Every now and then we are criticized by our elders for lack of nationalistic feelings. We lack the zeal to celebrate national festivals, we don't know enough of the independence struggle, we have forgotten the contributions of freedom fighters and we are a generation running behind materialistic pleasures. Are we really what we are described at. Well I don't have an exact answer to the question but, I felt the nationalism when whole of IMT mess rose for our national anthem. I feel the passion for nation in gen next every time India takes over Australia, I see the nation celebrate together every time Sachin hits a century, the gen next rejoiced together when Abhinav Bindra won olympics gold.
Its true we might not celebrate independence day with same zeal as the first generation of independent Indians but, we have our reasons for this. We were born in a free nation and we have not snatched freedom from someone, we take breathing in a free air as our right. However, the passion, the zeal for nation is not lost. We don't commemorate freedom on special events rather we celebrate every moment of our freedom. Its not that the feeling of Indianness is lost, its just that the things that bind us together have changed. More than our glorious past our glowing present binds us. We take pride in being an Indian not only because we are a part on an unending glorious tradition but, also because we are a part of a shining economy that showed the world the way out of global recession.
"We have not lost nationalism, we have just remodelled it."
We celebrate our independence, we are gen next!!!
Its true we might not celebrate independence day with same zeal as the first generation of independent Indians but, we have our reasons for this. We were born in a free nation and we have not snatched freedom from someone, we take breathing in a free air as our right. However, the passion, the zeal for nation is not lost. We don't commemorate freedom on special events rather we celebrate every moment of our freedom. Its not that the feeling of Indianness is lost, its just that the things that bind us together have changed. More than our glorious past our glowing present binds us. We take pride in being an Indian not only because we are a part on an unending glorious tradition but, also because we are a part of a shining economy that showed the world the way out of global recession.
"We have not lost nationalism, we have just remodelled it."
We celebrate our independence, we are gen next!!!
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