Well. Let me begin this, where all the articles begin! Probably off the topic.
We had heard enough of it. India is a democratic country, with people differing from language, caste, religion, etc., And I forgot to say, we have upper class, middle class and lower class. All these unite to form the society. Because of some discriminations upper class formed the upper class society, middle class formed middle class society and so on. It doesn't matter from which class I am.
A QUESTION FOR YOU:
Enough of blah blahs... Let's start narrow words! "I am proud to be an Indian!" All are very proud to utter these words. But do you really feel so? Ask yourself when you are calm and silent.
THE LAGGING THING:
Don't think I am creating a conspiracy on Independence day. I accept our country is the best country in this world, in the words of sacrifice, unity in diversity(?), talented people and pupil, etc. But comparing to other countries, we are lagging very behind in just one thing!
That is proper sanitation.
AN EXPERIMENT:
I can explain what I am going to say with the help of a simple thing. Please do this! Google "streets of western countries". You may find pictures of roads with very good looks. You cannot find a garbage or any wastes anywhere. And also check the photos of bus stations also.
Now next, google "streets of India". No need to describe anything. The pics say all. Why we can't do like other countries? Why our country is like this? People dumping the wastes everywhere. One man dump his house waste near his neighbour's house and the neighbour dumps his waste in the next house and it goes on!
CARELESS EFFORTS:
You may say our population is very high, so we can't get good sanitation. If you say these words then you don't know the meaning of the word 'unity'. Why we are not using the proper dustbins?
Take the bus stations! It is the most contaminated place in our country! And if it rains, then that will make it more worse. Bus stand toilets gets filled with rain water and it runs on the road, trying to convert the road transport to river transport! These happen because of lack in maintenance.
WITNESS OUR MISTAKES:
Streets! Take a look at it during rainy times. Because of bad roads, water is saved everywhere. These improper things create pollution everywhere water gets polluted, air gets polluted and no doubt our body gets polluted!
While I'm writing this in a nearby tea shop I heard this Bharathiyar song.
"Bharatha samuthayam vazhgave, vazhga vazhga Bharatha samuthayam vazhgave!"
I managed to smile!
When our country will be saved from these dirty things? Its in the people hands well of course it includes me too!
Anyways Happy Independence day! Cheers! :)
good observation man..and it really means on this independence day.. keep on writing..all the best!!:)
ReplyDeletean insight :) cool.
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ReplyDeleteand why did u name it diaries of stupidity?? i see that this has sense. keep writing budd :)
ReplyDeleteThank u Nisarg! :)
ReplyDeleteRinu this is just a first post! May be in the future posts I'll try to justify the title... Thanks a lot Rinu... :)
ReplyDeleteGood start sreeni:)
ReplyDeleteIf every person thinks like this (its in dream)we can see the streets of india as u said in near future.:D
That's the most difficult part! Anyway change has to begin from ourself... :)
DeleteGreat to see your thoughts in this blog. In fact as proud Indian ,i too have thought about this many times. where i reached is at another angle of the topic.It is true that our streets are dirty but how many times we have taken initiative to report it to our government officials,How many times we have initiated to clean the city.The country has established a strong fundamental and legal base to clean our cities.Our Corporations, Municipalities and Panchayaths are assigned for it .Even we pay taxes for it .But how many are ready to report these officials regarding the cleaning.I am also very much indebted to my birth place for the democratic right it gives to us as an individual.I prefer and dream of country beyond Borders with out starving .Keep writing bro :)
ReplyDeleteI accept I never took any steps... We can complain to the officials but the worst thing is every streets, every public places are like this only... Mostly every place is polluted only... The corporation workers have to do their work properly and we people should help them by not polluting these places...
ReplyDeleteThanks Ann... :) yes we should be careful in selecting our leaders too... If they are good automatically other workers ll be good!
ReplyDeleteWell interesting thoughts on the streets of India... to be honest its just not the Governments duty to keep it clean its up to each and every individual to do so... if the Indian living in a country say like Singapore or Malaysia can follow the rules of that country and not even spit on the road why can he do the same when they return to their country???? I feel that hygiene and cleanliness are basic qualities that are taught in schools and colleges which is forgotten when people get older... how many of us speak of cleanliness yet litter the road or the gutters???? I have told young people not to just spit gum outside or on road with out first putting it in a paper... to be honest when i am travelling i carry a small little plastic bag in which i put the waste... the chewing gum wrapper will be in my bag... if each one of us does our part i am sure we can have a society that is clean and free!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteGood point abt the NRI s mam.. true! I still remember ur words abt bubble gum thing you said in class... Yes we ourself have to play in keeping our country clean... :)
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