Saturday, January 26, 2008

Happy Republic Day!!!

It has been raining continuously since three days.The clouds have settled on the roads, houses and streets and it's difficult to see beyond a few metres. The temperatures are hanging between 4 to 7 degrees and as i type my fingers feel like stiff long pencils.

And still as we unfurl the tricolour in the rain and sing our national anthem, it makes me proud being an Indian.

The least we can do on this day is think about all we went through to achieve independence and after three years of meticulous preparations became a sovereign republic on this day.In our race for god knows what we cannot forget that we are what we are because we are Indians. I would never change this for anything. Call me a romantic, call me stupid, but i know deep inside all of us love our country. Every time our country scores a point in any field our hearts swell with pride..We get angry when we see an injuctice being dished out, when we see the dirt, pollution, inequality,injustice,callousness, intolerance but atleast we know in our country we have a right to be angry and that our voice will be heard..There may be a thousand reasons why we-are-not-proud-to-be-an-Indian but million others why we are.

Let us keep our country safe and cherish what we have.

To the best people in the world, to the best country that holds them together..A Happy Republic Day .

9 comments:

~ ॐ ~ said...

Happy Republic Day...

and cheers to the best people in the world, and I think, the best country in the world too...

I feel that strongly than yesterday, thanks for me being in a firang land... I know what i am talking about here..

Cheers,

Prashant

Anonymous said...

A VERY HAPPY REPUBLIC DAY TO YOU TOO VINNANI DEAREST......:)))

yes,being a indian makes me feel every bit proud......every time the song maa tujhe salaam or jana gana mana plays..i dont know my heart just swells with some unknown happiness that reaches my eyes in the form of tears........n when india wins a match?the feeling of integrity that comes to every indians heart can be seen as millions of lips turn into smiles......
yes indeed india is the best country.....

A VERY HAPPY REPUBLIC DAY TO ALL!!

LOVE YOU LOADS

inder kalra said...

happy republic day to you too honey and i hope u guys r always thr to love me

Kay said...

Thanks people..

And i guess i spoke too soon..the temperatures have gone down further and it's hovering at zero degrees..

Prashant, I know how you feel..

Somehow today's genration is fiercely patriotic and have a love for the country which goes beyond traditional thinking..

I'm not sure i can put it in words..

I'm proud to be an Indian and i know so are all my gen people!!!

Kaufer Virag said...

Hey, sorry for being ignorant...in Rushdie's midnight's children, the independence day was sometime in August, and Jo read a book from Sidhar Kakar who had put it to the 18th January...help out please this poor ignorant foreigner!

Kay said...

Virag,

Don't worry..It's a long long story..The bottom line is , we celebrate it on 26th January..

Anonymous said...

vinnani virags talking abt independence day....and we celebrate it on the 15th of august......:)))

Kay said...

Yep..Not many countries have a different independence and republic day like us!!!

Anonymous said...

hmmm.........we are unique in everywhich way......what say?;))

"apni chchatri tumko deden kabhi jo barse pani
kabhi nayi packet mein bechein tumko cheez purani

phir bhi dil hai hindustani....."


love ya vinnani
have a great day..ahem!.....evening....!!!