Saturday, August 11, 2007
Freedom
India has been a land where we have followed the age old saying “mehman bhagwan saman hota hai” but the shameful act in Hyderabad has once again proved that India has a long way to go before it can call itself the most populous liberal democracy in the world. And to top it all the heinous act has occurred just few days before we are going to celebrate our 60Th independence day. The day when Indians were declared free from the shackles of the British rule, but are we really free? For this act has testified that we still are slaves’ .not physically but mentally. We still cannot think beyond the barriers of caste class and creed. The shackles have just changed their form .Tagore had said
‘Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high
Where knowledge is free
Into that heaven of freedom my father
Let my country awake”
Is this the kind of freedom our forefathers fought for? Or dreamt of? A nation where the basic freedom of speech and expression is being attacked by few narrow minded and a lot of times politically motivated people. A handful of religious fanatics decide that what must be the outlook and thinking of the entire country. Summarizing what is right and what is wrong? And this problem should not be categorized as a Hindu’s or a Muslim’s, both are equally responsible.
Concluding I would like to appeal to the youth of India to please grow up. Please do not blindly follow age old traditions. Please do not follow the so called “dharm key thekadaro ko” without judging their decisions with an open mind .Lets welcome new ideas and visionaries like Nasreen so that we can proudly call our nation a free democratic and secular country.
‘Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high
Where knowledge is free
Into that heaven of freedom my father
Let my country awake”
Is this the kind of freedom our forefathers fought for? Or dreamt of? A nation where the basic freedom of speech and expression is being attacked by few narrow minded and a lot of times politically motivated people. A handful of religious fanatics decide that what must be the outlook and thinking of the entire country. Summarizing what is right and what is wrong? And this problem should not be categorized as a Hindu’s or a Muslim’s, both are equally responsible.
Concluding I would like to appeal to the youth of India to please grow up. Please do not blindly follow age old traditions. Please do not follow the so called “dharm key thekadaro ko” without judging their decisions with an open mind .Lets welcome new ideas and visionaries like Nasreen so that we can proudly call our nation a free democratic and secular country.
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