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The GREAT Indian Independence Sham!
MONDAY, 12 AUGUST 2013 16:45 NISHA SAMSON
inShare

We are a free country. Or so we say on papers, at least. But there's still
so much that ails this country. What=92s even worse is that we=92re aware o=
f
the issues but there=92s no action. It=92s time to ask when!
Year: 1947
After a bloody struggle for independence and a bloodier partition, India
got what she wanted the most =96 independence.
Year: 2013
Sixty six years after independence, India wears a veil that reeks of an
ever-burgeoning population, ever-increasing rates of inflation coupled with
an inflated amount of dissatisfaction. Do we have a right to our woes? Of
course, we do. And, while New Delhi makes a show of rising the Indian flag
and flaunting warfare, you and I have pressing questions and none of the
answers are forthcoming. All we get are promises that are as flimsy as a
gentle breeze that kisses the Indian flag flying ever so proudly from its
post of honour.
Corruption
According to the 2012 survey conducted by Transparency International, India
ranks 94th on the corruption index. Simply put, we=92re far, far away from
being a corruption-free country. In fact, corruption-free India is a
distant dream. India brought in the new millennium with two scams; but,
that number has been an ever-increasing one since then. We bid 2012 adieu
with 42 scams and 2013 has clocked four so far. However, scams are just one
part of the corruption problem at large. The average Indian citizen faces
the prospect of corruption along every step of the way. Bribe to get your
child into school, bribe corrupt officials to get paperwork done, bribe for
this, that and the other. Bribe - a word that=92s foolishly passed off as
buttering someone=92s hand. And this is just the tip of the iceberg! If
government policies allow corruption to prosper, are we truly a free India?
The question we ask: When will we have a corruption-free India? When?
Starvation
Recently Rahul Gandhi, the Vice President of the Congress party said,
=93Poverty is a state of mind=94. A state of mind? With nearly =BC of India=
=92s
population going hungry, is this a state of mind? According to estimates by
the United Nations, hunger now affects one in six people. How many of those
are in India? How many people die of starvation because of inflated food
rates? How many Indian children sleep on an empty stomach while grains rot
in godowns? Is anyone doing anything about it? What are we doing with the
knowledge we have? Will everything just remain a statistic? An
ever-increasing statistic? We=92re a nation that still has 360 million peop=
le
living below the poverty line. Yes, there are lot of government-run food
programs, but all that=92s on paper. Some start and shut down, some never
even get off the ground! The International Food Policy Research Institute
concluded that Bihar, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh are India=92s hungriest
states. India boasts of being a food-surplus nation, but a 2011 report by
the International Food Policy Research Institute ranked India at number 67
out of 81 on the hunger index. Children dies of malnutrition, adults die of
hunger, infant mortality rate is at its highest, and still, no one=92s aski=
ng
why, how, when... no one.
The question we ask: When is India going to wake up to the fact that
starvation is a malice we just cannot ignore? When?
Communalism
Bloodshed, mass murder and wrath that scars the human spirit =96 all in the
name of religion! Religion, an idea that=92s supposed to unite and bind,
somehow manages to cause divides so large and problems so grave that a
whole country questions its conscience. India has been grappling with this
issue from as far back as 1809 with the Hindu-Muslim Lat Bhairo riots!
We=92re not going to give you a chronological list of gory riots that rip
this country apart over and over again, neither are we going to get into
the why, how and finger-pointing. What we will get into, though, is how,
how can we do this to one another even now? How can we do this to
ourselves? What sort of an example are we setting for generations to come?
What kind of future will we give them if we leave them no country to have a
future in?
The question we ask: When are we going to realise that communalism is often
propagated by third parties who sit back and watch this country tear itself
apart? When?
Female Foeticide and Infanticide
Where are India=92s daughters? Why don=92t we hear their cry when they=92re=
born?
Well, this is because India=92s daughters are not given a chance at life!
India=92s daughters are killed before they=92re born. And the ones that are
born are silenced forever before they=92re even allowed their first cry!
India=92s daughters are India=92s daughters no more. Female foeticide and
infanticide is a social issue that has been ailing this country for time
immortal. Is anyone listening? Not really. The government has passed a
number of laws; however, laws are just window-dressing! According to a
government survey, the sex ratio this year stands at 940 females for every
1000 males; the same statistic as last year. Is there a cause for
celebration? It=92s bittersweet because while the statistic is far from
great, we can draw hope that it hasn=92t worsened. But fact remains, we=92r=
e
still killing our daughters, we=92re still turning a blind eye to so many
things, we=92re still craving a male child. Sadly and shockingly, this is a=
n
issue that has spread its tentacles across social class. This is an issue
that needs to be addressed with a change in our thoughts =96 your thoughts,
my thoughts, everyone=92s thoughts. It=92s time to let India=92s daughters =
live!
The question we ask: When will we let India=92s girls live? When?
Illiteracy
The progress of a country depends on what we know, how much we know and how
far we=92re willing to push ourselves to think! India=92s population stands=
at
1.27 billion this year. Considering that we=92re one of the youngest
countries in the world right now, with more than 50% of India=92s current
population under the age of 25, and 65% under the age of 35, how many of
that 50% are literate? How many of them are children forced to stay out of
school to earn a living? How many children learn only too quickly
thateducation is a distant dream? How many learn that some of them are not
even allowed those dreams? According to a survey conducted by the Indian
government, about 72% of the population lives in villages, while 27.8% live
in towns and cities. Different states have different education programmes
in a bid to further literacy. However, one look at neglected buildings
often called schools and you realise that while the government may do
everything right on paper, implementation is a major failure. The children
in towns and cities are a little better off with easier access to schools,
however, how many actually make it there? Whom do we question - parents
who=92d rather send their children to work, the government who makes
education so difficult and sometimes impossible, teachers who make the
schooling experience appalling, or the system at large? It=92s time to allo=
w
India=92s children the freedom to think on their own, the freedom to choose
what they want to pursue, the freedom to know that school is not a dream
anymore.
The question we ask: When will we realise that education is a child=92s
right? When?
Lack of Law and Order
This is the land of lawlessness =96 walk down a street and be wary of someo=
ne
cutting a signal, drive and be wary of someone switching lanes without as
much as a signal, run over someone and if you=92re well-connected, you will
get off scot-free, women are groped on a daily basis =96 everyone=92s watch=
ing
and no one=92s doing a thing =96 law and order =96 a term that=92s so alien=
in
India, it=92s almost scary... almost. A country=92s progress and happiness
index depends completely on satisfied citizens. How many of us are truly
satisfied? How many of us brace ourselves for a war every time we leave our
home? How many of us wonder when, when we law be followed?
The question we ask: When will laws be followed? When?
It=92s now up to you, dear men, it=92s you we look towards to revolutionise
India. You=92ve been forbearers of a time gone by and now it=92s time for I=
ndia
to lean on you to take us forward. Our freedom fighters fought for India=92=
s
independence from foreign invaders. Now, we as Indians have to fight for
India=92s independence from the oppressors within our own country!
You may also like:
26 Best Indian Political Leaders of All Time
Why Is Mahatma Gandhi So Reviled
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<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><br><br>The GREAT Indian Independence Sham!<=
br>
MONDAY, 12 AUGUST 2013 16:45 NISHA SAMSON<br>
inShare<br>
<br>
We are a free country. Or so we say on papers, at least. But there&#39;s st=
ill so much that ails this country. What=92s even worse is that we=92re awa=
re of the issues but there=92s no action. It=92s time to ask when!<br>
Year: 1947<br>
After a bloody struggle for independence and a bloodier partition, India go=
t what she wanted the most =96 independence.<br>
Year: 2013<br>
Sixty six years after independence, India wears a veil that reeks of an eve=
r-burgeoning population, ever-increasing rates of inflation coupled with an=
inflated amount of dissatisfaction. Do we have a right to our woes? Of cou=
rse, we do. And, while New Delhi makes a show of rising the Indian flag and=
flaunting warfare, you and I have pressing questions and none of the answe=
rs are forthcoming. All we get are promises that are as flimsy as a gentle =
breeze that kisses the Indian flag flying ever so proudly from its post of =
honour.<br>

Corruption<br>
According to the 2012 survey conducted by Transparency International, India=
ranks 94th on the corruption index. Simply put, we=92re far, far away from=
being a corruption-free country. In fact, corruption-free India is a dista=
nt dream. India brought in the new millennium with two scams; but, that num=
ber has been an ever-increasing one since then. We bid 2012 adieu with 42 s=
cams and 2013 has clocked four so far. However, scams are just one part of =
the corruption problem at large. The average Indian citizen faces the prosp=
ect of corruption along every step of the way. Bribe to get your child into=
school, bribe corrupt officials to get paperwork done, bribe for this, tha=
t and the other. Bribe - a word that=92s foolishly passed off as buttering =
someone=92s hand. And this is just the tip of the iceberg! If government po=
licies allow corruption to prosper, are we truly a free India?<br>

The question we ask: When will we have a corruption-free India? When?<br>
Starvation<br>
Recently Rahul Gandhi, the Vice President of the Congress party said, =93Po=
verty is a state of mind=94. A state of mind? With nearly =BC of India=92s =
population going hungry, is this a state of mind? According to estimates by=
the United Nations, hunger now affects one in six people. How many of thos=
e are in India? How many people die of starvation because of inflated food =
rates? How many Indian children sleep on an empty stomach while grains rot =
in godowns? Is anyone doing anything about it? What are we doing with the k=
nowledge we have? Will everything just remain a statistic? An ever-increasi=
ng statistic? We=92re a nation that still has 360 million people living bel=
ow the poverty line. Yes, there are lot of government-run food programs, bu=
t all that=92s on paper. Some start and shut down, some never even get off =
the ground! The International Food Policy Research Institute concluded that=
Bihar, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh are India=92s hungriest states. India =
boasts of being a food-surplus nation, but a 2011 report by the Internation=
al Food Policy Research Institute ranked India at number 67 out of 81 on th=
e hunger index. Children dies of malnutrition, adults die of hunger, infant=
mortality rate is at its highest, and still, no one=92s asking why, how, w=
hen... no one.<br>

The question we ask: When is India going to wake up to the fact that starva=
tion is a malice we just cannot ignore? When?<br>
Communalism<br>
Bloodshed, mass murder and wrath that scars the human spirit =96 all in the=
name of religion! Religion, an idea that=92s supposed to unite and bind, s=
omehow manages to cause divides so large and problems so grave that a whole=
country questions its conscience. India has been grappling with this issue=
from as far back as 1809 with the Hindu-Muslim Lat Bhairo riots! We=92re n=
ot going to give you a chronological list of gory riots that rip this count=
ry apart over and over again, neither are we going to get into the why, how=
and finger-pointing. What we will get into, though, is how, how can we do =
this to one another even now? How can we do this to ourselves? What sort of=
an example are we setting for generations to come? What kind of future wil=
l we give them if we leave them no country to have a future in?<br>

The question we ask: When are we going to realise that communalism is often=
propagated by third parties who sit back and watch this country tear itsel=
f apart? When?<br>
Female Foeticide and Infanticide<br>
Where are India=92s daughters? Why don=92t we hear their cry when they=92re=
born? Well, this is because India=92s daughters are not given a chance at =
life! India=92s daughters are killed before they=92re born. And the ones th=
at are born are silenced forever before they=92re even allowed their first =
cry! India=92s daughters are India=92s daughters no more. Female foeticide =
and infanticide is a social issue that has been ailing this country for tim=
e immortal. Is anyone listening? Not really. The government has passed a nu=
mber of laws; however, laws are just window-dressing! According to a govern=
ment survey, the sex ratio this year stands at 940 females for every 1000 m=
ales; the same statistic as last year. Is there a cause for celebration? It=
=92s bittersweet because while the statistic is far from great, we can draw=
hope that it hasn=92t worsened. But fact remains, we=92re still killing ou=
r daughters, we=92re still turning a blind eye to so many things, we=92re s=
till craving a male child. Sadly and shockingly, this is an issue that has =
spread its tentacles across social class. This is an issue that needs to be=
addressed with a change in our thoughts =96 your thoughts, my thoughts, ev=
eryone=92s thoughts. It=92s time to let India=92s daughters live!<br>

The question we ask: When will we let India=92s girls live? When?<br>
Illiteracy<br>
The progress of a country depends on what we know, how much we know and how=
far we=92re willing to push ourselves to think! India=92s population stand=
s at 1.27 billion this year. Considering that we=92re one of the youngest c=
ountries in the world right now, with more than 50% of India=92s current po=
pulation under the age of 25, and 65% under the age of 35, how many of that=
50% are literate? How many of them are children forced to stay out of scho=
ol to earn a living? How many children learn only too quickly thateducation=
is a distant dream? How many learn that some of them are not even allowed =
those dreams? According to a survey conducted by the Indian government, abo=
ut 72% of the population lives in villages, while 27.8% live in towns and c=
ities. Different states have different education programmes in a bid to fur=
ther literacy. However, one look at neglected buildings often called school=
s and you realise that while the government may do everything right on pape=
r, implementation is a major failure. The children in towns and cities are =
a little better off with easier access to schools, however, how many actual=
ly make it there? Whom do we question - parents who=92d rather send their c=
hildren to work, the government who makes education so difficult and someti=
mes impossible, teachers who make the schooling experience appalling, or th=
e system at large? It=92s time to allow India=92s children the freedom to t=
hink on their own, the freedom to choose what they want to pursue, the free=
dom to know that school is not a dream anymore.<br>

The question we ask: When will we realise that education is a child=92s rig=
ht? When?<br>
Lack of Law and Order<br>
This is the land of lawlessness =96 walk down a street and be wary of someo=
ne cutting a signal, drive and be wary of someone switching lanes without a=
s much as a signal, run over someone and if you=92re well-connected, you wi=
ll get off scot-free, women are groped on a daily basis =96 everyone=92s wa=
tching and no one=92s doing a thing =96 law and order =96 a term that=92s s=
o alien in India, it=92s almost scary... almost. A country=92s progress and=
happiness index depends completely on satisfied citizens. How many of us a=
re truly satisfied? How many of us brace ourselves for a war every time we =
leave our home? How many of us wonder when, when we law be followed?<br>

The question we ask: When will laws be followed? When?<br>
It=92s now up to you, dear men, it=92s you we look towards to revolutionise=
India. You=92ve been forbearers of a time gone by and now it=92s time for =
India to lean on you to take us forward. Our freedom fighters fought for In=
dia=92s independence from foreign invaders. Now, we as Indians have to figh=
t for India=92s independence from the oppressors within our own country!<br=
>

You may also like:<br>
26 Best Indian Political Leaders of All Time<br>
Why Is Mahatma Gandhi So Reviled<br>
Most Famous Actors Turned Politicians<br>
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