Janani Janmabhoomi
Happy 80th
birthday to My Bharath, India, Hindustan
. As We celebrate our freedom. I still feel moved by Our National Anthem & Vande Mataram. Yet, there’s a lurking fear that patriotism is gradually taking
on shades of an organized cult & showing parochial.
narrowness . My idea of expressing love for my country seems to be grossly outdated
& weak today.
Performative,
aggressive acts of national devotion seem to be replacing genuine civic responsibility..Instead of supporting the country’s laws, welfare, and constitutional values,
it relies on loud symbolic, mob behavior like
:1.
Posting various profile frames, melodramatic nationalist rhetoric, on Social
Media without addressing real local issues & chanting slogans in public
spaces as a show Patriotism
2.Treating
national flags or anthems as tools of moral superiority rather than respecting
them as shared cultural history
3.Taking the
law into one's own hands under the banner of protecting national or cultural
pride, which often harms community safety.
:4. Praising
armed forces loudly online while completely
ignoring the actual welfare of soldiers, Martyrs’ family veterans,
5.Shirking
basic responsibilities like paying taxes, following traffic laws, protecting
Historically relevant Monuments while professing extreme love for the
country.
. Even so, I
still love my country.. Here are the patriotic things I did early in my life:
Learning the
national anthem at school and the national pledge a little later was one of my
foremost patriotic acts. I can still sing
the anthem fluently and recite portions of the pledge without referring.
On this Independence day I make the following simple Resolutions to help me “grow”
personally while honoring my country.
1.I pledge to keep my neighborhood clean, respect civic rules,
practice kindness, and build daily habits that support a stronger, greener
society.
2. Stop littering and carry my
trash until I find a bin.
3.Follow traffic and safety
rules on every single ride or walk.
4.Save water and electricity at
home to conserve national resources.
5.Plant a sapling at every opportunity and take care of it as it
grows.
6.Treat people from all
backgrounds with same respect and kindness.
7 support a child's education.
8.Focus on honest work and
continuous self-improvement.
9.Try to recite our National
Pledge in its entirety without help .
10. And seek God almighty’s
blessings to fulfill the Resolutions
जननी जन्मभूमिश्च स्वर्गादपि गरीयसी
