1947 August 15th - the day we got freedom from colonial powers, but not yet from narrow minded politics. I request my fellow brothers and sisters of India to spend a few minutes in reading this blog and just two - three hours on one day during April-May. I started this blog with a good intention to just speak my mind on India and what we could do. The very first i use it towards our parliamentary elections that will happen between April-May '09. Before i go further, let me clarify, i am apolitical and i am not associated with any political organisation.
Only a strong and stable governance can help us take our country to a better state. One may be from Andhra, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Goa or wherever in the current Indian borders, but at the very hearts we share similar culture, similar food, similar dress and have many other similarities. It pains when i see the 'unity in diversity' slogan; some shortsighted regional parties are whipping up passion on the name of caste, language etc. At a time, when multi-dimensional problems are looming to take us back to non-governance, especially with the regional parties are fuelling it a lot. History can repeat itself. Remember how the colonisation started? When we were all busy fighting internally, we were taken into chains. Do we have to let that happen again? I repeat when we were busy infighting, we lost our pride, our wealth and everything. India was THE richest nation and had topped the GDP table till 1475AD.
Today we have a few good leaders in both the national parties, leaders with passion to serve the nation. But their hands are tied; Coalition governments are powerless and are curtailed by regional parties that are highly disruptive to our progress. Coalition governance can take us nowhere, everyone wants a share for their personal progress, the common man is suffering. Growth is retarded and challenged. Let us throw away the prejudice from our minds for just a day and serve the nation just for a day, not even a day, just 2-3 hours. I am just asking 2-3 hours.
USA took almost 250 years to become a super-power since its independence(1776); India in its 60 years (just 60 years) has had a good run and is a decade away from reaching a better state.We have a lot more to offer to our own self and the world; we showed we are a responsible nation, we showed our determination in our space trips, missile programmes and in many other fields. But one thing is pulling us back - coalition and the weak governance.
We have a choice, that we did not have during the days of monarchy. The choice - "VOTE"; Yes, We can VOTE! So i ask, i request, i plead, two or three hours from the readers to stand in the queue that day and vote. Alongside, I also place a humble request that, you vote to one of the national parties not to a regional or linguistic or a party with regional aspiration. Remember growth has to be inclusive and not to a region. When you have two eyes to see, why place importance to just one? When you have 28 states and 7 UTs, why place one before the other? Let's be inclusive - Let us vote to a national party and demand - yes, DEMAND good governance to take us forward.
Every drop of water makes a ocean, every vote counts. Your vote can change India. We know one man who has recently spearheaded change - Obama - we as individuals could collectively bring a new direction to India by a very simple step - 'Voting'.
Be the change!
(Also, could you vote in the poll on the left side top of this blog, that if you would vote or not in the parlimentary elections?)
PS: Please forward this to fellow indians and be the cause for change too. One candle lits another, let us make our future bright!
