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This Independence Day, dive deep..माने, गहरे पानी पैठ..

by · August 15, 2012

..or as they say in Hindi, गहरे पानी पैठ…

पिछले सप्ताह, भारतीय राजनीति पर एक लंबी चर्चा के बाद एक मित्र ने कहा, “यह सब तो ठीक है, अब बताओ हम क्या कर सकते हैं? तुम्हारे जितना समय अभी नहीं दे सकते पर जरूर कुछ तो ऐसी बातें और काम होंगे जिससे हम भी इस पुनर्निर्माण के प्रयास में अपना योगदान दे सकें?”

यह पोस्ट उसी प्रश्न से प्रेरित है.. इस स्वंतंत्रता दिवस पर क्यों न कुछ हट कर करें?

  • १) जैसे की दोपहर को सड़क पर बिखरे हुए झंडों को इकट्ठा कर उन्हें सम्मान-पूर्वक जलार्पण करें?
  • २) अथवा किसी भी एक विषय/ राष्ट्रीय समस्या का गहराई से अध्ययन करें (जैसे महंगाई? या आतंकवाद? या चीन? अथवा भ्रष्टाचार? कदाचित इतिहास?)
  • ३) या अगले ३ माह के भीतर, एक RTI फाइल करने की सोचें? अथवा अपने जन-प्रतिनिधि को फोन कर उससे यह जानने का प्रयास करें की सब्जियां इतनी महँगी क्यों है, या आतंकवाद से हम कैसे जूझ सकते हैं..

ऐसे अनेक छोटे-छोटे प्रयास जब एक हों जाएँ, तब संभव है हम सच्चे अर्थ में स्वतंत्र  हों सकें..उसी दिन की प्रतीक्षा में..जय हिंद, जय भारत!

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This post was inspired by a chance remark last week after one of those long post-dinner political discussions. This Independence Day, how about doing something different?

  • Such as picking up any/all the flags you see lying on the road or in the garbage heap and respectfully disposing them off in a stream, river?
  • Or picking up any one issue to dive deep in and to read as widely as possible on (e.g. Corruption, Inflation, Terrorism or even History?)
  • Or filing an RTI in the next 3 months and/or calling your local representative and asking them for their views on the reason(s) behind inflation? or on China? or on terrorism?

This is how we will be on our way to “Reclaiming India”. Jai Hind, Jai Bharat!

Have a thoughtful Independence Day.. and please spare a thought for the ones who gave their lives, and the ones who constantly put it at risk on our borders – day in, day out..Independence Day or not. Here is wishing all of you…

स्वतंत्रता दिवस की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं !

Happy Indpendence Day!

Jai Hind, Jai Bharat!

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B Shantanu

Political Activist, Blogger, Advisor to start-ups, Seed investor. One time VC and ex-Diplomat. Failed mushroom farmer; ex Radio Jockey. Currently involved in Reclaiming India - One Step at a Time.

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6 Responses

  1. Pankaj Saksena says:
    August 15, 2012 at 12:46 am

    I will wake up late. Read the book I am reading today. Further my lecture I am preparing currently. Watch a few episodes of The Mentalist and go to sleep. In short, pretend independence never happened 🙂

  2. B Shantanu says:
    August 15, 2012 at 2:42 pm

    Must read for today: http://www.deeshaa.org/2012/08/14/happy-65th-anniversary-of-indias-independence-day/

  3. Milind says:
    August 17, 2012 at 2:58 am

    Thanks Shantanu for this post and the deesha link. Was fortunate to attend Atanu Dey’s event yesterday on Aug 15 which was organized by GITPRO in Sunnyvale. Dey gave a short presentation on the same topic mentioned in his blogpost.

  4. Sultan Ahmed says:
    August 17, 2012 at 12:38 pm

    Happy Independence

  5. Milind says:
    August 17, 2012 at 2:03 pm

    Also wanted to add that thanks for bringing up the RTI thing. Was in my to do list for quite some time and finally your post – jolted me to do it right away. Just filed up two RTI applications using RTI Nation (also discovered on your blog). Below are high level details of my two RTI applications. Hopefully should hear something from RTI Nation as in your original blog about RTI Nation one guy has complaint about RTI Nation.

    1) Filed RTI to get details about any record of Shivkar Bapu’s first unmanned airplane flight in 1895 at Chowpatty, Mumbai

    2) Filed RTI at Haryana’s ASI department regarding how much money has been allocated for Rakhi garhi (Indus site) and how it has been spent so far.
    Rakhi garhi was recently mentioned in Global Heritage fund as the one which is losing its value due to rampant looting and insufficient management.

  6. B Shantanu says:
    August 18, 2012 at 5:38 pm

    Milind: You are very welcome..
    Pl do keep us apprised on your RTI applications (as well as experience with RTI Nation).
    thanks