Friday, April 8, 2011

World Cup and Anna Hazare

De Ghumake! De diya Ghumake! A long 28 year wait finally over !! A moment impinged in history books forever. Cricket-clad newspapers front paged with "Once upon a time in Mumbai","Dhoni does a Kapil", "Wankhede casts a spell for Sachin" etc.... No Doubt! The Indian Cricket Team deserves it. Infy Kudos to Dhoni and Co for pulling it off and living upto the expectations of billions of people of this cricket frenzied nation. RESPECT the team.

This win has done a lot to this nation than anything else that would have done even close. It has brought the people together with joy. yes ! UNITY! The celebrations after the win were unprecedented. Memorable sights people celebrating as they shared their Joy with friends family and even strangers! and everyone had a smile on their face. Such pure unadulterated joy ! Such Emotions! Such Unity! Such Bliss! Such happiness! Such a true patriotic feeling to have conquered the world ! I am glad to be alive to witness this epic feat and the impact it has had on me and the people around me :)

A lesson thus learnt. If a common passion drives the people of our country crazy, we unite to give our full support to make sure we reach our goal. Ok now, Cricket is considered a religion and all that.Fine. But why restrict only to cricket? We all know our country is facing much graver ageold problems. Corruption is one of them, the root cause you can say. Its time we are ignorant about it and actually do something instead of cribbing.

Anna Hazare is in the news. Do check the news if you arent in touch! In short, Anna Hazare is a 72 year old social activist who is on a hunger fast till government supports to pass the LokPal bill which will give accountability to curb corruption. A mini Satyagraha as the media call it. True. A bold move to curb corruption. and the govt will think twice on this issue since they themselves are corrupt! and ofcourse they are afraid that their darker sides will be revealed to the common man. Bow down to Anna Hazare seriously! A gutsy step taken by the man !

As people of this country, we should support Anna Hazare in whatever way we can. It is in such times, support from as many people from the nation is required. Lets unite for this cause! I think the timing of this hunger strike wouldnt have been better. The World Cup win is fresh in peoples minds and the unity which it brought with it too. Lets show our full support to curb corruption ! Unity wins over everything else. It does ! World cup win is an example. Lets get inspired by the World cup win and Anna Hazare and do our bit!! Even if its just about spreading the message, do it. UNITE SUPPORT. CONQUER !