Today is 15th August, 2014, and it is the 68thIndependence Day of India, it has being almost 68 years since we achieved our freedom, as usual I take this historic day to write something about the Indian youth, which I’m proud to be part of, and this particular song called as We are One by a band 12 Stones, exactly encapsulates the aspirations of the 21st century Indian youth.
The Lyrics says it all!!!
In 2014, the population of India mainly comprises of the youth. It has been a long time since we got our independence, but still we are a long way from being a developed country, in which the aspirations of the people are complete. It is our responsibility to take this great nation forward. The youth of this country has come a long way ahead of the tyranny of differentiation of religion and unjust caste system, which has plagued the Indian mindset for way too long, it is our responsibility to be secular and not differentiate people based on religion. It may seem to be somewhat of new concept, but it is our responsibility to move forward into this ‘unknown territory’. Still India has a long way to go for being a developed nation, and it is the youth who can carry the spirit of unity forward. We still haven’t really moved on from the colonial mindset that was imposed onto us for such a long time, and it is we who would bring our great nation out of this degenerative mindset. The real challenge that we face today, is how we drive our tomorrow, whether we choose to have the same mindset of our forefather who indirectly inherited the colonial mindset as a consequence of our colonial era or we choose to have a mind full of thoughts of the 21st century which call for unity, peace and to fill up the widening gap between the poor and the rich. It is we who choose between the 2 mindset and not run away from an important task at hand to drive this nation forward. The youth of India can play a vital role in changing such a mindset, moreover we also need to take care of the concept of accountability in our government, we shouldn’t adopt corrupt practices to get our work done, by doing this we indirectly support corruption which has infested the 21st century India.
We need to ensure that we ourselves remain incorrupt, and then and only then can we expect transparency and accountability in our government. There is no point in blaming the government to be corrupt, if we ourselves indulge into the gray areas of corruption. Though in the past we might have suffered from the tyranny which was committed by our so called ‘sacred’ caste system, but it is we who choose to lie in the past or show these sacred scars and move one from these mistakes. Sacred scars in the sense that we learn from our past mistakes and not commit the same mistakes again. Moreover it is our responsibility to see to it that the women in the 21st century India are safe and free to pursue their ambitions.
It is in our hands, the future of this great nation!!
By doing all this, we can ensure that India goes in the right direction of progress, it would also lay the path for India for becoming a developed nation and also be one of the superpowers in the world we ought to be. Wishing all my fellow Indian citizens a very happy Independence Day, and let’s take a pledge to take this great diversified nation called India forward.
Let’s be what we ought to be!!!
Jai Hind!!!! 🙂
Endless Journey 