Amidst all the political gamble and agitations against corruption, I was a silent observer, who maintained his ‘maun vrat’ over the issue.
Seldom did it happen that I commented upon the recent happenings in my country, knowing fully, that my opinions had no practical value whatsoever.
I have a utopian vision set in my mind, when it comes to India. I love India from the bottom of my heart, and I mean it.
Corruption is a disease that is fast spreading, and at the current rate, there isn’t much time to save our nation from this disaster.
We've made a laughing stock of ourselves.
There came the ‘Lokpal’ vaccine. Promising me the vision I had, and a future I dreamt of.
A 16th century proverb says “A drowning man will clutch at a straw”.
Such was the case of our country when it came to anti-corruption, with our government neck deep in corruption; we latched onto whatever slight ray of
hope we had from the likes of Anna Hazare, Baba Ramdev et al.
I once tweeted “Many people out on the streets supporting Hazare. Are we witnessing another revolution? Hell Yeah!! ”
Little did I know, that half of the mob, consisting mainly of youngsters, were out there just to get away from the monotony of life.
Gandhi caps, tricolors, banners, protests, rallies, fasts. Everyone tried to get the ‘by, for, to’ formula of democracy work. I pity their conscience.
As I grew up, I realized that the authors of my civics textbook were liars. They gave me false ideas about democracy, false hopes, and false definitions.
We are no less than a monarchy, and no better. We are one land, divided by the many socio-linguistic barriers, and further fragmented on the basis of religion
by self-important politicians who have no regard for life or property.
Corruption is a big question mark on our so called ‘sanskruti’ we boast of every time the development of our country is questioned.
To eliminate corruption on all levels, the citizen of India, the aam aadmi must stand up against it.
I might be asking for too much, but that’s all we can do. The other option is to be a mute spectator as our nation crumbles to dust.
The future of our nation rests in the hands of the younger generation, who don’t seem to give a damn.
As Amir Khan said in Rang De Basanti, one of my favorites, “We Indians have one foot resting on our past, the other on our future, while we piss on our present.”
It’s a bit too harsh to say, yet very true.
Free India from corruption. Jaago Re!!
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