So u are in deep sleep, blissfully 'aware' of the non-working day coming right up when of course you are reminded of the National so-called-Importance of this day by the random and utter chaotic choice of patriotic numbers blaring right outside your bedroom window! Yes.... Happy Republic Day once again!
lets concentrate on the extent of 'ridicule' playlist which includes comic mixes of Munni's sone ki dharti and Sheila ki jawani for nannah sipahis... what is the countries obsession with mediocre 'pan wala' songs which attempt at proving all Einsteins work wrong! (Husn ki teelli se beedi-chillam jalaane aayi!!). Well we would discus that on a later stage but the question ,which i came across while ofcourse cursing the 'one day' show-sha of extreme 'tide ki safedi' (obsession with wearing only white that too not Khaddi! what is the point??),was "why only one day is celebrated with so much pride?" while the rest of the year we curse the mighty nature of this India Inc.
In my opinion, majority of us take selfish pride in this occasion to get a 'official' nation wide holiday, and with a perfect weekend like this one, enjoy the benefit of an extended 'so-called-well-deserved' break. Did we do anything for this country after its freedom and the restore the republican nature in the spirit it was intended? Did we attempt at making a political difference in this country atall? Well some questions are best left unanswered so shhhhh....
A very peculiar phenomenon which i came to think about with the celebration of this national celebration is the peculiar link to sports. Some how Sports day in schools, offices, colleges and other sport events all are in the mysterious nature as it may be, scheduled to be held the same day. Now what is the deal with that? How is celebration of a sport day, calling upon an honored sports personality as 'chief of function' even remotely related to the country which lacks the basic necessities for an sports career, where the meticulous national game of hockey needs to be explained by a Bollywood movie under the pretense of profit-making cinematography?
One thing is for sure, A country as divers as ours lacks the basic pure intention of celebration of pride and moving forwards with growth. On the other hand, we believe in utmost chaos and self-restoration through an extended spa treatments. It is a shame while being one of the largest republics of the world, more than 90% of the population is unaware of the roots and foundation of this country. Unaware of the meaning of an truly 'republican nation'.
Well, unless some step is taken towards the patriotic literacy and the true celebration of this sone ki chidiya 'Bharat', i will be content with cursing the next moron, who plays next best Bollywood item numbers with national pride, while burring my head under my pillow for a few more moments of sleep... Jai Hind!
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