Give Me Blood! I Promise You Freedom!!
At a rally of Indians in Burma, July 4, 1944 this was the statement Netaji made at the great rally where he was elected with acclaim as the leader of the freedom movement in East Asia. The speech infused new life to a movement which had been weakened by internal dissensions. Sad, this time we didn't get enough time to remember him being amidst of the scams. But still, the call he made, is even now electrifying for both young and old.
Recently, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi gave a call,"Give me ten years of your life and after that you will be very proud of your contribution."[1]
I'm not sure how many will take up the call. A country needs a call at times for making its pace of progress accelerating. Unfortunately, something has gone wrong with us so that a call like this becomes a no-call.
It requires a soul searching. I think here I should quote the call President Obama made to his country men, "Your Country Needs You" - an inclusive call, a call of sacrifice and call of a glory that all cherish. Making of a call brings difference into!
[1]http://www.indianexpress.com/news/give-me-ten-years-of-your-life-and-ill-make-you-proud-rahulgandhi/743522/3
Hrushikesha Mohanty
31st january 2011
6 comments:
True, caller makes the difference.
Netaji's call was a real call from within. It was a call of the spirit for the whole mankind. But how many of us will realize the spirit of the call? I think very few. We are ruined and we will be ruined day by day. We have to arise and awaken our spiritual power within us in order to build up a good nation. But "Rahua's call", I don't think has a real spirit to build up the nation. A call has to emerge from within, without any self interest. Therefore there is a need for spiritual call. Of course it may sound odd for modern people, but in my opinion call for spiritualism is necessary to build up the strong backbone of India, rather than for a political call.
Ratikanta
Neta jee call's was patriotism call by heart and spritual but Rahul's call is political call only for taking political advantages...
Thanks for sharing the contents. However, I feel sad of noting the Rahul's call; a laughing and no-sense call.
Anyway, this country will see another march of independence within a short time frame of 10 yrs. The call for the 2nd generation of freedom fighter directs finding routes to eliminate corruption.
Netaji's call was attached with the patriotisim and for the developments of Indians. However Rahul's call is political which may fall flat. It doesn't have sense of development for Indians, rather for congress party.
A 'Call' becomes meaningful only when it has the right elements.
From the person making the call, it needs the sense of wisdom, of courage and integrity, conviction with selflessness to direct energy towards a goal. It requires that the call is simple, yet powerful and is all inclusive.
On the side listening to the call, there must be the need, the urge to do something, that powerful desire to be part of something big. It also needs that there must be that element that connects people across race, religion, language, caste and colour.
Netaji's call was to a generation of Indians who were selfless, who were ready to give up everything for a single cause. Also, they could clearly see the man he was.
Today we lack men of such calibre and individually, we have lost it ourselves too.
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