Chitto Jetha Bhayshunyo

Let my country awake!

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As I write this, the country that I was born in (and am a citizen of) is celebrating completion of 75 years of its independence. Probably at this very moment, millions of children are heading off to their respective schools to hoist the national flag and pay respects to the nation. It used to be this great tradition - Head to school early morning, way earlier than usual, do your bit for an hour or so, and then head home and spend the rest of the day playing whatever you felt like with all your friends who had just done the exact same thing in their respective schools. I have had years where I mourned the Independence Day falling on the weekend, because it meant the loss of a otherwise well-earned respite from the rigors of school.

Now, thanks to the technology and the wonderment called Whatsapp and LinkedIn I keep getting constant reminders of how wonderful a time it was. A time where we respected our elders and didn’t question them. No matter if those…