? No, we aren’t. This is a shameful act by us.

I know my last blog may have hurt few people. My intention wasn’t to hurt anyone but I can’t resist myself in expressing my feelings. There are a lot of misleading things happening in our country which aren’t good for the development and peace in our country. Politically we are free from foreign rules but socially and economically we are still slaves of foreign companies. On Independence Day, we celebrate holiday and go to malls and restaurants. But how many of us host the national flag in our homes? I host national flag at my home since my childhood. I’m not advocating that I’m a true patriot. What I’m saying that I respect my country. The same thing I expect from my fellow countrymen.

Today I would like to share an interesting story with you. Actually, it’s a truth which I read somewhere. Actually, these days Modi government is saying to boycott Chinese materials so that we can beat China economically. Many people are saying that if Modi government is such serious about boycotting Chinese products then why government can’t put a ban on Chinese products. There will be no import of Chinese products and hence people won’t buy those products. Well, it’s not the fault of Modi government if the government isn’t banning the Chinese products. Actually, the Congress government has signed a treaty with World Trade Organisation where India is open for all the countries to sell their products. Same thing is with Japan. But Japanese people don’t buy any American products. American products are in Japanese market but there aren’t any buyers for those products. The reason behind this is that Japanese people boycott American products because America dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Every year, Japanese people go to memorial sites to pay their homage to those who got killed in those atomic bomb attacks.

This is the thing which isn’t in Indians. We take everything for granted. We don’t know how much sacrifice our freedom fighters gave for the country. How many of us are ready to get hanged at the aged of 23 years for our country? None. But Bhagat Singh did. But how we are repaying his sacrifice? How many of us remember that hero? Chandra Sekhar Azad shot him but never got arrested by the British police. How many of us can do that? We still are a developing country even after 70 years of Independence. We as public only curse the government for everything and think that our duty is done. We litter the park and roads and blame government that parks and roads aren’t clean. Government isn’t doing anything for cleanness. Government doctors are getting salary from government but are spending time in their private clinics where they are getting fees from poor people also. Government officials are having decent salary but still they are demanding bribes from people for doing their job. Then why we don’t complain? That that again we blame government and give the bribe.

We have to change our mindset. We have to blame against those corrupt officials to the government instead of blaming the government. Government is doing all the things for the development but all the schemes and projects won’t be successful until we, the public, give support to government. It’s a mutual partnership. If we began to participate with government then we will be a developed country. We have the stamina to be more powerful than the most developed country in the world.