We were freed from the clutches of the
Whites,
yet are shackled by the menace of
corruption.
We were liberated from the law of the
British,
yet are restrained by the reign of dirty
politics.
We have been released from the rule of the
company,
yet are imprisoned by the ideals of our moral
police.
We were rescued from the evils of imperial
authority,
yet are being hounded by the ills of communal
riots.
We were cut loose from the harms of the
Englishmen,
yet are rampantly endangered by rape and
harassment.
We were unchained from the malice of foreign
oppression,
yet are handcuffed by the spite of local
discrimination.
The peace and quiet that comes with freedom is long
lost.
The common man is on a running spree, chased
by
bribery, sleaze, poverty, gender bias, inequality,
violence and more -
All new-age oppressors in
disguise.
What did we really win our independence from, I
ask?
Is it just from the monstrosities inflicted upon us by
the British regime?
Then it is about time, to redefine and
re-establish,
the true essence of what independence means in today’s
India
Until then, August 15th will merely remain to
be
another day off from work in my
calendar.
(Written for an organization wide competition on the same topic)
