Mera Bharat Mahan
Hi Indians,
"Mera Bharat Mahan"
Whenever i hear or read this quote (Chant), there arises a mixed feeling in me. Emotionally my heart gets delighted when I hear the Hindi quote which means "My India is Great". But in the next moment, my mind starts questioning - "Is the quote correct? Is my India great?” This article is a short introspection of both the thoughts on the eve of 6oth Independence Day.
First analysis of mind's reaction - Yes, I have a lot of reasons to prove that the quote is incorrect. The list of reasons includes but not exhaustive of the following - Ever Increasing Population, Poverty, Hunger, Illiteracy, Non obedience of law/rules, corrupt government officers, corrupt politicians, Non effective governments, bad infrastructure in Cities as well as villages, Infiltration, terrorists, increasing crime and ever hostile neighbors. Tonnes of Newsprint, miles of reels of films, billions of seconds of air time of News and Radio channels are testimonials of all these. Whenever one reads a daily or watches a news channel he/she will get abundant incidences (I don’t want to name any incidences since my scope of the article is small and they are self explanatory) proving the above reasons. These incidents make one not only question the quote again and again but also force another to quit the country on the first chance for a better living abroad. There is lot of helplessness in the society and greater amount of hopelessness about the future of the nation. There are questions from almost everyone - "Where we are heading to? Do we have a future in India?", but my question is "Is India great?"
My friends, when my mind asks this question suddenly the answer comes from heart "YES, Why not?” Reasons, yes there are many. First re-look at the quote "My India is Great". It doesn't speak about the Indians (residents of India) but India as a nation. I agree a nation mainly consists of her people but she has more that. If we see India geographically it is situated at a proper place on earth where there is almost equality in Day time and Night time in the stipulated 24 hours of a day. The country is blessed with the proper sunlight throughout the year which is essential for life of many species. Half part of the country is surrounded by sea and oceans due to which the country gets adequate rainfall. The country is blessed with numbers of life supporting rivers, gigantic Himalayas making the half of the rivers ever flowing throughout the year. Also the country has a lot of forest area which makes it greener. Historically also very few nations boast the greatness like India. So many great kings like Asoka, Akbar, Prithviraj Chouhan and Krishnadevaraya ruled the country. We have great epics in Ramayana, Mahabharata and Bhagvad-Gita. India boasts so many medical inventions like Ayurveda and Yoga. But the country bore the brunt of the Afghan invaders and British rule for 4 centuries when the countrymen were treated like slaves. But again in the leadership of Gandhiji, Indians waged a totally different war which was not only unique but the most effective. During Independence struggle, India showed the world the war can be won without using a weapon which became the norm to follow. The independent India has seen a lot of development through green revolution, white revolution and most recently IT revolution. In Indians also, there are lots of current achievers in all aspects of life who makes India really proud and great.
In the above paragraphs we could see lot of problem areas but also had a glimpse of the greatness of India. My point is if we have so many great things in our stride why can't we get inspired by them solve the other problems. It is not easy but not impossible also. If all well (socially, financially, educationally) placed Indians contribute (in there own way) a bit towards other under privileged people and the other biting problems, I think we can really make India "Mahan" in all aspects. I hope that time will come when one (probably me also) hears or reads the quote "Mera Bharat Mahan" there won't be any questions :-) in his/her mind.
Happy 60th Independence Day,
Jai Hind.
"Mera Bharat Mahan"
Whenever i hear or read this quote (Chant), there arises a mixed feeling in me. Emotionally my heart gets delighted when I hear the Hindi quote which means "My India is Great". But in the next moment, my mind starts questioning - "Is the quote correct? Is my India great?” This article is a short introspection of both the thoughts on the eve of 6oth Independence Day.
First analysis of mind's reaction - Yes, I have a lot of reasons to prove that the quote is incorrect. The list of reasons includes but not exhaustive of the following - Ever Increasing Population, Poverty, Hunger, Illiteracy, Non obedience of law/rules, corrupt government officers, corrupt politicians, Non effective governments, bad infrastructure in Cities as well as villages, Infiltration, terrorists, increasing crime and ever hostile neighbors. Tonnes of Newsprint, miles of reels of films, billions of seconds of air time of News and Radio channels are testimonials of all these. Whenever one reads a daily or watches a news channel he/she will get abundant incidences (I don’t want to name any incidences since my scope of the article is small and they are self explanatory) proving the above reasons. These incidents make one not only question the quote again and again but also force another to quit the country on the first chance for a better living abroad. There is lot of helplessness in the society and greater amount of hopelessness about the future of the nation. There are questions from almost everyone - "Where we are heading to? Do we have a future in India?", but my question is "Is India great?"
My friends, when my mind asks this question suddenly the answer comes from heart "YES, Why not?” Reasons, yes there are many. First re-look at the quote "My India is Great". It doesn't speak about the Indians (residents of India) but India as a nation. I agree a nation mainly consists of her people but she has more that. If we see India geographically it is situated at a proper place on earth where there is almost equality in Day time and Night time in the stipulated 24 hours of a day. The country is blessed with the proper sunlight throughout the year which is essential for life of many species. Half part of the country is surrounded by sea and oceans due to which the country gets adequate rainfall. The country is blessed with numbers of life supporting rivers, gigantic Himalayas making the half of the rivers ever flowing throughout the year. Also the country has a lot of forest area which makes it greener. Historically also very few nations boast the greatness like India. So many great kings like Asoka, Akbar, Prithviraj Chouhan and Krishnadevaraya ruled the country. We have great epics in Ramayana, Mahabharata and Bhagvad-Gita. India boasts so many medical inventions like Ayurveda and Yoga. But the country bore the brunt of the Afghan invaders and British rule for 4 centuries when the countrymen were treated like slaves. But again in the leadership of Gandhiji, Indians waged a totally different war which was not only unique but the most effective. During Independence struggle, India showed the world the war can be won without using a weapon which became the norm to follow. The independent India has seen a lot of development through green revolution, white revolution and most recently IT revolution. In Indians also, there are lots of current achievers in all aspects of life who makes India really proud and great.
In the above paragraphs we could see lot of problem areas but also had a glimpse of the greatness of India. My point is if we have so many great things in our stride why can't we get inspired by them solve the other problems. It is not easy but not impossible also. If all well (socially, financially, educationally) placed Indians contribute (in there own way) a bit towards other under privileged people and the other biting problems, I think we can really make India "Mahan" in all aspects. I hope that time will come when one (probably me also) hears or reads the quote "Mera Bharat Mahan" there won't be any questions :-) in his/her mind.
Happy 60th Independence Day,
Jai Hind.
posted by Chetan | 2:38 AM
2 Comments:
One thing to be noted in the blog is the use of 'We'.. and that is what is precisely the need today... The importance of 'WE - The Nation'
and accordingly, I think the quote should read - "HAMARA BHARAT MAHAN"
Well done Chetan. Well balanced write-up. Every thing is well planned and managed and is at the right place. All the best.
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