Today is Republic day! On this day in 1950 India was declared to be a Republic. We , the people of India,gave to ourselves a splendid Constitution which constituted India into a sovereign,democratic,secular and independent nation. The foundations of India were to be built on the basis of freedom,equality,justice and tolerance. The ideal was Swaraj as conceived by Vivekananda,Tilak,Sri Aurobindo,Das and others.In other words Rule of the people,by the people and for the people! Could there have been a greater vision for a modern nation?
64 years down the road,are we on the right path? Is it true that poverty,hunger,malnutrition,disease,illiteracy,sexual violence,corruption,communal strife and feudalism is still rampant?40% of or population goes hungry to bed!The number of poor in India is more than in Africa!The political class and the intelligentsia are intellectually and morally bankrupt!Our educational system is decrepit and obsolete.Money power and muscle power are the sole criteria for getting elected to Parliament and other legislative bodies.Are these the fruits of freedom?
All is not lost yet!If we can revive our cultural roots and r-invent ourselves India can still attain Swaraj within a few decades!However this will require tremendous determination,sacrifice and hard work.The future lies with the brave and the daring!It is the youth,the women and the poor who have the largest stake in the building of a harmonious,just,equal,tolerant and free society.
Let us this day,pledge to dedicate ourselves to building a Modern India which will be a role model for the world!
64 years down the road,are we on the right path? Is it true that poverty,hunger,malnutrition,disease,illiteracy,sexual violence,corruption,communal strife and feudalism is still rampant?40% of or population goes hungry to bed!The number of poor in India is more than in Africa!The political class and the intelligentsia are intellectually and morally bankrupt!Our educational system is decrepit and obsolete.Money power and muscle power are the sole criteria for getting elected to Parliament and other legislative bodies.Are these the fruits of freedom?
All is not lost yet!If we can revive our cultural roots and r-invent ourselves India can still attain Swaraj within a few decades!However this will require tremendous determination,sacrifice and hard work.The future lies with the brave and the daring!It is the youth,the women and the poor who have the largest stake in the building of a harmonious,just,equal,tolerant and free society.
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