It never occurred to me, that I would be writing about this amazing
feeling of being an Indian, but today scrolling past the array of posts on
facebook, I came across this video which once again brought out the Indian in
me and urged me to write about this feeling which I've lived with. At once
everything flashed across my mind as the tune of the national anthem went on,
like a short movie. All the school function patriotic songs which I fondly
watched, all the republic day parades I watched, all the times I got goosebumps
listening to the nation anthem with a full orchestra or watching the tricolour
unfurl, everything just collected up and look, here I am, the next moment,
writing about it.
It might seem awkward to some of you of I being so sappy about the
country. Never could I really find a reason behind this, but that's the way
I've always been!! You might ask me, each one of us is patriotic. Every
Indian felt proud with the Commonwealth Games that we managed to pull off. We
still feel ecstatic when we win any single cricket match. We lauded when India
became World champions in cricket. I feel my country is the best, every Indian
does feel the same. Why this show off?
But What set apart my feeling for my nation are the small little
feelings that I experience. The sense of belief with which we celebrate our
festivals like Diwali always reminds me of an amazing country I live in. The
big fat Indian wedding, where lots of "izzat ka sawaal" after effects
are visible in the form of decorative elephants, the multi-tier ceremonies and
lots of sweets, makes me feel uniquely Indian. The way we feed our guests, like
they haven't eaten since ages, and do anything to host them well..
amazing!!
The literally electrifying feeling I get whenever I hear a patriotic song
makes me feel amazingly excited..!!
Whenever I travel in the Metro..a sense of pride fills me up..and that
happens every single time I enter any metro station..!! The monuments.. the
traditions.. the culture..India is not a country, its a lifestyle to aspire
for!
But still, there's one factor that makes me repeatedly fall in love with
my country.
I read once abut a couple from Finland in News Paper on Independence day.
Both dressed in Indian traditional attire. What they said about India , i felt to hug my whole country, all at once!
they said,
"This country has given us a lot. Something
which we haven't asked for - The feeling of being calm, the way to find
ourselves, that feeling of love which we could have hardly imagined there.
There's a sense of being “us” in each one of you - irrespective of the way you
are, irrespective of what your means are. We have found ways to be happy.
Connecting with your Gods, your wisdom never falls short. In a world of our
own, we actually found a world which we can call our own. And that is why we
fell so much in love with India. We came here as tourists, but JUST could not
go back! “
I never forget their words. And today, this video
on facebook, again reminded me of their words, about India. A Complete Country…!!
