Anna Kranti

From the very early days of my life, I have watched the videos of revolutions in different parts of the world and wondered. Wondered what makes these people come to streets, what motivates them to fight for a cause, what inspires them to sacrifice everything for their country. Well, I found my answers today.

At 10 am today when my friend (Anshul Gautam) asked me if I wanted to go to the rally, I said yes. To be very frank, I wasnt sure if I would go. I had a tedious job of shifting the room at hand. But finally I decided that this is my chance of doing something for my country which I always dreamt of. We reached New Delhi Metro Station at around 2 30 pm. The scene inside the station was unbelievable. Chants like 'Vande Mataram', 'Inquilab Zindabad' , 'Anna Zindabad' echoed everywhere. People had tricolors on their faces, around their necks and their heads proudly showed off the "MAIN ANNA HOON" caps. Scenes at the Ram Leela Maidan were even more astonishing. 50 60 thousand people sitting , chanting , listening to the various leaders whilst watching ANNA sit in the background. Volunteers from children to elderly giving bananas and water to all those gathered. No one was paying them, they just wanted to.

India Gate was even more drowned in Tri-Color. I cant even tell a number as to how many people were there, lacs maybe. The Maha Rally started when Kiran Bedi arrived. The entire rally was a humbling experience for me. The power of people was on display on the streets of Delhi. Chants like "Sonia jiski mummy hai, wo sarkar nikammi hai" and "gali ka kutta kaisa ho, Kapil Sibbal jaisa ho" gave vent to the feelings of the common man. Be it kids, senior citizens, women, physically handicapped, everybody was rallying. Of course, the media men were present and as Indians we tend to dance even better when a camera is on us. As we had to come back to Ghaziabad we did not enter the Ram Leela Ground, rather came back straight away.

I have no idea what lies in the future. Whether the bill will get passed or not, whether the govt accepts all demands or not. All I know is that during the entire day, I had to drink water and eat a banana in regular intervals to beat the heat, when a man, a warrior, an Indian was sitting in the ground without food, with a smile on his face. The respect automatically seeps in. As the chants would say, "Anna tum sangharsh karo, hum tumhare sath hain".

MAIN ANNA HOON.

India Shining... Really?????

Its 1940s all over again. The analogy is obvious. Just hope the result turns out to be exactly the same. The Indian Govt has crossed all barriers of shamelessness. Its time we the people of India cross all boundaries to fight this autocratic rule.
From the time I came to my senses, I have respected the Congress for the knowledgeable leaders the party has. Manmohan Singh, P Chitambram, Rahul Gandhi, Kapil Sibbal, Pranab Mukherjee to name a few. All of them experts in their field of study. All of them contributors to the formation of the Shining India. It was probably the only reason I considered Congress better than BJP.
But the events that have unfolded in the last 1 year or so have just shambled this respect. Scam is like a synonym of the govt right now. Every govt has corrupt ministers. But defending them, keeping mum when it comes to acting against them, stating that they are not guilty in front of all proven facts, pathetic!
Even more shocking has been the treatment given to those who have raised their voices against corruption. When Anna Hazare fasted for the 1st time, the "knowledgeable" govt double crossed him by making false promises for the much talked about Lokpal Bill. Baba Ramdev followed in Anna's footsteps and he was shown what the govt is actually capable of. Shamed, terrorized and humiliated in front of the entire nation. And finally the incidents that took place today. Arresting Anna and then acting innocent as if they were unaware of what was happening. Are we some kind of fools that we dont get what is happening?
May be we are. Only fools allow such acts of injustice to repeat again and again. If we stay silent now, we will be forced to stay silent our entire lives. Our freedom of speech is under threat. Its high time we come out of the shells of selfishness and do something for the nation. Support Anna, in whatever way possible. In these dark times, he is the only torch bearer.

ACT NOW OR ELSE FOREVER BE SLAVES.