“Indian flag is included in WhatsApp flag list!!” I’ve
been hearing this statement for a couple of days (I’ve said that myself too),
besides being bombarded with icons of Indian flag. We Indians are proud of
every little thing we achieve, every little honor we are bestowed upon.
Not that I’m against the celebration of such an event,
but what boggles my imagination is our idea of patriotism.
Why does our love for the country burst out only during
Independence Day or Republic Day, why doesn’t our playlist include patriotic
songs on the other normal day? We still can’t recollect our National Anthem
without making atleast two mistakes and we still shout Proud to be an Indian!
One side we rhetorically condemn the inappropriate actions
of US authorities against Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade, and on the other
side, we criticize and insult a woman (Samantha) who voiced her opinion –
exercising her Right to Expression – against a regressive movie poster (Mahesh
Babu’s latest movie poster). Is our love for the country and countrymen
conditional?
We celebrated upon the victory of Arvind Kejriwal during
the recent Delhi elections, singing songs of righteousness and ultimate
patriotism, but how many of us genuinely followed his journey after the
eventual death of Anna Hazare’s anti-corruption movement? Probably, we were
busy with our own lives. I wonder who would’ve won the elections, had Kejriwal
been busy with his own life!
Why don’t we see young Indians flaunting images of Bhagat
Singh or Chandrasekhar Azad on their vehicles or clothes?
Probably we show our patriotism only when it suits us,
only when things are in our favor!
We are proud of our country, we have reasons to be, but
is our country proud of us? Are we giving it any reasons??
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