Is India Really Independent?

Hi readers I'm Indian, on 15th August every year we celebrate Independence day with joy n feeling of being independent empowers the nationality feeling among us. The prime minister of India every year stands on Lal Kila for addressing the whole nation, but out of those words, most of them are the words for praising the current government. We say we are independent but my dear nation friends just think once again "R we really independent?".
Out of 100 people in India. 60 people hardly get money, food n other basic amenities for their survival. Children of age 7 to 15 are employed for hectic jobs in harmful n polluted environment. here children instead of having books in their hands, they have brush to become a cobbler n earning something for their survival. 20 out of 1000 people are dying out of hunger but our government says we have made a huge profit in exporting food items. God n the minsters know how come a country exporting food can have people who die out of hunger??? Now you decide have we got the independence from poverty????

One more thing to be noted is that, from the very start of my education I have been writing 'INDIA IS A DEVELOPING COUNTRY' n when i asked my father what he was writing, to must astonishment he had also written these words. Now also we see 'INDIA IS A DEVELOPING COUNTRY'. Now tell me how many years do a country like INDIA who have very wide range of diversity and minerals and potential as well will become a developed country. If we our neighboring country Japan, even after the nuclear attack over it in second world war, is among the top country having very strong economy.

Now Do you know the answer to the matter of India being developing from last 64 years is, only one word answer 'Corruption'. I feel its not the mistake of Indian people nor the politicians because its a disease which we are suffering from and has been injected from the age of British Rule in India.

Who ever comes to power they start their ways of earning money n making the public to suffer. In my state Orissa there are lots of issues of corruptions which have come to our sight. The government officials, even a mere peon takes bribe from common people. For instance, my friend Sidhant Dash's brother n his mother went to the 'Tahasildar' office for a sign which was required for his admission n their the peon took Rs. 150 for a single signature of the higher official, over that they had to wait for 2 hours for a single signature. These type of corruptions are happening with you also, but we are not brave enough to stand against it because we think this isnt our job to do.

Recently while doing shopping in a Mart they asked me Rs. 4 for packaging n on asking they replied that to reduce the use of plastics we have been taking this money. N if some one takes a jute bag with himself such that he won't pay for the plastic bags, which cant be reused at home, the guard outside says its not allowed. Now tell me instead of stopping the use of plastic bags, they are taking money which makes them profitable of 600% because a big plastic bag hardly cost 30 paisa. Here also these people are making corruption legally n none is there to fight against it.

Now tell me are we really independent? Do all have the right to live a proper life?

Who will stand for this? who will make this nation corruption free? Who will make you free from this corruption???

THE ANSWER IS "YOU". MAKE YOURSELF THE MEDIUM TO CHANGE YOUR OWN LIFE NOW AND FOREVER.