Today being Independence Day one can see many children excitedly waving the Tricolour on the way to their schools for the Flag hoisting.What a perfect scene, the youth of tomorrow enjoying their independence and freedom.
On the other hand you would probably even see the other picture of tomorrows youth.Children scavenging the rubbish bins, for some scrap to sell and satisfy their hunger.
These scenes prompt me to think , are we really free???
What does Freedom really mean?Is it just freedom from slavery to a foreign nation?
We have hungry children dwelling on streets, the girl child being killed even before she is born, brides burnt for dowry, wives assaulted by husbands, tribals dying due to political power games, corruption, the common man struggling to have his voice heard......................
Freedom is a farce.
We are still slaves, to ourselves ,to our greed and to all the evils prevalent in our society and system.
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