हिदुओं में भी हर उत्सव वाला कार्य टाल दिया जाता है एक साल के लिए जब परिवार में कोई मृत्यु होती है।

यहाँ,
भारत में, पिछले एक साल में लाखों लोग कोरोना के कहर में खेत गए (आज भी हर दिन, सरकारी आँकड़ों में, करीबन, रोज़ 500 मौतें हो रही हैं),
हज़ारों बच्चे अनाथ हो गए,
लोगों की नौकरियाँ/रोज़गार जाते रहे,
हज़ारों किसान सर्दी-धूप-बरसात में अपनी मांगों के लिए अब भी लड़ रहे हैं,
कभी कोई 'कानपुर' होता है, तो - कभी 'दिल्ली',
सामाजिक वैमनस्य और धार्मिक कट्टरता इतना पैर पसार चुकी है कि शायद ही किसी और देश में इतना हो,
लोकतंत्र एक मज़ाक़ बन कर रह गया है
और, इन सबके बीच एक उत्सव की छद्मता!

क्या कोई परीक्षा पास की जा सकती है अच्छे नंबरों से बिना अपनी कमजोरियों को टटोले हुए,
केवल ये झूठी दिलासा देते हुए कि -
"सब कुछ अच्छा/पॉज़िटिव है"?

#IndependenceDay #AmritMahotsav
इस समय ज़रूरत थी एक सादगीपूर्ण अंत्यपरीक्षण (पोस्टमार्टम) की कि -
"मेरा भारत महान् क्यों नहीं बन पा रहा है?
क्यों आज़ादी के 75 साल बाद हम सबसे कठिन समय से गुजर रहे हैं?
क्या कमियां आ गई हैं हममें?"

#स्वतंत्रतादिवस
पहले भी हमने ये किया था जब वाजपेयी सरकार ने आज़ादी के 50वें साल में संसद का विशेष अधिवेशन बुलाया था ताकि उस समय के भारत की समीक्षा हो सके।

लोकतंत्र एक व्यक्ति की ज़िद और उसके बोल-बचन का नाम नहीं है,
वो तानाशाही होती है।

संवाद और समालोचन
किसी भी लोकतंत्र को स्वस्थ बनाते हैं।
अगर आप ये सब नहीं कर सकते और झूठी दिलासाओं में रहना चाहते हैं,
तो -
भारत यूं ही लड़खड़ाता, सिसकता और पिछड़ता रहेगा।

तो, सुनिए इस महानायक 👇🏾को आज #IndependenceDayIndia पर
और
समझिए कि -
आज़ाद भारत को कैसा होना चाहिए!

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Hmmm!..

Let's see - how dumb she thinks we are
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What significance and relevance is of your "immense" power, @POTUS
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