“Jana gana mana. . .” Our national song. It makes us patriotic and proud when we sing and hear it. It’s a pleasure to sing, standing straight and rigid with eyes set straight showing at most respect from your soul. Every line of it has its own connotation and tenor thus making all of us united in spite of divergence in terms of language, region, caste, creed, colour, status and what not. Every child is made to sing our national anthem daily but very few schools teaches what it means. Schools must teach what every line means so that every child enjoys the exquisiteness of it. It’s sad that majority of colleges don’t have the practice of singing our national anthem except in some gathering. Wouldn’t it be good if colleges inculcated the same custom which we had in our schools? Are our schedules so busy that we don’t have 5 to 10 mins time to sing our national anthem? I don’t think so. Government should make it mandatory for every institution and organisation in India to sing it with at most respect. It’s just not about singing, what it actually does is, it creates an awareness that am an Indian for every 5 min in a day which will do a hell lot of good to our nation.
The word tax makes us gauche. We feel we are losing a part of our hard earned income. All yearn for benefits from government but no one wants to pay back. I think the main reason for the same is our corrupt government. People feel whatever we pay does no wonders but finds the pockets of these corrupt politicians. Everywhere you see roads damaged within half of its expected life, Government hospital without proper medications, government colleges bribing seats neglecting the eligible. The term government servant is no more the same. The way they treat you in all government offices makes you hate government and makes you forget government is “For the people, By the people, Of the people”. I think to eradicate this people should know and feel proud about where there money is used. Government should give the tax payer details where his money is invested or used and he should be able to monitor whether the money he pays is used as it was justified. If this system is incorporated am sure most people will be happy and proud to pay their taxes regularly.
I think it’s every Indian’s duty to do a part to his society no matter how small his service may be. Every parent must imbibe patriotism in his child. Teach him how cultured and rich our India was. Let him know and feel the struggles of our freedom fighters. Let him know the works of genius minds like Vishweshwarya, Raman, JC Bose etc. This country has everything essential to become the most influential country in this world but requires right set of people to change the system and modest effort from every citizen for a better INDIA. Let’s act and hope for the same.
Until next one
Think over it
PRADEEP CN
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