Now, if I had done a post last week on a special day happening during the week, then it makes sense on my part to continue with that same philosophy for this week too. But don't think that this post is obligatory. This post is going to be sweet, short and simple. But if in some manner you deem this post to be obligatory, then please do sympathize with my situation. By the time I'm posting this, I'll be at home and I will personally be enjoying those 140 hours of freedom from THIS life - freedom being our choice of theme this week.
So, as you might have read in today's newspaper, it was our Independence day yesterday. Now, that sentence is a lie. Why? Because I don't know any newspaper which comes out with an issue on the day after a national holiday.
Anyways, August pandrah san unniz sou sayntaalees main, humare pandit Jawaharlal Nehru ji ne lal qila me bharat ka pataka udake bhaarat ko swathantre ghoshit kar liya.
For those of you who don't understand Hindi, or if you don't understand the "Hindi" that I wrote above, it's translation in English would be along the lines of
on August 15th, 1947, our Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru flew the Indian Flag atop the Red Fort, declaring to the world that India is a free state.
With that, we shall begin today's "5 things".
Did you know...
1. ...that Telangana will be our 29th independent state of the Indian Republic?
"On 30 July 2013, the ruling Congress party resolved to request the Central government to make steps in accordance with the Constitution to form a separate state of Telangana. The timeline for the creation of the new state involves an elaborate process, which has been allotted 122 days, or at least four months. The split has to be approved by the Parliament of India before the state is officially created."
So, that is another state's name your child will have to remember when he goes for his Social Science exams. Some people have extrapolated this increase in the number of states in India to come up with a future map of India, titling it "United States of India".
P.S. Let's let go of the states here and turn our attention to the union territories in India. There are seven of them. Can you name them all??
2. ...that the last time I sang our National anthem was some 5 years back?
This is a confession. I've to admit that since I left school, few situation have arose wherein I had to sing our National anthem. I believe this to be situation of grave consequences. Being the National Anthem, there are restraints of location and timing for the use of National Anthem. Our generation shouldn't be allowed to squalor in the songs of the west, but be given opportunities to sing aloud their National Anthem.
3. ...that the last time I took the National Pledge was back in school?
That would be the early part of 2006, a good seven years before. What I mean to say with the National Anthem and National Pledge points is not that we don't care. I'm pretty sure that you, like me, would repeat the words of both; refresh them in due time in your mind. But the basic aim of these two pillars is to imbibe the spirit of Patriotism in those who take part in it. It is not something that should be done by an individual, but by the community. There has to be more venues for doing the same.
4. ...that the person who designed our national flag is yet to receive a Bharat Ratna - the highest civilian award in India?
The name you are looking for is Pingali Venkayya. He was the one who suggested the idea of a national flag for India at an annual congress meeting, and was entrusted with the making of the same by Mahatma Gandhi. He used safforn and green to represent the major communities in India, Gandhiji added white to represent the minorities, and the Ashok Chakra was included to represent the laws of Dharma.
5. ...that a group of tribal girls, who have never played football outside of their village, came third at an international competition in Spain?
You can't keep me away from football for too long. I'll find some way to sneak it in here. But this is not something which we have to whisper among ourselves. These girls braved the odds, went afar, played to their full potential and came back glorious. Kudos to them and their mentor, Franz Gastler.
Well, that's it from me for this week.
See you all next week.
Have a great weekend!!!
So, as you might have read in today's newspaper, it was our Independence day yesterday. Now, that sentence is a lie. Why? Because I don't know any newspaper which comes out with an issue on the day after a national holiday.
Anyways, August pandrah san unniz sou sayntaalees main, humare pandit Jawaharlal Nehru ji ne lal qila me bharat ka pataka udake bhaarat ko swathantre ghoshit kar liya.
For those of you who don't understand Hindi, or if you don't understand the "Hindi" that I wrote above, it's translation in English would be along the lines of
on August 15th, 1947, our Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru flew the Indian Flag atop the Red Fort, declaring to the world that India is a free state.
With that, we shall begin today's "5 things".
Did you know...
1. ...that Telangana will be our 29th independent state of the Indian Republic?
"On 30 July 2013, the ruling Congress party resolved to request the Central government to make steps in accordance with the Constitution to form a separate state of Telangana. The timeline for the creation of the new state involves an elaborate process, which has been allotted 122 days, or at least four months. The split has to be approved by the Parliament of India before the state is officially created."
So, that is another state's name your child will have to remember when he goes for his Social Science exams. Some people have extrapolated this increase in the number of states in India to come up with a future map of India, titling it "United States of India".
P.S. Let's let go of the states here and turn our attention to the union territories in India. There are seven of them. Can you name them all??
2. ...that the last time I sang our National anthem was some 5 years back?
This is a confession. I've to admit that since I left school, few situation have arose wherein I had to sing our National anthem. I believe this to be situation of grave consequences. Being the National Anthem, there are restraints of location and timing for the use of National Anthem. Our generation shouldn't be allowed to squalor in the songs of the west, but be given opportunities to sing aloud their National Anthem.
3. ...that the last time I took the National Pledge was back in school?
That would be the early part of 2006, a good seven years before. What I mean to say with the National Anthem and National Pledge points is not that we don't care. I'm pretty sure that you, like me, would repeat the words of both; refresh them in due time in your mind. But the basic aim of these two pillars is to imbibe the spirit of Patriotism in those who take part in it. It is not something that should be done by an individual, but by the community. There has to be more venues for doing the same.
4. ...that the person who designed our national flag is yet to receive a Bharat Ratna - the highest civilian award in India?
The name you are looking for is Pingali Venkayya. He was the one who suggested the idea of a national flag for India at an annual congress meeting, and was entrusted with the making of the same by Mahatma Gandhi. He used safforn and green to represent the major communities in India, Gandhiji added white to represent the minorities, and the Ashok Chakra was included to represent the laws of Dharma.
5. ...that a group of tribal girls, who have never played football outside of their village, came third at an international competition in Spain?
You can't keep me away from football for too long. I'll find some way to sneak it in here. But this is not something which we have to whisper among ourselves. These girls braved the odds, went afar, played to their full potential and came back glorious. Kudos to them and their mentor, Franz Gastler.
Well, that's it from me for this week.
See you all next week.
Have a great weekend!!!
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