Patriotism and all that sorta thing...

A happy republic day to all.

By now, almost every Indian on facebook has made atleast a single mention about the republic day in their statuses, some stating the obvious in the form of wishes, yet others cribbing about the state of our nation. I see a lot of posts saluting our nations' soldiers and thanking them for the freedom we enjoy in our daily lives.

All of the above statements are true, but there is a huge class out there that remains to be the unsung heroes of India's success in the past few years from the time we achieved freedom.

I am talking about your and mine- fathers, mothers, uncles, aunts, grand ma's and grand pa's...

You might wonder, why mention them? They did nothing specific for this nation.. but ponder over the next few lines.

Working class,
mostly tax payers,
mostly observing state made laws,
mostly wanting nothing more than a peaceful life!

For a nation which has just received freedom, it is not enough to have burning patriotism and fighting spirit alone.

It needs willing citizens ready to do its bidding, do work for it, in any capacity possible. I am sure most of your predecessors have worked as government employees under various capacities, yet others have started their own businesses and lived what you might call very boring everyday lives, only to retire at the age of about 60.

These COMMON MEN & WOMEN are the unsung heroes of our nation, whose everyday contribution through their boringly monotonous lives have brought such stability to our nation which it required to become- today one of the most respected nations. Stability is the most essential factor to any nation looking for a glorious future and it has been established in India through the efforts of our preceding generations.

The world has seen many nation states achieve freedom only to titularly call themselves a Republic; only to be dangerously used by developed nations for their own vested interests or be doomed to slavery by its own ruling class. Many small African nations are a burning example of this.

All said and done, I pay my greatest respects and salutations to the Boring Common Man from the working classes, whose monotonous yet stable life cycles have allowed our nation achieve maximum success.

By far, we might not be the best governed, best in resources, or as such any superlatives when it comes to describing a nation.

Yet, India HAS BEEN, IS NOW and 


WILL ALWAYS BE a nation looked at 


with RESPECT!