Hello Reader,
It was a Saturday night and I met my flatmates after a usual working week in which we hardly get a chance to see each other due to our mismatch in timings. So, we decided to have some fun and go for a drive to India Gate and roam around on the iconic roads of Delhi all night, in one of my flatmate’s new car.
It was a Saturday night and I met my flatmates after a usual working week in which we hardly get a chance to see each other due to our mismatch in timings. So, we decided to have some fun and go for a drive to India Gate and roam around on the iconic roads of Delhi all night, in one of my flatmate’s new car.
We
parked our car and walked towards the historic War memorial, India Gate. You
might know that India Gate was actually built in remembrance of the martyrs, who
sacrificed their lives during the First World War in France and later, an
inverted rifle on a black marble stone was placed in middle of the gate which
is known as the ‘Amar Jawan Jyoti’, for the brave-hearts, who fought during the
1971 war. If you think about it that way, about why it was made and the
important history behind it, you‘ll feel proud about our Army and by just
standing there, facing the memorial, gives you Goosebumps and incepts a
patriotic feeling.
It
is fairly crowded most of the times and is surrounded by green grassy gardens,
where people enjoy with their friends and family, go for picnics, eat and play
around. What they forget to take care of is evident from the picture I have
clicked and shared below.
And
all this in the time when movements like Swacch Bharat are getting so much
popularity. We saw the popular ministers and actors posing on the TV screens
with glorious smiles on the last Independence Day. Also, a strict circular was
passed in all the government offices and educational institutes to repeat the
same. And the enthusiastic pseudo-nationalists held brooms in their hands and
went to their respective work places and swept the dirt around their offices
and houses and then later, posed with victory gestures. Was all that only for a
day? Is it not our duty to continue that even on the usual days? Yes, it is.
But, I am quite sure that the plant pots placed on the staircase corners of
almost every Government Building is still painted Maroon with Paan Spitting and littering.
And
spitting, littering, throwing wrappers and polythene bags anywhere will
certainly not contribute to make India Cleaner. It is a very bad habit of
majority of people in our country who just throw away the waste on the roads,
on the railway tracks, platforms, in public buses, trains and near Historic
monuments like India Gate.
I
had a similar experience at Wagha Border, in Amritsar, too. People show great
enthusiasm and love for India when they rush, in volumes to watch the evening
retreat and gather in the gallery and cheer the Soldiers, displaying their
strength and ability. All the patriotic, Desh
Bhakti songs are loudly played for everyone while the tired visitors
(because of all the rushing and running), kill their thirst and hunger by buying plastic
water bottles and Samsosas, Patties
and Chips from the BSF Stalls. But what they forget to do is throw away the
empty bottles and packets into the many dustbins that are placed there. Also,
at India gate, there are too many dustbins placed for everybody’s reach but why
they are not effectively used is a question for which I have no answer.
Yes,
they live in this delusional world where they think they are the real country
lovers attending retreats and monuments and cheering our soldiers but all that,
I think, certainly goes into the dustbin if not those empty wrappers and
bottles. If one cannot walk a few extra miles to put a light wrapper in a
dustbin, then one’s show of patriotism is as important as that Chips packet,
peacefully lying in front of India Gate (in the pic). Can we not put a little
more effort to keep our country internally clean, for which our Army men shed
their blood and sweat, protecting us from external dirt, day and night, being
at places one can’t even imagine to survive? Are we so hopeless? Let’s not be,
please.
I,
personally, want to raise my voice against this bad, immoral, improper and
unacceptable habit of throwing away waste anywhere and everywhere. This is our
Country, our Motherland, not an open dustbin.
It
is very simple to contribute to the garbage spread by the majority by adding
more wrappers and bottles to it and reasoning it as “It’s already dirty, what
difference will one more wrapper make?” It does make a difference but an unwanted
one.
So,
speak up whenever you see someone casually littering around.
And, join Montu on his campaign to speak up for what is wrong.
What is #AbMontuBolega Campaign?
#AbMontuBolega campaign is an initiative taken by Strepsils India and Montu, a character played by the talented new actor Saqib Salim, who falls in different social problems and yet, always keeps silent. But, then there is a limit to keep mum . One day, you have to speak up. And that is what this campaign is all about. You can follow and know more about this campaign from these links:
Facebook
Twitter.
And, join Montu on his campaign to speak up for what is wrong.
What is #AbMontuBolega Campaign?
#AbMontuBolega campaign is an initiative taken by Strepsils India and Montu, a character played by the talented new actor Saqib Salim, who falls in different social problems and yet, always keeps silent. But, then there is a limit to keep mum . One day, you have to speak up. And that is what this campaign is all about. You can follow and know more about this campaign from these links:
Twitter.
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