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Y.my idea of celebrating the 61st anniversary of freedom was to sit in my room and watch a movie on my laptop.while some socialites in my college conduct rallies on their bikes and cars.shouting slogans of independence "bharat mata ki jai" and i couldn't care less.maybe i have lost the spirit of nationalism that i once used to have(i used to be the loudest kid when they sang the national anthem every morning in school).so the question i ask myself is why this gradual change in my attitude towards the whole concept of "MY COUNTRY".why am i so ambivalent towards the celebrations that happen around me on such days of national importance? one reason could be me shedding my enthusiasm as i have come of age and adopt a more critical attitude towards everything...BUT i think i am moving inline with the current stance of my country.the economist's have spoken,the banks have applied the brakes,the media is more critical then ever.the growth story that began with so much enthusiasm and confidence has suddenly been pushed out of the track by the inflation monster.so the IT companies are downsizing,the pharma sector is desperately searching for western partners and the oil is hard to get.to add more to our greviances terrorist networks are on the loose.you must have heard the above points a million times now but there is one common feature in the above set of problems that you might have missed which is "our country has come of age.it is thinking more now.and the next time we get our growth rate back on track we won't make the same mistakes twice(hopefully)".and talking about the mistakes we have made as a nation in the bull run that is past us are the same as a teenager makes when he sees the "world outside his world" and in a quest to have fun looses control of his life! but eventually he comes off age and handles the world better.the same is with our country. we saw the amazing opportunities of the 21st century that awaited us and we converted them into a huge financial success for the nation which was sadly only an illusion.the growth rate that we projected did nothing but add to the irony of our failure to address the basic civil needs of the rural population and the humiliating wealth inequality that we created in our country.
the 'IT' companies continued to be servile to the US economy and the pharmaceuticals after offering much promise never gave us anything to be proud of.which is because of our inability to do "useful research" even after we see so many of our kids becoming bookworms.which shows the fundamental inability of our education system to cope up with the global competition.
but this new economic slow down has forced us to think about the cardinal problems of our system and to face new challenges head on as we make this transition from an "emerging economy" to a "stable economy".
now that i think about it i am actually proud that i represent my nation even more because not only my expression but also my attitude has changed along with it.JAI HIND.
