Is that the India which Bose, Azad, Bhagat Singh and others dreamt of? Is that the India for which they fought and laid their lives? Is this the India, you want to live in?
Everyone talks of the problems in India – corruption, communal violence, terrorism. Everyone talks about the ill managed system. Everyone just talks, talks and talks........But does anyone actually take up the cause and try to find a solution?
There have been a lot of instances where people have taken up a fight against the system either single handed or in small groups. The fight of medicos against reservation, the protests of veterinary doctors in Punjab, the instance of one single person fighting corruption in Kolkata are still fresh in one’s mind. These remind me of the sporadic activities of the Indian freedom fighters in the early days of their struggle when they lacked coordination and lacked a common leader.
Why always movies like ‘Rang De Basanti’, which encourage the youth, do really well? It is just that for a moment, they are able to awaken the sleeping Indian who does feel the heat of the problems society is facing, but cannot do anything as they are burdened by their responsibilities.
At last, here is a community which talks of doing something about those problems rather than just sitting and mourning the dead. Here are the people who have awoken to the truth that you cannot depend on anyone else to do your work. It’s your house, you have to clean it.
The sacrifice of Maj. Sandeep and others who lost their lives saving ours has not gone in vain. Every Indian has woken up, realised that nothing is going to change if we do not change it. It’s this feeling, which is the uniting force of the whole country. And then there are people like the leaders of this community who have actually taken a step to do something. It is not about writing epics of heroism or singing praises of the people who laid down their lives. It is about waking up to their ideals and following their path. It is about making a difference to the system in India.
India needs people who can dream of freedom.......... Freedom from oppression, injustice, communal divide, casteism and every single vice that presently hollows our lives. Only those who dream can achieve. This community is about realizing those dreams.
Bose was one, but he formed the Indian National Army back in the times when no one could think of it, Bhagat Singh and his friends were but a few, but they made the British shudder in fear. So it is not how many we are, but how motivated we are.
As Ram Prasad Bismil said –
‘Ab Na Agley Walwaley Hain, Aur Na Armaano ki Bheed’
‘Ik Mit Jaane Ki Hasrat, Ab Dil-e-Bismil Mein hai’
Let’s develop this motivation within us, to do something, to make a difference, to change our world, our lives and our souls. Let’s start a new freedom movement – The Indian Freedom Movement – 2009. Let it be a movement which takes place at an individual level, within each Indian. It will grow to communities, cities and states in minutes. Just light that fire and let the vices be engulfed.
Come Join the Indian Freedom Movement – 2009.
Author of this article is Devdeep Ahuja
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