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A mother selling of National Flag in thinking of her child's future In the Independent India

Today after 69 years of the Independence when we are celebrating the 70th Independence day of this great nation which has a glorious history and legacy of having the civilisation, of education like in the Nalanda and Takshashila Universities, of having 1/3 share in global economy in the Ashoka's period.

On 16th august 1947 the day after the Independence day, Annabhau Sathe a great writer, poet and composer proclaimed '" Yeh Azadi Jhuti hai Desh ki janta Bhooki Hai". that " This freedom is false since the citizens are starving".

in 69 year we developed in the military and warfare wth the powerfl missiles, aircrafts, launches and weaponry being added in our warfare techniques. We have crossed a remarkable figure in the infrastructural developments as well with the enhancement in industrial growth. We established our identity as the champions in the sports like Cricket and boxing. we have been top in the games like chess.

But at the end what Annabhau Sathe said is still a disgusting reality even today. A third of the world’s poor reside in India as per the World Bank’s report. According to the Sengupta committee’s report 83 Crore people in India have their daily income less than Rs. 20. Where is independence when majority of population is starving? Where is independence when even today votes are bought and sold to select the rulers? Where is independence when Caste system is dominant in all spheres of life? Where is independence when even an FIR of is not lodged? Corruption is not prevalent in our country rather we have absolute corruption here. Where is independence when the education system is still biased and the syllabus is entirely irrelevant and outdated?Independence literally means being not dependent on any external system or rulers. If we are the independent, the government is of our own people. If our own people are the rulers then why is there so much injustice and inequality in the nation? Why only specific class of people is developing? Why is this freedom not accessible to everyone?

 

India needs a second struggle for freedom from the shackles of this inhumane rule and thus to establish a system based on equality, liberty, fraternity and justice. This is the purpose which Buddha gave to the nation, which great saints like Kabir, Ravidas and Tukaram too had propounded, which Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaja, Sambhaji Maharaja and Shahu Maharaja had fought for, which Mahatma Jyotirao Phule and mother Savitri Phule worked for the whole life and which Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar tried to realize during his lifetime.

 

Article from - indianliberationnews.com/index.php/component/k2/item/55-independence-or-still-in-dependence

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Uploaded on August 15, 2016