As we celebrate Independence Day today we can ask a simple question to self what does this day mean to the people of the country. This question is also being put to the people living in this state. The hard earned national independence, which was achieved owing to gigantic task performed by our great leaders, cannot go to waste. Father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi yearned for achievement of national independence without shedding blood. His agitation centred on non violence and ahimsa. None opposed his movement. He could carry the entire masses in his movement. Even the newspapers, which opposed his famous non cooperation movement, faced natural death, boycotted by the then readers. The trend sweeping now however is different from what prevailed then. Now every group desires newspapers to play a role in creating ground for the movement of any kind to survive. Newspaper is like a simple looking glass that reflects the image of the object put before it. If one performs something naturally its image will be reflected. Nothing that is done cannot be seen in the looking glass. India has been hailed as the largest democracy in the world but here in Manipur we are playing with the ingredients of the democratic values. We must not make any attempt to belittle the sacrifices made by the great leaders. What India today is not our creation? Policies and programmes framed by our forefathers shaped what India should be like. Principles and ideals of the great leaders of India egg on the country to move forward from where it was left by the Britishers. India is poised to become a super power in the near future. India’s Martian mission, which was unfolded and landing of unmanned machines on the surface of the moon indicates the giant leap India has made in the past few decades. India is honoured by the developed nations for the speed with which it has moved in the field of science and technology. Moreover the present leadership having inherited the legacy of the great leaders, who stood for the welfare of the hapless people, have formulated many schemes and policies to give benefits to the needy people. These schemes and programmes are for the future generation. A better future awaits India. Indira Awas Yojna, MGNREGA, which give job to the rural masses are some of the schemes that can be mentioned. Then health care programme for the poverty stricken people, all these programmes make the people proud of being called Indians. Now the President of India Pranab Kumar Mukherjee has unfolded his dream to erase hunger from the Indian dictionary. He can do it. He knows the Government at the centre is capable of carrying out pro poor programmes. Celebration of national Independence Day must have a meaning. Independence Day celebration must instil in the young minds the need for working hard and also to protect the unity and integrity of the country. Youngsters should be taught to imbibe Indianness. Let the celebration of Independence Day herald the onset of peace and tranquillity in this troubled torn region of the country. Happy independence day.
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