Greetings to all the readers or should I
say HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY TO ALL! I think today no greetings will be
more suitable other than this.
Our nation, our motherland, has completed
70 years of, its independence, and its freedom. It was the dawn of August 15, 1947
when our first prime minister Late Pt. Nehru unfurled the tricolour and
addressed the nation with pride and honour. It was this day when our motherland
came to life actually. This milestone was not achieved in one day but
took 200 and numerous efforts by our countrymen.
I can imagine, how difficult it would have been to spend the night of August
14. I am sure nobody had fallen asleep that night. Every eye was full of new
dreams, new desires and new hope. Everyone was full of enthusiasm. They were
going to become a part of that historical moment which will embark a new
beginning of our nation on global paths.
We have come a long way since then. INDIA has emerged as one of the supreme power of the world
today. It has proved that once started no destination is far enough to be
reached, once thought no work is impossible to complete. Our toil and efforts
have made our country to shine on the world map. The fact that , a country
where not even a needle was manufactured before Independence, is now the
world's largest steel producer and exporter, is enough to convey that What we
have become and where we have come.
The country which had been looted several
times by the invaders, still today contributes 6.3% share of world's income, the fourth
largest in the world in terms of real GDP.
The country which was once lagging behind
in the field of education, which could not give enough resources to its
citizens, where people were not even aware of themselves, has now come on that
point of its journey where it has the calibre to make people admire of its
achievement. The time when missiles and nuclear power were only possible for
some powerful economies, India was working on its first missile. Today here we
are, India has given milestones like AGNI and PRITHVI.
How can anyone forget the foundation of
science and technology, the Mathematics. It was us, our country, India who gave
the world the Number System and the ZERO which is the basic of number system.
India has given the world many remarkable
personalities like Aryabhatta, Bhaskaracharya, Dr. C.V.Raman, Dr. Vikram
Sarabhai, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and so many more. This list is so big that
I can't name every one of them.
These 70 years have brought so much for us
that it is impossible for me to even bind half of it in this single post
But yes, a thing which always curts me
from inside is that there are still some areas where we still lag behind, where
we have to still work a lot. The main domain is the thinking of people. Even
today, there exists some people who have a narrow thinking. They still live in
the, so called, Orthodox society. In this 21st century where women are doing
much better than men in almost every field, some people still think women to be
a home material. The aggression and the insensitivity of the young generation
was not something which our leaders dreamt of. When I see newspapers burning
with rape issues, for a moment, I feel shameful being an Indian. When I see any
child with eyes craving for food, craving for knowledge, I feel helpless being
an Indian.
We must realize the fact that we are not
known by the country but the country is known by us. If we, the Indians, will
not uplift our nation then who else will.
We need to realize that something
Independence is not something materialistic but it is realistic. Independence
is when we will really be free from these stereotypes and when we will really
understand the essence of it.
The day, we will achieve this
independence, will be the real independence for every one of us. That day, I AM
PROUD TO BE AN INDIAN, will be of real meaning to all of us.
Keep working to bring the
change not for one day but for every day. Make everyday an INDEPENDENCE DAY!
Written By: Shalini Chauhan
