Do you regret to be an Indian
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BIKeINSTEIN
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Those who regret-
Please stop watching movies like 'I... Proud to be an Indian'.
Watch movies like 'Bose- The forgotten hero'.
I have been totally apolitical till date.
Being born and brought up in Mumbai and having been fed the usual diet of "history" in school, which i studied for the sake of marks, i make for a very bad Indian for not knowing the history of my nation well.
Always been a bad student in history and the only time in my life i scored really well was in the main SSC exams.
Coz i was taught in my final year by a old, grandpa-like gentleman who was a freedom-fighter himself.
History never had been so interesting with 'Gandhi Sir' adding his own tales/experiences.
Words turned into pictures and what i had great difficulty in learning stuck like glue to my mind.
I recently happened to watch 'Bose- The forgotten Hero' as i seriously had nothing better to do . :ashamed:
I was surfing through channels and that channel happened to have the best reception at that moment.
It looked different and i stuck around to catch the name of the movie and got stuck til the end.
I was amazed at what all that guy managed to do.
And the other key members who helped him in his struggle.
The usual escape, traversing harsh terrains, meeting so-called leaders who looked down upon him but getting them to provide some support, etc etc
The troops in INA actually hiked it out all the way, without enough food or medicines and still fought valiantly.
Jungles those days were jungles with seriously hostile conditions.
Was even more surprised that Bose had been around till 1945.
That's iirc around the same time the English realised it was time to go back home, as they had enough and were beginning to perceive great threat from all sections of the society.
Some of those who lived in servitude of the English with big homes, land, wealth etc may not have wanted that.
(I guess they and their remainders regret being Indians maybe. :S)
So many people gave up their lives (in terms of sacrifices too) but so less may have been felicitated later- most of them preferring not to coem forward as freedom to the motherland was their only aim.
And then were petty robbers/offenders who were in prison at about the same time who used that to their advantage later to claim benefits post independence. :lol:
I really treasure whatever freedom i enjoy- which has come at the cost of the immense sacrifices by so many people.
The present state of the nation is due to spineless, money-worshipping hermaphrodites.
That should not have any bearing on one's love for the nation or the hope fo a better tomorrow.
If one regrets, then he/she/he+she must belong to the same species. :cool2:
Why not try and be instrumental in the realisation of that better tomorrow.
It took decades to achieve freedom.
Looking at the mess we created, it surely will take a few more to clean it up.
Those who ask how, here's how-
Just be the change you want to see.
Be a lil more generous.
Be a lil more considerate
Be a tad more loving towards all- rich or poor.
Be as unbiased as possible.
Resist greed/temptation.
...
The changes are endless but not something huge.
One step at a time will get us there.
But i guess most live for self now.
Patriotism is just some word and "Patriot" is that missile the US has. :no:
Maybe most lack the b@ll$ our parents/grandparents/great grandparents had.
Coz as i said earlier, we studied history for the heck of it and never kind of developed any true patriotism in the first place maybe.
Schools need to show more documentaries and arrange more trips to places of historic interest.
Qualified guides be hired if teachers themselves are not good enough.
I wish there were more teachers like Gandhi sir.
Regret??? I have to be a son of a 1001 fathers if i regret being an Indian.
Jai Hind!! :hap2:
p.s. I haven't checked who here regrets and who doesn't.
Just posted my exact thoughts why i will never regret being an Indian, come what may.
Please stop watching movies like 'I... Proud to be an Indian'.
Watch movies like 'Bose- The forgotten hero'.
I have been totally apolitical till date.
Being born and brought up in Mumbai and having been fed the usual diet of "history" in school, which i studied for the sake of marks, i make for a very bad Indian for not knowing the history of my nation well.
Always been a bad student in history and the only time in my life i scored really well was in the main SSC exams.
Coz i was taught in my final year by a old, grandpa-like gentleman who was a freedom-fighter himself.
History never had been so interesting with 'Gandhi Sir' adding his own tales/experiences.
Words turned into pictures and what i had great difficulty in learning stuck like glue to my mind.
I recently happened to watch 'Bose- The forgotten Hero' as i seriously had nothing better to do . :ashamed:
I was surfing through channels and that channel happened to have the best reception at that moment.
It looked different and i stuck around to catch the name of the movie and got stuck til the end.
I was amazed at what all that guy managed to do.
And the other key members who helped him in his struggle.
The usual escape, traversing harsh terrains, meeting so-called leaders who looked down upon him but getting them to provide some support, etc etc
The troops in INA actually hiked it out all the way, without enough food or medicines and still fought valiantly.
Jungles those days were jungles with seriously hostile conditions.
Was even more surprised that Bose had been around till 1945.
That's iirc around the same time the English realised it was time to go back home, as they had enough and were beginning to perceive great threat from all sections of the society.
Some of those who lived in servitude of the English with big homes, land, wealth etc may not have wanted that.
(I guess they and their remainders regret being Indians maybe. :S)
So many people gave up their lives (in terms of sacrifices too) but so less may have been felicitated later- most of them preferring not to coem forward as freedom to the motherland was their only aim.
And then were petty robbers/offenders who were in prison at about the same time who used that to their advantage later to claim benefits post independence. :lol:
I really treasure whatever freedom i enjoy- which has come at the cost of the immense sacrifices by so many people.
The present state of the nation is due to spineless, money-worshipping hermaphrodites.
That should not have any bearing on one's love for the nation or the hope fo a better tomorrow.
If one regrets, then he/she/he+she must belong to the same species. :cool2:
Why not try and be instrumental in the realisation of that better tomorrow.
It took decades to achieve freedom.
Looking at the mess we created, it surely will take a few more to clean it up.
Those who ask how, here's how-
Just be the change you want to see.
Be a lil more generous.
Be a lil more considerate
Be a tad more loving towards all- rich or poor.
Be as unbiased as possible.
Resist greed/temptation.
...
The changes are endless but not something huge.
One step at a time will get us there.
But i guess most live for self now.
Patriotism is just some word and "Patriot" is that missile the US has. :no:
Maybe most lack the b@ll$ our parents/grandparents/great grandparents had.
Coz as i said earlier, we studied history for the heck of it and never kind of developed any true patriotism in the first place maybe.
Schools need to show more documentaries and arrange more trips to places of historic interest.
Qualified guides be hired if teachers themselves are not good enough.
I wish there were more teachers like Gandhi sir.
Regret??? I have to be a son of a 1001 fathers if i regret being an Indian.
Jai Hind!! :hap2:
p.s. I haven't checked who here regrets and who doesn't.
Just posted my exact thoughts why i will never regret being an Indian, come what may.
Dinesh_Malhotra
Forerunner
Hell yeah !!! i regret to be an indian....
atleast in the current scenario !
just wan2 get out of this place.... raj thokre, ram sene, wat not sh!t happns here in the name of religion , culture etc...
atleast in the current scenario !
just wan2 get out of this place.... raj thokre, ram sene, wat not sh!t happns here in the name of religion , culture etc...
Dinesh_Malhotra
Forerunner
Speedz said:
with such good talent of writing and projections...
y dont u join politics urself... i`ll vote for u bro....
.... u already know the tits bits of politics, hence u said its easy to get into it and cleaned... cmon help us yaar !
akatsukireborn
Contributor
Regret being an Indian? Nope.
Regret being an Indian in this period? Yeah.
To people who are asking "why don't you change India", I would like to ask, "Why don't you?"
Agreed that voting for a certain candidate or a party is important. But you should be voting for someone who is capable,honest & a free thinker. But all that seems redundant when you don't have a choice. Who would you vote for if you were given a choice to vote between Saddam Hussein/Osama Bin Laden/Dawood Ibrahim?
Corruption and the underworld are so deep rooted in today's politics that it is almost impossible to make out who's really doing an honest job i.e. the erstwhile "perfect candidate".
You ask why don't I become a politician? I answer I don't want to die. It's only natural that when there's a loose cog in the machine, it falls off. This machine is our political system. When someone tries to do some good for the system, and if that process doesn't appeal to the others, he is promptly removed either legally or illegally.
You say why don't you do something about poverty/illiteracy/etc. I ask you why doesn't the government? Do we pay taxes just so that a minister can enjoy a luxurious vacation under the pretext of an official visit to some exotic country? Can you imagine the amount of tax collected from the billions of people living in this country? Where does it all go? I don't see it reflected on the pot-hole ridden roads. I don't see it in the slum areas where people are promised better housing and just after election forgotten.
If the government wanted to improve anything, they could provide incentives for people to work hand-in-hand with them. All this youth-fever that some politicians have got, it will all fade away once the elections are over. Those old farts just want to be a PM once before they say "Hey Ram". Youth Power? Political propaganda bullshit.
Another example: Vijay Mallya buys Gandhiji's belongings off some foreigner (which should rightfully have been in India in the first place), and then some retarded minister says that Mr. Mallya bought them on the government's behalf. First of all, the government didn't spend a single paisa to get the items and on top of it, they want a piece of the attention too. That's how low they can sink.
Need I mention Raj Thakre and his band of buffoons? Or the disgraceful Ram Sena and their pink chaddis? They claim to be people's champs while all the time feeding their political ego.
Vote I will, but without any expectations for any real change from what has been going on for years. Peace out!:cool2:
PS: Damn, if I had ever written an essay like this in school, I'd have got good English grades.
Regret being an Indian in this period? Yeah.
To people who are asking "why don't you change India", I would like to ask, "Why don't you?"
Agreed that voting for a certain candidate or a party is important. But you should be voting for someone who is capable,honest & a free thinker. But all that seems redundant when you don't have a choice. Who would you vote for if you were given a choice to vote between Saddam Hussein/Osama Bin Laden/Dawood Ibrahim?
Corruption and the underworld are so deep rooted in today's politics that it is almost impossible to make out who's really doing an honest job i.e. the erstwhile "perfect candidate".
You ask why don't I become a politician? I answer I don't want to die. It's only natural that when there's a loose cog in the machine, it falls off. This machine is our political system. When someone tries to do some good for the system, and if that process doesn't appeal to the others, he is promptly removed either legally or illegally.
You say why don't you do something about poverty/illiteracy/etc. I ask you why doesn't the government? Do we pay taxes just so that a minister can enjoy a luxurious vacation under the pretext of an official visit to some exotic country? Can you imagine the amount of tax collected from the billions of people living in this country? Where does it all go? I don't see it reflected on the pot-hole ridden roads. I don't see it in the slum areas where people are promised better housing and just after election forgotten.
If the government wanted to improve anything, they could provide incentives for people to work hand-in-hand with them. All this youth-fever that some politicians have got, it will all fade away once the elections are over. Those old farts just want to be a PM once before they say "Hey Ram". Youth Power? Political propaganda bullshit.
Another example: Vijay Mallya buys Gandhiji's belongings off some foreigner (which should rightfully have been in India in the first place), and then some retarded minister says that Mr. Mallya bought them on the government's behalf. First of all, the government didn't spend a single paisa to get the items and on top of it, they want a piece of the attention too. That's how low they can sink.
Need I mention Raj Thakre and his band of buffoons? Or the disgraceful Ram Sena and their pink chaddis? They claim to be people's champs while all the time feeding their political ego.
Vote I will, but without any expectations for any real change from what has been going on for years. Peace out!:cool2:
PS: Damn, if I had ever written an essay like this in school, I'd have got good English grades.
I couldn't have expressed my own similar feelings better. Is it possible to rep in this thread? And one question. Is it possible to vote nowadays if one is particular that the candidate is deserving and really sincere?
BIKeINSTEIN said:Those who regret-
Please stop watching movies like 'I... Proud to be an Indian'.
Watch movies like 'Bose- The forgotten hero'.
I have been totally apolitical till date.
Being born and brought up in Mumbai and having been fed the usual diet of "history" in school, which i studied for the sake of marks, i make for a very bad Indian for not knowing the history of my nation well.
Always been a bad student in history and the only time in my life i scored really well was in the main SSC exams.
Coz i was taught in my final year by a old, grandpa-like gentleman who was a freedom-fighter himself.
History never had been so interesting with 'Gandhi Sir' adding his own tales/experiences.
Words turned into pictures and what i had great difficulty in learning stuck like glue to my mind.
I recently happened to watch 'Bose- The forgotten Hero' as i seriously had nothing better to do . :ashamed:
I was surfing through channels and that channel happened to have the best reception at that moment.
It looked different and i stuck around to catch the name of the movie and got stuck til the end.
I was amazed at what all that guy managed to do.
And the other key members who helped him in his struggle.
The usual escape, traversing harsh terrains, meeting so-called leaders who looked down upon him but getting them to provide some support, etc etc
The troops in INA actually hiked it out all the way, without enough food or medicines and still fought valiantly.
Jungles those days were jungles with seriously hostile conditions.
Was even more surprised that Bose had been around till 1945.
That's iirc around the same time the English realised it was time to go back home, as they had enough and were beginning to perceive great threat from all sections of the society.
Some of those who lived in servitude of the English with big homes, land, wealth etc may not have wanted that.
(I guess they and their remainders regret being Indians maybe. :S)
So many people gave up their lives (in terms of sacrifices too) but so less may have been felicitated later- most of them preferring not to coem forward as freedom to the motherland was their only aim.
And then were petty robbers/offenders who were in prison at about the same time who used that to their advantage later to claim benefits post independence. :lol:
I really treasure whatever freedom i enjoy- which has come at the cost of the immense sacrifices by so many people.
The present state of the nation is due to spineless, money-worshipping hermaphrodites.
That should not have any bearing on one's love for the nation or the hope fo a better tomorrow.
If one regrets, then he/she/he+she must belong to the same species. :cool2:
Why not try and be instrumental in the realisation of that better tomorrow.
It took decades to achieve freedom.
Looking at the mess we created, it surely will take a few more to clean it up.
Those who ask how, here's how-
Just be the change you want to see.
Be a lil more generous.
Be a lil more considerate
Be a tad more loving towards all- rich or poor.
Be as unbiased as possible.
Resist greed/temptation.
...
The changes are endless but not something huge.
One step at a time will get us there.
But i guess most live for self now.
Patriotism is just some word and "Patriot" is that missile the US has. :no:
Maybe most lack the b@ll$ our parents/grandparents/great grandparents had.
Coz as i said earlier, we studied history for the heck of it and never kind of developed any true patriotism in the first place maybe.
Schools need to show more documentaries and arrange more trips to places of historic interest.
Qualified guides be hired if teachers themselves are not good enough.
I wish there were more teachers like Gandhi sir.
Regret??? I have to be a son of a 1001 fathers if i regret being an Indian.
Jai Hind!! :hap2:
p.s. I haven't checked who here regrets and who doesn't.
Just posted my exact thoughts why i will never regret being an Indian, come what may.
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