Dheeraj Kalgutkar

The largest democracy in the world is all set to celebrate its 66th Independence Day on August 15, but is unfurling tricolor on flag post so high enough to celebrate a country's Independence Day? It wouldn't be surprising for many to hear how people enjoy it as just another day in the list of their jolly holidays! I don't say I do anything very special that you too should practice along but I want everybody at other side to understand the deep meaning of living in an Independent nation. Nor am I in any mood to make you re-listen anything of an excerpt from Independence Day speech that runs in all the schools, colleges and institutions that function in India! Our ears have listened them enough, not anymore right? How Gandhiji , Bhagat Singh , Vallabhbhai Patel , Subhashchandra Bose and many more fought in their own way to present us the merry independence that we all enjoy today! But was this the typical INDEPENDENCE they all fought for? Is this the same India they...

Largest democracy in the whole of this world, yes, you heart it right! Largest democracy! A proud secular nation is all getting ready to celebrate its 66th Independence Day. At many a places tricolors are already decorating shops and busy Indian markets. Goverment offices are all busy painting their old shabby buildings, Ministers and yet to be chief guests are preparing their intolerable speeches, small children at home are already busy reciting National Anthem, Jana Gana Mana. Participants at national parade are practising hard their parade. But what about common people of this over populated nation? Are they doing anything worth mentioning? Yes! To the dismay of every other patriot residing in this country, there are equal or more people who have kept themselves busy in planning programmes for this day - HOLIDAY THEY SAY! Ours is a very unique nation. Look at the history and everybody undoubtedly would find one or the other thing that keeps India out from the bunch ...