Does changing the display pic on Orkut on the eve of Independence Day or Republic Day mean that we are patriotic? Does displaying the Tricolour on Gtalk or Orkut or Facebook for one day mean that we feel for our country? Wishing each other "Happy Independence Day" or "Happy Republic Day" does not mean that we care for our country and countrymen. Why is it that just for 2 days out of 365 days we realize that we live in India or there is something called Patriotism? I have asked too many questions till now and you might be thinking what the hell I am talking about?
My Dear Countrymen, I really feel ashamed when I see people wishing other "Happy Independence Day" who themselves have brought corruption and dishonesty in the system. Even wishing each other on the eve of Independence Day is acceptable to some extent, but it really hurts when people break rules on the same day. What hurts more is that from very next day we forget that yesterday was Independence Day.
Just standing for the sake of standing while 'Jan Gan Man' is being played directly beats the purpose of National Anthem. Even if we do not stand while 'Jan Gan Man' is being played , but if we respect our Countrymen and Nation then that just standing and thinking about something else.
I just want to convey a simple message that if we stop being a hypocrite and and start performing our duties with full commitment and devotion then there can be nothing better than that.
Monday 1 September 2008
Happy Independence Day!
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kudos 2 u...nice job
yeh chaapis vimal...
mere sher lagge raho
great start...welcome to blogging...
welcome to blogging vimal, I hope to see much more of your views here in the future
best of luck :)
hmmmm....really nice thought!!!!!
But you pointed out that its not necessary to respect our national anthem by standing,In my opinion,its not quite correct because if a person is truly patriotic he surely will stand for the respect of the national anthem...and also if a person does not stand in front of suppose an foreigner it may be considered as a sign of disrespect for the nation....waise well done..nice job!!!!!!
@rajat,rishabh and pushkar
thanks a lot!
@ankit
I don't think it is necessary. Consider a person who is handicapped or ill. What will he/she do? And there is nothing like "truly patriotic" as you said. There are only patriotic or non-patriotic people.
And why to show others that we care for our country? We can simply do our work and contribute to the progress of country.
lage raho...lets keep the spirit alive!
yeah!I totally agree with yu dude.Chanting "happy independence day" "happy independence day" don't make india better....nice start for a blog......keep posting :)
@ prateek.
I strongly disagree about your view on national anthem. Firstly, the debate is not about those who are handicapped or ill.And standing for national anthem is never to show others.A person do so at his own will and for his own values. Standing at national anthem is like giving respect to your elders.I am also not saying that a person who doesn't stands is a terrorist.
And contributing to the progress of country and standing for national anthem doesn't really relate with each other.
@akanshu
I never told that don't stand while National Anthem is being played. What I am trying to say is that just standing because others are standing doesn't serve the purpose.
@ Pratik
You wrote,"Even if we do not stand while 'Jan Gan Man' is being played ,but if we respect our Countrymen and Nation then that just standing and thinking about something else."
And I am saying that I also agree with you on respecting our countrymen and Nation. But if you do all these things and do not stand for national anthem them you are disrespecting the nation and countrymen in some sense.
I hope you got my point.
Vimal upto some extent i m agree with u.There are many people who doesn't know complete national anthem.(or atleast who had written it)
but u can't generalize your views.
love u and salute your thinking
shashi
A start..nonetheless.Independence,eh?Freedom,anyone?Independence from the British rule,we respect,and remember,obviously.What is not so obvious is the unthought-of slavery of the internal issues,which in a diversified and BIG country like India,has the potential of turning into a disintegrating force beyond any reckoning.
In my humble opinion a person cannot be two-faced at the core.If a person does not regard the lady of his house to be as capable and independent as him,he will never be able to respect his mother,apart from a social obligation.If a person succumbs to and encourages the social evils that pervade his homeland,how can we expect him to respect the integrity of the same merely by standing up to its national anthem or saluting its national flag?Will he ever be able to realize the opportunities he gets,the general image he carries merely by being a citizen of the largest democracy of the world?People will change when the situations and perceptions around them change,and however cynically we may regard this,it is true that we are a part of this society and its perceptions too.Changing our outlook could be the starting point,a conscious effort towards "being patriotic" as you put it.A small step maybe,but a start..nonetheless.
your words will never reach their ears,nd till whn r we goin to cry on da name of country nd patriotism , i think its time whn we should rise above all dis...i have same right on this part of land as any other part ..why is it that i got to take a visa if i wish to c grand canyon ...whateva...common its time for one world.
First up, Congrats on entering into the blogosphere !!!
Nice topic and nice views.A few I agree with, like the NOT standing to the national anthem and the importance of not being a hypocrite.And I also liked it that you didn't go on to say what the "duties" of each of us is.It's upto each individual to figure that out.
What I didn't like is that apart from the last one sentence, you didn't give any other ways to being patriotic. For example, a proper tax-payer, I feel, is more patriotic than a person who wears the flag on his forehead on August 15 but doesn't pay his taxes.
@others - The NATIONAL ANTHEM ISSUE
I definitely agree with Pratik that it's not necessary to stand for the anthem.
I also feel it's not mandatory to respect our nation or countrymen at all costs and at all times.I definitely don't respect all those people who indulge in riots.I don't like it when India as a country takes a bad stance on global issues.
The national anthem was written to welcome King George the Fifth on his journey to India, and the regions described were the territories under his control. It was hypocrisy to select this as our national anthem when there were hundreds of other more deserving poems.
You might tell history of our anthem doesn't matter, but for me it does.
And finally, it's each person's choice to decide whether he wants to stand or not, and if the others discriminate against him communally, that only shows a fallacy in our belief our of freedom and independence.
I hope I didn't bore all the readers with such a long comment.
@raka
the transaction costs of a global society or governance will be huge.
It's this exact problem which is pulling India down as far as the governmental and administrative works are concerned.
It takes 6 months in India to carry out a national level auction of licenses.
126 days to start a corporation.
60 odd days to start a mid-cap business.
the thought of one world, one law is all rosy, but it will bring a lot of rational dis-order about.
Personally, I like the EU model a lot, and feel India should move towards something similar.
@raka
I have tried to convey my message. What I am asking is that every individual should perform his/her quota of work honestly. Nothing else is needed than that.
@shashi
I am not genralizing my views. My blog's name is I Thnik :)
@pavan
I agree with you. I don't know much about the roots of National Anthem so I can't comment on that. Earlier I didn't mention what patriotism means just because it may also differ from person to person. But, I have written at the last that if each one of us perform our duties honestly then there can be nothing better.
Lage raho buddhay.....gud work
good to see you blogging.
i feel that their are some social duties which one should fulfill even if one does not believe in it... consider for example, one may not believe in touching elders' feet but one is expected to do that. Its not always possible and feasible to judge everything purely on logic. So even if you do not believe in standing while the National Anthem is being played still then you got to do that coz while in public you have some social duties. Lets say, if you cannot go for a class dressed in shorts even though you may argue that one's clothing has got nothing to do with studies.
But yes I agree with you on doing our duties for the nation each day rather than on just 2 days.
gr8 start..keep it up :)
quite apt words frm u pal..!
even i agree, if each one of us commits to do wat they are supposed to,none wud be far frm making the Nation proud..jst celebrating ech cming I-day wont help much,if we never sit and mull at the current state-of-affairs n tke tht one step frwards,inour respective domains...!
calls fr mass realisation...the solutions are always thr..u jst need to seek 'em..
pratik I Truely appreciate ur effort towards da betterment of our country.its a wonderful start for making da youth realize what dey have almost forgotten.its quite true dat we dont just need 2 show by our words abt how much we feel for our country but our action should b louder dan our words.at da same tym dere r sum duties like standing when da national anthem is being played & all should not b forgotten.
beside dis point i agree wid all dat u've written.
but writting something & putting dat into action is quite different.just a ques. for u pratik...if after graduation , u'll b given an oppertunity to settle in abroad wid respectful position & handsome salary,will u deny dat offer & wok in india for contributing in its development?
@Aishwarya
Thanks a lot for your words.
The answer to your question is, will you believe whatever I say? If no, then don't read whatever I write. If yes, then let me tell you that I want to settle in India only. It might be possible that in the starting of my carrier(around 3-4 years) I might go abroad, but it's probability is also very less. As far as serving the country is concerned is concerned, I will do the best I can.
Also give your email id so that we can discuss about it more if you want.
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