Lets take an oath at this Independence day, to contribute atleast a bit for the progress of the Nation. Nation's progress is individual's responsibility.
Could you teach and inculcate Patriotism ..? Never. Its a feel. Of us, how many do tell our kids about freedom struggle. The modern parents wants their kids to learn and practice more skills and make them to be a better competitive to others. They let them to study the freedom struggle and movements as a subject in their curriculum.
How pity it is! The next coming young-generation grown up with no national and linguistic patriotism, no social integrity and also with no vision. During Independence struggle in those days ,before 1947, Independence was their only mission but they, almost everyone, had different vision on progress of the nation.
One such great visionary is our மகாகவி சுப்ரமணிய பாரதியார் (Mahakavi Subramaniya Bharathiyar). I think i never deserve to comment or even mention his name. But i wanted to remember one of his visions.
சிந்து நதியின் மிசை நிலவினிலே
சேர நன்னாட்டிளம் பெங்களுடனே
சுந்தரத் தெலுங்கினில் பாட்டிசைத்து
தோனிகள் ஓட்டி விளையாடி வருவோம்.
கங்கை நதிப்புரத்து கோதுமைப் பண்டம்
கங்கை நதிப்புரத்து கோதுமைப் பண்டம்
காவிரி வெற்றிலைக்கு மாருகொல்லுவோம்
சிங்க மராட்டியர்தம் கவிதைகொண்டு
சேரத்து தந்தங்கல் பரிசலிப்போம்
சிங்க மராட்டியர்தம் கவிதைகொண்டு
சேரத்து தந்தங்கல் பரிசலிப்போம்.
Wow... What a wish! These things were only a dream those days. But this is not a speck of matter today. Hope his vision made true today. But not completely. Only a part. Rest of his vision is still a dream...
சிங்கலத் தீவினுக்கோர் பாலமமைப்போம்
சேதுவை மேடுடுத்தி வீதி அமைப்போம்
வங்கத்தில் ஓடி வரும் நீரின் மிகையால்
மையத்து நாடுகலில் பயிர் செய்துவோம்
Even after 65 years of independence we still dreaming of it and never be achieved.He wanted to bridge the gap between Srilanka and us. Not only by means of transportation, but also in terms of economy, trade and in everything. But I think this will be a dream forever. I hope the ADAM Bridge being built at 'Palk Strait', will be opened for free-trade in few months or years. I hope this will prosper the International sea trade and also Indian internal water transport. But the last one, all surplus waters streaming wasted to sea, should be channelized and used for irrigation for regions which need it.Lets take an oath at this Independence day, to contribute atleast a bit for the progress of the Nation. Nation's progress is individual's responsibility.
