Monday, January 26, 2009

60 glorious years

60 glorious years

India, world’s largest populated republic democracy is entering into sixties and I am also heading for this as seven years from now I will be able to use the famous Indian Saying “Satha So Patha”. I am daring to write this because at least for two third progress of country [last 40 years] I am live witness. I can recall some political memories like going for listening speeches by Late Balraj Madhok and other political leaders in the series of Lectures by eminent Indian personalities arranged by Community Ganeshoutsav Mandals of Burhanpur or going for taking autograph of Shri Atal Bihari Vajpay direct from hospital where I was recovering after a serious operation and special permission of doctors was taken for this only. This might sound a bit hard to believe for younger generation but frankly speaking in those day life was not the utensil of complicity as the present one is.
History might be cursing Late Smt. Indira Gandhi for imposing emergency and over shading the rights of freedom of millions and million Indians, but I can recall we were discussing it among the friends as necessary action for bringing discipline in day to day life because in those days trains started running on time. This might be the sky limit for thought flight of our teen aged minds. Today when I am listening and observing consists demand from masses for the responsibility filled work attitude either by politician or by the government officials I can say seeds of this are eventually sown during the days of emergency.
This journey of 60 years was not always of the smooth roads; Himalayan obstacles were presented by wars with Pakistan and China, though India always emerged as victor but never found comfort of safe international boundaries. Communal forces and lack of strong political will had also proved speed breakers for economic and infra structural growth of country.
Since the 60 years Kashmir is burning and unsolved social problem, the souring wounds are salted with agitation and voices of separation from the north east but more importantly countries political leadership looked more interested in deepening this valley of misunderstand instead of working as strong biding force for keeping the communal harmony intact. God might have created Indian land on ideal of own because like the different colors of natural powers, India is human ocean of different faiths, customs and traditions, as nobody is sure about the liking a certain color of nature so no body can say which faith, custom or tradition has worked more importantly for making India, one among the super powers of the world.
Entire world is looking at 26/11 terrorist attack on Mumbai as one of the worst happening in the country during these 60 years but frankly speaking surely there will be people for whom this incident was blessing of God because despite of scarifying lives of some truly dedicated defense personals and some hundreds of innocent citizens Indian youth awaked with realization of self, Muslim community which always blamed for creating a separate stream, appears to be part of main Indian stream. Political leadership has realized that days are over for their decade old policy of divide and rule, common Indian citizen is not going to be satisfied with the verbal actions like the past. Official are feeling the pressures of responsibilities linked with their post and more importantly youth is stepping forward for constructing New India, defining responsibilities and persisting for getting the answer for the questions related with the progress and safety of the country. This is all important post 26/11 effect that country is now not getting satisfaction with words but looking for the actions taken for the improvement.