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Written by- thelatentwriter
आंख खुली तो बाबा ने कहा
एक दिन तो समय पे उठा करो यार
"नमस्कार बहनों और भाइयों"
आई कानों में एक सुनी - सुनी आवाज़।
तो आंखें मिचकाई,
थोड़ा सर खुजलाया
मोदीजी की रंगीन पगड़ी देख
थोड़ा हमने भी मुस्कुराया।
74 साल हो गए उस दिन को
जब देश मेरा हुआ था आज़ाद
कितने शाद हुए जंग में
कितनो ने कलम से ही उठाई थी आवाज़।
वही मोदीजी की बात सुनते सुनते
मन में उमड़े क्यों बेचके सवाल
आखिर हमारी पीढ़ी के
आजादी और देशभक्ति
पे क्या है सोच और विचार?
क्या है हमारे लिए
आजादी का महत्व
क्या है हमारे दिल में
देशभक्ति का अस्तित्व?
ना ही हम लक्ष्मी बाई
जो यूं घोड़े पे हो जाए सवार
ना ही हम सरोजिनी नायडू
जो बन सके संघर्ष के भागीदार
अगर ना हम ये
और ना हम वो
फिर क्या है हमारी पहचान
61.36 अरब कर में क्या है
बस एक गुमनाम आवाज़?
ऐसा सब ही कुछ सोच रहे थे
जब मां ने किचन से दी आवाज़
"उठ जा , ज़रा नहा धो ले"
मुस्कुराते हुए हमने कहा
आज तो छुट्टी है
ज़रा हम थोड़ा और सो ले।
So what I meant was, after so many years of Independence we, the youth of world's greatest democracy are somehow forgetting the true meaning of it. We are forgetting the struggle of Independence and what our great leaders went through to give us this country where we can breath, walk, talk and live freely.
We, youth are forgetting how difficult it was to get our land back from the people who came just as traders and nothing more.
Independence day is becoming nothing more than just another holiday for us to relax, eat, sleep and repeat. But is it really the right thing to do? Is it really this easy to forget the value of each drop of blood that was shed years ago?
Independence is the privilege we got decorated on a silver plate the time we took birth so maybe that's why we aren't realising it's worth.
But some of you may say that it happened years ago and won't happen again. We won't let some other people come and rule over us. So let me inform you that it is happening again or maybe the train has left the station already.
The only difference will be, this time instead of people, culture can take over our motherland.
Almost all of us are readers over here right? Then how many of you have read books from Indian fantasy writers? Do you know who Salman Rusdie is or Amitav Ghosh or Jhumpa Lahiri? I doubt many of you have heard any rabindra sangeet ever. Why is it easy to bake pizza but difficult to roll chapati? Why does a child score 95 is English but that same child struggles to get even 85 in hindi?
Well you all know the reason.
So, a request from one youth to another, don't let our culture die. Protect it like a treasure, nurture it like a baby and keep it close to your heart and soul.
Love and hugs.
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August 15, 2020 (Saturday)
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