Happy Independence Day
Let me begin this write-up with a brief reminder that we are independent people of an independent country, Happy Independence Day! Some decades ago, with the sacrifice of millions of our great countrymen and some patriotic leaders, we achieved ‘independence’. Independence! Independence! We achieved independence from some foreign people who were running our country. Now our own countrymen run our country.68 years it is! 68 years it is that we are independent. 68. Those foreigners when they were running our country, we Indians were not getting to enjoy even some of the basic fundamental rights. Right to equality, Right to freedom, Right against exploitation, Right to education, Right to life… What are we without the assurance of these basic rights? Now we do get it. But deep in my heart, a question do pops-up most of the time when I am thoughtful, are we truly independent? Are we all Indians equal in the face of the constitution? These foreign peoples used to stole the money and...