It's just a word in English , like any other word in any other language. For an Indian , it's not just a word ,it's a feeling of pain, pride and joy. It plays all the freedom struggles, sacrifices and stories in front of our eyes. So, every Indian has his own share of feelings and Patriotism, which shoots out on every 15th Aug and 26th Jan of every year.
Well, we all are going to stand and sing national anthem in flag-hoisting ceremony of our respective schools, offices and localities. While singing the Anthem, looking at waving flag, keep our hands on our heart and ask this question " ARE WE INDEPENDENT? " , " IS OUR NATION INDEPENDENT?". Surely, we came out of BRITISH SLAVERY, but in return we became slaves of many other things - discrimination on religion, caste, language, gender, what not?. Marriages still depending on Dowry , we still have to pay bribes ...we can go on with such list of issues, and we say " India is changing", yess, that is true, but why so slow? even after so many years of independence why are we still changing , and not changed? its high time to ask these questions to ourselves.
It raises so many questions- is it a planned process by some people? is it an ignorance?... no certain answers to such questions, but certainly, we all can do our bit towards this IGNORED SLAVERY. We need to come out of this, we are free people, so lets live with freedom.
So, lets take this as challenge... everytime we sing National Anthem in movie theatres or wherever and everytime we see our national flag waving proudly, lets remind our duty towards REAL freedom and REAL independence and put a step forward towards the change. VANDE MATARAM.
