Last Updated on October 27, 2023 by admin
The place where almost everything originated and took shape is our own nation, called India. Our motherland is very unique in its very nature. This peninsular continent, which is surrounded by the Indian Ocean in the south, the Bay of Bengal in the southeast part of the country, and the Arabian Sea in the south-west, is the home of various things, including precious saffron from Kashmir, species from the south, gold, oils, cotton, tea, and many more things from different parts of the country. With its unique landscapes, it has the entire climate from summer to monsoon and winter to autumn, but in very apt quantity, which provides favourable conditions to grow and bloom.
Modern-day India is not very detached from the past; we Indians still believe in and respect our mythology and age-old religion and do follow the scientific and modern way of living our lives. There was a time when the world looked at us like we were someone who still knew nothing about science and technology, but now the whole scenario has changed. In today’s world arena, India is among the most reputed nations and has the ingress in almost every matter and nation. Today, the world has changed its view of judging India as a powerful nation in the upcoming era. But this does not happen in a day; it took a lot of time and a futuristic approach to reach this position. India, with its highest population of youth and very talented engineers, doctors, and scientists in her account, is ready to face the world as well as lead the world.
Furthermore, India is the only place where the oldest civilization, religion, and culture emerged and flourished. The land of India is so rich and generous and also has the capacity to accept everything and everyone, even if they were attackers or assailants like Muhammad Gori, who plunder the temples of India and ruthlessly executed the people who came in his way, the very fierce Chengaiz Khan, who massacred lots of people in order to get administrative power in his hands, and the very famous Mughals, who came to India to plunder but were attracted to this mighty and benevolent land and decided to rule India.
Much before that, Indian history was full of majestic dynasties like the Guptas, Cholas, Maurays, and many more, which supported the growth and development of religions like Buddhism and Jainism. Because of the diversity of the empire, India became the place where architecture and culture from all over the world took place. The glory of India lies in the fact that India is known as the Golden Bird, which fascinates the world most and also attracts them to discover this land. India has many feathers in its cap, like our first Nalanda and Takshashila universities, where students from all over the world come here to study much before the world knows anything about it.
These study centres are very reputed, which makes our land more interesting to discover. That’s why philosophical travellers like Fa Hien and Hsuan-Tsang from China visited here in search of knowledge.
But this amazing land falls into the hands of the British, who came to India as merchants during the reign of Jahangir, but unfortunately, they found crevices in Indian politics. The fragmentation in the politics and administrative system galvanised the British merchants to spread their bloody roots on Indian soil to suck out freedom from Indians. And it happens so quickly and smoothly that we did not let us have imagined that they would rule us so long and remain us, slaves, for almost 300 years. While talking about slavery, it is like it happens tomorrow. Slavery cuts us so deeply that it still feels burning, but it keeps us going to become perfect in every zone.
The struggle for freedom has had a series of incidents in the passing years, like the 1857 war of impendence glorified by the fighting spirit of Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi, then the uprising of princely states and their revolts, the formation of Congress as a safety valve by the British, who made responsible to convey the message of the Crown to the people of India, and vice versa, the upheaval of extremists like Bhagat Singh, Chandrashekar Azad, Ram Prasad Bishmil, and then Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Vipin Chandra Pal, and many freedom fighters like them who are former Congressmen but left the party after the introduction of the Simon Commission by the British Crown.
It brings great distrust and anger amongst Indians. So unlike Mahatma Gandhi, who is the great worshipper of truth and non-violence and intensely believed that injustice could be thrown only by non-violence, he initiated movements like the Dandi March, the Non-Cooperation Movement, the Civil Disobedience Movement, and the Quit India movement to throw away British rule but by giving the taste of their own medicine, like they did at Jalliawala Garden, and forceful suppression of peaceful petitions against the Simon Commission resulted in the death of Bal Gangadhar Tilak and formed the Indian Army. But it is a well-known fact that evil cannot be defeated by evil, so non-violence, the ethics of Mahatma Gandhi, led us on the path of our freedom, and we became independent on August 15, 1947, when Jawaharlal Nehru, our first president, hosted the tricolour flag, the Tiranga.
It is a saying that everything comes with a cost, and so does freedom. Unfortunately, it comes with the pain of the partition of our country, which is hence divided into India and Pakistan. The pain is still strong in our hearts, but sometimes it is misunderstood by many and results in fierce battles like the Indo-Pak War, the Cargill War, and many other small wars likely to be fought till now. But India is far better than this, so instead of engaging herself in this type of activity, which resulted in the loss of human life, she chose to increase and widen her expertise. In areas like information and nanotechnology and green revolution space science, India has immersed itself as the pioneer in sending satellites, not only for India but for many other nations. At present, the world is looking to us to lead because we are the ones who have given zero theories of mathematics and medicine; we are the ones with the oldest and still-living civilization, with written constitutions and a large population. So be grateful to this land and enjoy the freedom that comes with such effort.