Before I start writing anything,I understand that easiest thing in this world is to give advice and not following it.But still I would like to share my thoughts and also put forward the fact that most people in my country including me are not prepared to sacrifice their life for country.Here is what Bhagat Singh said
I emphasize that I am full of ambition and hope and of full charm of life. But I can renounce all at the time of need, and that is the real sacrifice. These things can never be hinderance in the way of man, provided he be a man. You will have the practical proof in the near future.
- Selected writings of Shaheed Bhagat Singh (1986), Page. 65
We have already very many such leaders who spare some evening hours for delivering speeches. They are useless. We require ? to use the term so dear to Lenin ? the “professional revolutionaries”. The whole-time workers who have no other ambitions or life-work except the revolution.
-Bhagat Singh.
What I saw at Jantar Mantar really made me sad.When revolution against corruption went weak,leaders opted for easy way out-political solution.If political solution would have been possible ,it would have happened in last 65 years.So when revolution demanded blood , sacrifice of life, our so called civil society leaders shied away from it.Had one of leaders given his life for war against corruption, by not eating,it would have caused the whole revolution turn into storm unstoppable by any government.It was like thresh hold, one sacrifice and all the sleeping public would have come to streets.Even in the worst case, public would not have come, but atleast it will be the true end to the war against corruption.Just because government is not listening or mass support is not there, leaders cannot abandon the cause.Had Mahatma Gandhi or Bhagat Singh thought about this, they would have never been able to do what they did.They brought revolutions.One sacrifice of Bhagat Singh made thousand more.This shying away from giving sacrifice has done more harm than good. People next time will not be willing to believe any such war against corruption.Revolutions need sacrifice and if it means giving your life for the sake of it,then be it or never start revolutions.
Now lot of people can ask one question:Why wont you do the same? I strongly believe that if I or anybody is leading the revolution, then leader cannot leave it before fulfilling the true cause of revolution.In this case, the revolution was to make the government pass the strong Lokpal Bill.Until that was fulfilled, they should not have back tracked.If god forbids,I am in same situation from where I started some revolution, I would not shy away from supreme sacrifice.But alas .....we do not have more Bhagat Singhs ....or Karatr Singh Sarabha or Bankim Chaterji or Ram Prasad Bismil.I would just end this blog with few lines from my favourite poem.
सरफ़रोशी की तमन्ना अब हमारे दिल में है,
देखना है जोर कितना बाजु-ए-कातिल में है ।
खींच कर लाई है सबको कत्ल होने की उम्मींद,
आशिकों का आज जमघट कूंच-ए-कातिल में है ।
सरफ़रोशी की तमन्ना अब हमारे दिल में है,
देखना है जोर कितना बाजु-ए-कातिल में है ।
है लिये हथियार दुश्मन ताक में बैठा उधर
और हम तैय्यार हैं सीना लिये अपना इधर
खून से खेलेंगे होली गर वतन मुश्किल में है
सरफरोशी की तमन्ना अब हमारे दिल में है
As long as we do not sacrifice our life for country ..........we will be sucked by some problem or the other.People have to be brought out from slumber and that needs sacrifice. Jai Hind
I emphasize that I am full of ambition and hope and of full charm of life. But I can renounce all at the time of need, and that is the real sacrifice. These things can never be hinderance in the way of man, provided he be a man. You will have the practical proof in the near future.
- Selected writings of Shaheed Bhagat Singh (1986), Page. 65
We have already very many such leaders who spare some evening hours for delivering speeches. They are useless. We require ? to use the term so dear to Lenin ? the “professional revolutionaries”. The whole-time workers who have no other ambitions or life-work except the revolution.
-Bhagat Singh.
What I saw at Jantar Mantar really made me sad.When revolution against corruption went weak,leaders opted for easy way out-political solution.If political solution would have been possible ,it would have happened in last 65 years.So when revolution demanded blood , sacrifice of life, our so called civil society leaders shied away from it.Had one of leaders given his life for war against corruption, by not eating,it would have caused the whole revolution turn into storm unstoppable by any government.It was like thresh hold, one sacrifice and all the sleeping public would have come to streets.Even in the worst case, public would not have come, but atleast it will be the true end to the war against corruption.Just because government is not listening or mass support is not there, leaders cannot abandon the cause.Had Mahatma Gandhi or Bhagat Singh thought about this, they would have never been able to do what they did.They brought revolutions.One sacrifice of Bhagat Singh made thousand more.This shying away from giving sacrifice has done more harm than good. People next time will not be willing to believe any such war against corruption.Revolutions need sacrifice and if it means giving your life for the sake of it,then be it or never start revolutions.
Now lot of people can ask one question:Why wont you do the same? I strongly believe that if I or anybody is leading the revolution, then leader cannot leave it before fulfilling the true cause of revolution.In this case, the revolution was to make the government pass the strong Lokpal Bill.Until that was fulfilled, they should not have back tracked.If god forbids,I am in same situation from where I started some revolution, I would not shy away from supreme sacrifice.But alas .....we do not have more Bhagat Singhs ....or Karatr Singh Sarabha or Bankim Chaterji or Ram Prasad Bismil.I would just end this blog with few lines from my favourite poem.
सरफ़रोशी की तमन्ना अब हमारे दिल में है,
देखना है जोर कितना बाजु-ए-कातिल में है ।
खींच कर लाई है सबको कत्ल होने की उम्मींद,
आशिकों का आज जमघट कूंच-ए-कातिल में है ।
सरफ़रोशी की तमन्ना अब हमारे दिल में है,
देखना है जोर कितना बाजु-ए-कातिल में है ।
है लिये हथियार दुश्मन ताक में बैठा उधर
और हम तैय्यार हैं सीना लिये अपना इधर
खून से खेलेंगे होली गर वतन मुश्किल में है
सरफरोशी की तमन्ना अब हमारे दिल में है
As long as we do not sacrifice our life for country ..........we will be sucked by some problem or the other.People have to be brought out from slumber and that needs sacrifice. Jai Hind
