The Unending Saga of My Country....

Am I a Hindu first or an Indian first?
Am I the President of India first or an Indian first?
Am I the supporter if any 'ism' first or an Indian first?
Am I a youth/senior citizen first or an Indian first?

In all the above am an Indian first,last and always...

I found these lines in a national magazine and from then on have been thinking about India..its diverse customs,traditions and habits.60 years of independence..largest democratic.. a lot to feel proud of and a lot to forget.

From ‘India- a country somewhere in Asia’ we moved on to become ‘India- the emerging superpower’.Its a country where hunger and poverty still rule but it is also country where there is no drought of happiness. We carry our malice less hearts on our tongue and we make a bond with everyone.We might not make an Oscar winning movie but we are more than happy with our ‘6 ghaane,5 fight’ flick. ‘Satisfaction’ and ‘Struggle’ are the words we learn when we are still in the womb..'make your own destiny' is the mantra we always chant.

We make a stone and a tree our God and believe a parrot can predict our future.We stop our work when someone sneezes and we go to our work only when our loved ones bid us a goodbye.We pushed the woman into fire when her husband died,we made the woman first citizen of our country.Our mothers showed us the deep dark melancholy sky and bright stars and we went on to step on the moon.We dream of becoming a millionaire and say we achieve what we dream.

The 2 C s Cricket and Cinema bind us together and another C-Caste divides us altogether...We believe our myths to be facts but we are not blind to the changing face of the world..we elect our own rulers and dethrone them each time they do not meet our expectations.We gave the world 'Zero' and made impossibles possible.We wake up everyday we the hope that the day has something in store for us and that optimism makes each day worth living for us.

The dosa we have form a street side shop is the real treat for our taste buds and our day does not end without having a plate of panipuri..The tea we have in morning keeps our spirits high and the gossip we share at our colony park down the street makes us bond with everyone..Food is the thing that bonds us together and spicy food is what we all carve for.

We do 'Bhangra' for the loud beats of Punjabi songs and we swing swiftly to show our mettle in 'Salsa'..We wanted Raj and Simran to be together and we prayed for the end of Mogamboo.. Triumph of good over the evil is the theme we digested...We cried when Parvathi was necked out of the house and we rejoiced when Mihir and Tulasi met..Showbiz is the word which keeps us engrossed and we enjoy gossip as much as we love to relish two famous personalities ego clash being captured on live video!We detest ekta kapoor,himesh and reality shows the most but cant help but to watch them

At the end of the day we retire from all the tough times we had hoping for a miracle to happen the next day... Gotta agree..

We are same same but different:)

****(I thank Meenakshi,Prakash for helping me to finish this posting successfully and Nagesh kukunoor for that tag line)****...Smiles:)