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ANOTHER REPUBLIC DAY

I was contemplating a ‘Republic Day’ write-up and when started scribbling, while some facts gave me immense delight, some left me with dread dreams.  

We have celebrated our 65th  Republic Day this 26th January, but as a commoner, while I feel proud of our country being deliberated as one of the super power in scientific brilliance, shown great augury in terms of economic reforms or achieving commendable improvement in plantation and farming, but my heart got infused with dismay, when I think, we have witnessed the assassination of people like ‘Mr. Davolkar’, who fought the war against superstition and black magic. Our head droops with shame when we see incidents like ‘Labhpur’, when we see killing of female feticide in this 21st century.

Distinctly, our country has been literally dichotomously divided and these two parts have become apparently inextricable.  

As far as ‘celebrating’ Republic Day is concerned, I think it has become a festival or ‘another holiday’ for those who can celebrate it. For glitterati of media and entertainment world it’s a ‘trend’ now. But for destitute people, its like any other day, where there is no empathy, they have to fight and fight hard to earn their livelihood.

Unfortunately, for our country, ‘celebrating’ its 65th Republic Day, the last category is behemoth. But our system, politicians earning their bred over their mandate, takes no heed of their bawl.

When these people can ‘celebrate’ 26th January, that will be our true ‘Republic Day.


JAI HIND.

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