Aazadiiiiiii......

Independence Day wishes to start with.... Today seems to be a special day.... And it is indeed a special day. I'm feeling like a kid who's having his birthday. After all, I am a part of my country. And I'm proud of it.

Actually, I have been thinking to write a post for the Independence Day since almost a week. But somehow I couldn't. I either had no time, or when I had time, I had no idea as such. And a few thoughts which were doing the rounds of my mind, have already been expressed by me in my Republic Day post 'Patriotism', and I had no intentions of repeating them. And don't be in an illusion that what I expressed in that post have changed. I still think the SAME. So, here I am, writing an extempore blog post. Go on guys, have a read. It won't be that bad. If it were bad, I myself would've trashed it :)

Well.... Its a week filled with fever.... Don't think I'm talking about the deadly flu caused by the H1N1 virus, which most of the people call 'Swine Flu' or 'Swine flew' (God.... kya zamaana hai... even swines have started flying... for those who don't know, swine = pig.... with due respect... lol) or whatever.... I'm talking about the independence fever. Although, it has been overshadowed by the sick news of swine flu. Its disheartening to see people dying and the stupid media making fuss out of it. Instead of creating awareness among the public, the Indian media is creating a panic situation. I got a bit carried away. Lets stick to the topic.

As I said, its the week of Independence Day, so one sees a sudden change in the behaviour of people. They suddenly start feeling patriotic, they start the preparation for the celebration. You can see flags everywhere. You hear patriotic songs like 'Mere desh ki dharti...' and 'Saare jahaan se achha Hindustaan humara....' more often. You can see school kids all gearing up and practising for the I-Day march and performances. All looks so good. Its a sudden outburst of patriotic emotions, which happens only at either Independence Day or Republic Day or in case the country is in crisis. Still, we know, we all love India. Its just that we don't show it.

Although I don't like our 'back-biting' neighbour much, still I take this opportunity to wish all the people across the border in Pakistan a warm Independence Day. Guys, its high time. Ab toh sudhar jaao. I know the common Pakistani people don't have that harsh feeling against India, as we don't have against them. Its just that some bloody politicians (on both sides of the LoC) still want to maintain the gap between India and Pakistan.

If I go on citing the negativities of India, you might tag me a pessimist. But since I'm not one, I'd like to tell you that "I AM PROUD TO BE AN INDIAN". I always have this pride to have been born in a country with such a vast culture and varied heritage. As it is said, nothing is perfect. We too have some drawbacks, and I'm sure we shall overcome....

I'll leave you with a pic of the 15th August 1947 edition of the Times of India.

JAI HIND !!!