A Sad State of Freedom!

We celebrate our 72^nd Independence Day on 15^th August 2018. After a long struggle and sacrifices made by our freedom fighters, we finally escaped from the jaws of Britishers in the year 1947, on this day, and since then have been celebrating this day by announcing it as a gazetted holiday across the nation.

Many things have evolved since then. The world’s 2^nd most populated nation is the 6^th largest economy in terms of nominal GDP & 3^rd largest by Purchasing Power Parity. With the literacy rate of 74%, India has the 3^rd largest higher education system after United States & China. We rank 5^th in the Military Strength Index.

India is progressing in various segments and is heading towards developing into a strengthened democracy in near future. But with so many things on the cards now, can we really say we are free?

What is freedom?

It is being you without anyone’s permission. It is the freedom of choice, thoughts, speech and leading the way you choose.

But for us, Indians, the definition of freedom is confined to the freedom from British rule. That's it! We really need to expand the spectrum of our vision of freedom. Over 70 years down the lane and we are still striving hard to free ourselves from so many evil social customs & practices and other socio-political-environmental-cultural-moral issues.

With the accelerating number of rapes and sexual assaults every year, India has turned into one of the most dangerous countries for women. A land where women are worshipped in form of deities, holds gruesome reality for the real women living here. No news is complete without a report on molestation, assault, and rape of women of any age, be it a 4-month-old or 60-year-old woman. A woman in India, irrespective of her age, cannot roam freely on the streets.

The gender stereotypes have been contributing equally to the degrading condition of women. Women are still not treated equal to men in various parts of the country and they do not enjoy as much freedom as men.

Though India has witnessed an increment in the literacy rate of women and now more women are penetrating the professional field but still, a lot needs to be looked at to enhance the overall state of women.

Female feticide is a problem which has prevailed for a long time in the country and is still going rock-strong. People still need to understand the fact that having a girl or boy doesn’t make a difference today. Women are still demanded to perform all the household chores and give lesser priority to their career.

No need to point out the state of the environment in the country. We have some of the most polluted cities in the world. Who is taking responsibility for that?

The massive unemployment in this youth-oriented nation is also a noticeable problem which needs to be solved. The human resources here are not put to optimum use.

Development is advancing forward but Alas! In India, people fight to drift backward. To battle to have an OBC certificate is what people do and to have it their way they destroy public properties like buses, railway tracks, etc. and thwart the national harmony.

The reservation system has made the roots of development and quality so hollow that it can fall anytime and crush masses. The deserving people here don’t get a chance just because they belong to the “General” category. All the privileges are with the OBCs & SC/STs.

The reservation system came into existence with an aim of encouraging the backward classes to develop but has turned out to be the biggest problem for the nation. Be it the vote-bank politics or anything else, it revolves around casteism.

Is this how the nation is unified, by segregating people based on caste & religion?

We are fantastic at blame games. Shifting the blame on government, system, etc. will not iron out the problem. We need to do our bit to see the nation flourish. What right do we have to boast about our freedom when it is not even freedom! It is just the end of British slavery.

I bet this was not the freedom that we called for. We might have freed ourselves from the rule of the British but are still slaves to our own orthodox thinking and customs. 

A human chooses to be a slave because gaining freedom is always difficult.

Waving flags, screaming “Vande Mataram”, decorating your faces in Tri-color, wearing traditional attire, singing national & patriotic songs, etc. on a particular day defines you as a patriot today.

Sit back and reflect:

Ø  What are you doing for your nation?

Ø  What is your definition of nationalism?

Ø  What are you doing to protect the honor of your motherland?

Ø  Does showing-off your love for the nation on a specific day makes you a patriot?

Ø  Is blaming the government and political bodies the best you can do?

Ø  What are your duties as the citizen of the nation? Ever thought about it?

The freedom being talked about here can be achieved only when the above questions are answered, and the mentioned problems are worked upon. We have bigger fish to fry!

Seeing the current scenario of the nation, we are indeed, in a sad state of freedom.

Freedom is a heavy word. You cannot claim to be free until you have broken free from all the chains holding you from attaining success, progress, and happiness. What we require the most today is not showing-off the so-called “patriotism” on selective days, but to serve every day for the betterment of our nation and ourselves.

Turacoz Healthcare Solutions appeal every Indian citizen to wake-up. Your nation needs you. Work towards the real freedom.

“Seek not what your nation can do for you, think what you can do for your nation.”

JAI HIND!