S : “ 26th it is M !! Don’t you think we must have a Republic day post on kalamzine ? like a very patriotic poem . 5 mins mai ho jayegi poem toh ! haina ! chal likhte hai ! “
M : Yes! A quick 5 mins job then back to editing work!!
S : “Yeah ! Anubha and Rytz will kill us if we don’t give them the final articles now ! “
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S : “ I can’t think of a line ! so blank I’m feeling at the very thought of a patriotic poem . Am I an Indian for real ! :P “
M: “Is this not very thought provoking!!! We could have fired our pens in one shot for any other gossipy , chatpata topic... L “
S: “ Halt ! why are we acting like fanatics ! I am proud of India, but I do randomly sulk too ! “
M: “Yeah me too, proud of being an Indian , cmon S , why write a poem or prose for the sake of writing . Lets ‘Blog’ this conversation “
S : “ yes ! 8 teams we have right ! different genres. We need to dig out some facts that why our republic is not so republic ! why , even after living in this country for so long , my patriotism craves for worthy words ? “
M: “Exactly! Lets start with ARTS and CREATIVE ! If our country flaunts itself to be the largest democracy in the world, then why is the Indian Govt. still curbing the freedom of expression of mighty artists. “
S: “ we have myriad cases where an artist is thrown out of the country because he/she has painted or drawn `an objectionable picture / sketch ‘ I adored M.F hussain for his remarkable work and it’s a shame that the govt. could not resist having a legend at home! “
M : “ English for instance ! I googled the banned books and shocking results... Some of the eye opener books were mentioned among ...only becoz every Indian could not be eye to eye with the authors’ views. “
M: “ Hindi ...Kitni hindi magazines padhte hai hum. Angrezi lekhako ko to apana liya par kya kabhi Premchand ke ailawa kisi aur ko humne jana . Kyon ham mein se kayi hindi bolne mein bhi sharmate hai. Angrezi to jaise hamare ‘Status Symbol’ ban gaya ho.”
S : “ Journalism has innumerable examples to crib for ! Fight for a denied justice , decades of an unsolved case , proofs vanishing like bubbles and reality being blown away like dust . But still we are living with it , living in hope that maybe the news is unreal , till it happens to one of us ! “
M: “ Marketing . ‘Corporate’. For some it was just another movie but did it not potray the hard hitting reality of this big bad world? Infact why am I acting like a big mouthed Indian when I myself slip a hundred rupee note in some policeman’s pocket to escape the punishment of breaking traffic rules. Bribes and lies...often become a stepping stone to success. IRONIC!!!”
S : “ Photography could be called a stream saved from the malice of politics and curbs as far as we can
reckon “
M: “ Technical . The world famous concept of brain drain takes over here . And we soon will cause it in huge numbers. Selfish we all are , aren’t we ? But we can study abroad , but come back to nurture your motherland . No! But people still prefer going there , creating millions of bucks for them and ironically enjoying living as second citizens there. “
The above lines do not reflect the aggression we have , but indicates that a voice needs to channel , when our republic does not care for the public. Agreed history is replete with incidents that have made our country proud . But still there is a long way to go .
Why republic ?
Which republic ?
What did we do for our republic ?
Let us list all our cheers and tears (as comments) about some things that we feel glad that happened and those which must not have happened !
Jai hind !
by
Editors :)
