Let us feel proud in proclaiming ourselves as Indians

When a person goes in a foreign country, what is the first & the most prominent & important thing that he carries with him: PASSPORT of his native motherland. The land where he belongs to. Nobody really cares about the social status, financial backing or any political affiliation whatsoever.

But people or the CITIZENS don't feel proud when they in proclaiming their nationality in public. It's not about the religion or social caste or anything else, but promulgating the sole purpose of existence & a showing a feeling of gratitude towards the motherland. As people say that India is a land of infinite  variations, I came across a person who felt otherwise in making such public proclamations. I was left thinking the reason for such a weird behaviour of his, was it the Language, was it that it sounded as if it belonged to a particular religion or something else. I am wondering that how can a person , a citizen , a son of motherland can feel ashamed in saying so or give some senseless reasons for such behaviour. 

I think that the answer lies somewhere else, I think the whole fault lies in the grooming & the bringing up & the exposure to the environment where people are not made to feel their respect & experience that they are the esteemed citizens of MotherIndia. Let's take a vow to educate such INTELLECTUALS in order to make a more PATRIOTIC & COHESIVE society.But, would that be a sufficient solution to the problem that our nation is facing these days: non-patriots or patriots lacking the commitment. We need to ACT, YES! We CAN...

Can Culture be Imposed ??

India is a country which has been termed as a country which has imbibed various cultures & the people who have come from different backgrounds & nationalities over a long period of 2000 years. The Culture of this country is so open & rational that it could absorb all the different tributaries to it very well. Over the period of time, the behavioural practices of people evloved & they deviated from the standards & the ancient & prudent practices of the past in order to be MODERN.

With the advent of Globalization, the impact grew & cross cultural practices & traditions were being followed. India has seen a greater impact of such an overlap of cultures as more than 50% of the population today in India is less than 25 years of age, & susceptible to adaptation.

These days there has been a lot of Hue & cry over the MORAL POLICE who has tried to stop the WESTERN PRACTICEs that the YOUNG CITIZENS of India. Few activist groups in various parts of the country erupt every year from somewhere during the V-Day & try to stop people from indulging in such practices. They try to stop people by force, but will they be successful in stopping them ??
I believe that culture & awareness about the same can be injected over a period of time & must come from within. Any forceful attempt to stop such activities would lead to the eruption of VOLCANO with a far greater force. This calls for a Long & sustained effort with the onus lying on the parents & other family members in cultivating such values right from the childhood so that when s/he grows up, should be able to distinguish between the DOs & Don'ts. The Self Awareness & the Self-Restraint is the only remedy to stop & control such pollution of the culture.

Let's not try to cut the tree or the rotten part , but let us try to remove the problem that lies in the root of the tree & cure the same so that the same couldn't spread to other branches of the tree.

Let’s be Fair in our actions

These days there is a hell lot of noise in all the newspapers & the magazines & other media stating the phenomenal success & the accolades won by SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, a movie directed by a FIRANG Danny Boyle.

This movie is based upon the novel of an ex-bureaucrat's fiction novel of the same name, which revolves around a character called Jamal Malik who has seen his life grow from Rags of Slums of Mumbai to the Multi Millionaire status through a game show " Who wants to be a Millionaire". This movie has got a few amazing facts to reflect which are actually opposite of the actual reality, though the movie's production & the direction has been good & deserves appreciation. But, IS IT WORTH THE APPRECIATION that it has received in the International Platforms of likes of Academy awards, Golden Globes, BAFTA & many more. Is the movie such a Magnum Opus which has surpassed the likes of Lagaan, Taare Jamin Par etc. The movie has been nominated for the Best Picture , Best Music, Best Direction & 8 more categories in the Oscars. But, as far as I remember AR Rehman has performed many times over at earlier occasions viz. Guru, Taal etc. & this music is in the category of average with nothing exceptional about it. The performance of the Protagonist Jamal Malik played by Dev Patel has been completely sidelined & the recommendations has been won by the other supporting characters.

What is the reason behind such a great appraise & the appreciation that it has received ?? Is it that the Movie has been Directed by a FIRANG ?? OR the movie depicts the Pathetic condition of the India & shows India as a country still a land of Misery, Poverty ,Inequality, Religious Hatred & many more defacing adjectives?? The great actor of present & the past, Amitabh Bachhan has raised a very valid point regarding such a gaga about the movie. Is India a land of all such adversities mentioned above, or a land of great history, rich in Science, Education, Software Giant, World's second fastest growing economy, a land of peace & harmony, & above all World's largest Democracy.

I think the answer lies somewhere else," White mens' burden" & the apartheid that has extinguished from the Public consumption but, is still been revived in the hearts of the people with white skin. These white people can't accept & recognize in the EQUALITY of the Human Race. The agony of being second to the best is indigestible to the WHITE People who control such great positions where they decide the fate of such GREAT MOVIES. Lagaan was nominated & reached in the last five movies in Oscars but finally died out, because it wasn't the best & one-up against those in the competition. NO, it failed to make it because it had rekindled the spirit of Unity amongst the INDIANS & the Britishers were shown as the Houghty, & arrogant losers in the end.

Another important point to be noted out here is the over concentrated focus of Indian media & we Indians on these foreign awards & recognitions. Aren't we capable & great enough to recognize the performances of fellow Indians. How many times we see a HOLLYWOOD movie vouching for an award in IIFA or FILMFARE awards, I believe not even once. So, Its high time that we must understand the value of being an Indian & recognize our value & earn respect & not buying the same at a price which is detrimental to the Nation's Prestige & respect as well as to the feelings of Crores of fellow Indians.