A Day of Patriotism

The winds kissed the tricolor and it stood there with pride. And tricolors were all around. Roads, buildings, gardens, public places and crossroads all embracing the tricolor - the Indian flag. Loudspeakers playing "Yeh desh hai veer jawaano ka." All the martyrs of Independence remembered. Kids carrying mini-tricolors to school. Politicians and Speeches. Sweets distributed. Independence day celebration over.

Sun rose from the east as usual. Some tricolors were still standing there. Roads and buildings and gardens and crossroad and all those public places, those who embraced the Indian flag just a day before seemed to have forgotten about it. Loudspeakers shouting "I am patriotic and thats why I play this song" were silent. And so were the people who played those songs. Numb. Those mini-tricolors, trashed. And some lying on ground. Parents and teachers forgot to teach this. Politicians who gave long speeches on improving the country, get back to their real work - exploiting Indians.

Another sunrise. Youth excited about India. Sudden burst of enthusiam. Zeal of doing something for country. Shouts of "we will do something for the country". Lets fight this and lets fight that evil. Changing the politics. Revolting against injustice. No its not Independence day this time. Its just that another movie is released.

And this goes on. One day someone gets up from the bed. India becomes so dear and transformation is thought of. Patriotism penetrates in for another day. There is sudden increase in the number of groups who think alike about India. And again, its not independence day. Its just another movie release.

And as you might have guessed, this balloon of patriotism bursts as fast as it is inflated. And another day ends. A Day of Patriotism.