As I slept on the eve of republic day, I wanted to write something for the occasion of the 65^th Republic Day of my country. Sixty-five years is a big deal after all. But then not being totally sure about what republic meant, I decided to look it up in the dictionary. The definition said, “republic is a state in which the supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives..”. Reading that I asked myself if India was actually a republic, if the power was actually in hands of the people and if India will ever be a republic.   

For quite a few years India has been an invisible monarchy under the Gandhi family. It was only recently when first time democracy was followed in real terms in Delhi, where in people, or should I say educated people voted with a clear head for the leaders they wanted,  but will that be promising enough, will that sustain, will it bring the change everyone has been waiting for, still remains a question mark. Though AAP made a promising campaign and kept their promises after forming the government but they have also shown their lack of maturity in political decisions by going for “dharna” for suspension of 2 police officers. Clearly they have a long way to go and lot to learn.

Looking at the bigger picture now, India has yet to witness a people’s rules in real sense. Most of the politicians misuse power and make the common man a puppet in the hands of the government. It is not like the common man does not notice the injustice, they do and people also get agitated by the constant harassment and how they vent all their anger is in the Facebook status messages. That is not how people should be reacting to such serious problems.  

If something is disturbing us, we should make efforts to change it. Moral policing is not something that is required for the PDAs(Public Display of attraction) or same sex marriage. Moral policing is required in politics and media. A new generation of young politicians is what is required to change the face of politics.Politics is a profession, so like all other professions, it should be taught and practiced in school and college days because it is an indispensable part of our lives. The more people know about it, more interested they will be.  

India has a long way to go, long way to be independent, republic, democratic and a long way to go before it is developed.

Hoping to see my country the way it deserves to be. Jai Hind.