Yesterday was Independence Day!

Yesterday was our Independence Day.

Now when the anniversary euphoria is over, wish to share my hidden thoughts!

This day 63 years ago our country was free from the colonial rule.

We became Independent to rule ourselves.

It was and is an Independence Day.

"An"

What about the other Independence Days?

The remaining Independence Days?

Independence from Poverty, Hunger

Independence from Filth, Lack of orderliness & systems, lack of cleanliness

Independence from shabby quality everywhere and in every product and service,

Independence from lack of civic sense

Independence from inferiority complex, disrespect for mother toungue, mother culture, mental slavery

Independence from corruption, weak character and absent morality

Independence from intolerance, racism, casteism, fundamentalism

Independence from illiteracy and hollow education,

Independence from population explosion

Independence from poor infrastructure

Independence from injustice

Independence from poor or misgovernance

...and so on

Needed Gandhi, Bhagat Singh, Sardar Patel, Nehru, Ambedkar, Shivaji, Vivekananda, Subhash Chandra bose....

Not outside

but inside each one of us!

Unfortunately, after the successful struggle for one independence, that from colonial rule,

the struggle for the remaining independence fizzled out even before starting!

Once again,

Happy Independence Day

All the best for the remaining ones!

Inquilab Zindabad!

(Long live the revolution!)

Not just physical but mental also!

Happy Rakshabandhan!

An honestly corrupt official went to his sister's house on Rakshabandhan.

She tied Rakhi on his wrist and put a 'tilak' on his forehead!

He gave her a watch and Rs.1001.

"What Bhaiyya, You make 2% in every deal. Each of your deal is worth a few crores. And you are giving me this?"

"So, what does my sweet sister want!"

"Promise me that you will save me harrassment from every corrupt official for entire life."

"That I can't, sister."

"But I promise that I will keep giving you enough bucks to effortlessly keep bribing your way thru them!"

The sister nodded with a beaming face!

"Thank you, Bhaiyya!"

"Happy Rakshabandhan!"

"Happy Rakshabandhan!"