As it comes out of an intellectual conversation with one of my friends, I am a certified non-patriot now. Incidentally I have somehow lagged behind in doing my bit for the nation as I have not been forwarding the oh so patriotic SMS’s to my friends. I have to thank that friend for this realization…
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wishing you a very happy independence day zubin
and i agree we donot need to show we care…. caring comes naturally… try talking crap about your nation to any lame/random guy and see him flaring up…. we are all patriotic even though we may never have witnessed the partition or the freedom struggle.we care because it is hard no to.
yeah man!!! cudnt agree wid ya more!! m a lot like u in dat aspect…i wudnt go all out on 15th aug announcin m an indian…rather i prefer to feel my independence n share it wid others when d need comes…its not abt how well we can portray our patriotism its abt how much we feel it
Dunno wt to say
but really liked your perspective and take on freedom
Personally… I wish i was free of fear tht the system instills in us so that i ud do sumthn for my country…atleast speak up without fear of being shot by sum1
@Raka
Yes…exactly, Its hard not to care.
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@Mayz
True. Well, I am happy to have company..:)
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@Divkiran
Thanks.
I agree with you.
But I think more then the fear of being shot, its the fear of being gagged..
Same pinch!! I share ur thoughts..
well written mate…
im like that too…i think all of us are entitled to our own way of interpreting independence…
there are people who are passionate, vocal and obvious about it … good for them…
all said and done…the national anthem still brings tears to my eyes…
and i remember…we went to this air show and we saw the suryakirans do their thing…there were also the MIGs and other russian fighter planes…but the suryakirans with their tricolour smoke just choked me and the tears were just non-stop…amazing experience…
nice picture, by the way…
someone’s looking reeeeeeaaally good…
“Nonetheless…I am proud…”
I think being genuinely proud of ones country means much more than all that patriotic crap of sms & more.
P.S. – Looking good Zubin
Really good!
WOW well-said Zubin!
Like this post alot.
Keshi.
Freedom is an illusion we are born in to.
Hence celebrating independence day is redundant.
my 2 paise.
Hey all..thanks for the comments. Forgive me for the silence, I have been pretty sick this weekend..
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@mez:
Thanks, good to know..
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@Preeti:
Thanks..
Well I live just 2 Kms away from the Hindon Air Base…Those Suryakirans are all over our heads days before the Republic day parade(in preparation)..In fact..after they pass over the parade they pass over us within 2-3 minutes. Minus the Tri-color smoke though!! I have this habit of watching them on T.V and then going outside and waiting for them to pass over..EVERY TIME..!
Me…?Looking good…? Gosh..thanks..
@Gin
Exactly, that’s what I meant…!!
And thanks for the compliment, I am flattered..:)
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@Keshi
Thanks
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@Che
Thanks.
Nah..not completely redundant, but for most part..YES, it IS an illusion.
For one moment there, i was wondering why wouldnt u choose not to reply to ONLY my comment….
:D
and then .. the realisation dawned… I am Gin(a)
Never ever miss that damn “a” again in Gina…its already hard to remember that Gina is me
Oh i meant…
why WOULD u choose not to….
Ok..as you say miss Gin(a)..!!
Hi ,
I was reading ur blog posts and found some of them to be very good.. u write well.. Why don’t you popularize it more.. ur posts on ur blog ‘zlog’ took my particular attention as some of them are interesting topics of mine too;
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Cheers,
the one thin i like in ur style of writing is the content originality,
as u wrote tht u did notthin on the very special day but still the style of writin the same is awesome tht makes me read it for times…
hats off..
@KP:
Thanks yaar…I like the fact that you like it..
the fact is still visible and existant…
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