We are more American today than Indian, even the language we are using to congratulate each other is a sign of indirect slavery. We are enslaved to the commoditization of American goods, value systems.
We may live in an illusion that Indian civilization is developing, it’s not. ‘swant sukhay’ is everyone’s prerogative. When I see the crown of BPO employees coming out of companies at odd hours, I wonder what kind of skilled labors we are. We are slaves coming out of factories set up by Americas.
I do not feel proud to be a slave. I thank some of the great leaders who brought the dawn of freedom onto us and gave us the freedom to send and share this message. But I will not celebrate; I will sit in a dark room and morn the death of a civilization which is inevitable, sooner or later.
But, as a tradition: happy Independence Day!
~swapnil
1 comment:
I must say this blog made me think a lot and also made me angry, not because everything what is mentioned here is what I believe in, but because, nobody wants to be a slave. But at the end of the day we all are one, you can be slave to your boss, to your habits, to your attitude, to your loved ones and I am sure the author would agree that the list is endless. But I just wonder, doesn't this also apply to the American's? I don't know, maybe not.
I have a lot in my mind, but would just like to end with "Jai Hind"
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