Independence and Freedom.
All lofty words,spoken by great men,

Inspiring fellow countrymen to join the

Struggle,and after years of subjugation,

We won our freedom.
The tryst with destiny speech and many 

Such speeches enlivened the atmosphere.

And it was electrified.People rejoiced

As never before.In some corners,

It also gave rise to discontent and dismay.

Partition of a country brought untold 

Miseries in its wake.Families were separated.

Neighbours,who lived as one family

Were gone and sometimes even parents

Had to face the pangs of separation.
It took us time but overcome we did.

At least parts of the problems.

Progress in certain sectors,not to be denied.

Development brought in its wake,some

Attendant problems.Not insurmountable.
Governments changed and so did the problems.

Much time was lost in debates and discussions.

New issues cropped up in place of old.

Some found solutions and some did not.

It was a great man who once said.

Freedom is when a woman walks without

Fear in the middle of night.

Are we anywhere near that?

Do we have real freedom in many things?

Are our children really safe?

Is there any accountability for any of the misdeeds?

Apathy,blame game,injustice against many.

These are evils plaguing our society. 
We can celebrate our Independence Day 

with conscience when we are able to

Partially solve these issues.Till then,

Celebrate with some conditions.

Treat your fellow human as human first.

No rape,no murder,no bombs,no guns.

An idealistic world.let us take our first step

Towards that and the rest would follow someday.