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Seventy-nine years ago, India earned her freedom from colonial rule. Today, it’s time to fight for a second independence, this time from our most loyal oppressor: the Great Indian Chalta Hai.
You know the one. The pothole outside your house that looks like a swimming pool? Chalta hai. The broken flush in the railway station that smells like a chemical weapon? Chalta hai. Politicians switching parties faster than you switch TV channels? Chalta hai. We have, with Olympic-level skill, converted resignation into a national philosophy.
The British may have left in 1947, but apathy stayed behind with a residency permit. We’ve been feeding it with excuses: “System hi aisa hai,” “Sab adjust kar lete hain,” “Yahan kabhi sudhaar nahi hoga.” With every shrug, we extend Chalta Hai’s visa by another 75 years.
But here’s the catch: patriotism doesn’t end with flag-hoisting, WhatsApp forwards, or proudly standing in PVR before the national anthem. True patriotism is refusing to let “adjust kar lo” be the answer to every broken road, every leaking tap, every delayed project. It’s demanding more and also doing more, instead of waiting for “someone” to fix it.
Imagine if 1947 had also been a Chalta Hai moment. “Arre, British rule is inconvenient, but thoda adjust kar lo yaar.” We’d still be paying taxes to London and practising our God Save the King karaoke. Thankfully, our freedom fighters weren’t raised on that diet of compromise. They aimed for Azadi, not jugaad.
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So why do we accept mediocrity today as though it were our inheritance? Why is the guy breaking a traffic signal a hero, while the one following the rules is a chump? Why do we laugh off corruption with memes but don’t demand accountability?
Our second independence requires courage, the courage to demand clean streets, to hold public servants accountable, to respect laws, to stop littering because “sab karte hain.” It requires silencing the inner ‘Chalta Hai’ voice that tells us to let things slide.
Because here’s the truth: India doesn’t need another Independence Day sale, or one more patriotic reel with tricolour filters. What it needs is a collective rebellion against our laziness.
Let’s hoist a new flag this year, one stitched with the threads of responsibility, stitched with the refusal to shrug. Only then can we say we’re truly free.
Sources: Blogger’s own opinion
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This post is tagged under: Independence Day India, Chalta Hai attitude, Second Independence, Azadi 2.0, Indian youth voices, Satire India, Patriotic humor, Nation building, Responsible citizenship, Indian mindset change, Quit Chalta Hai, Civic sense India, Everyday patriotism, Freedom 79 years, Indian society critique, True patriotism, Azadi ka amrit mahotsav, Modern Indian independence
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