Republic Day: India’s Call For Unity

Republic Day is a day to cherish the enactment of our Indian Constitution, which instilled the values of a sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic, and republic nation—ensuring the provision of justice, liberty, equality, and fraternity to its citizens.

India is a diverse and vibrant garden of various flowers, with people of different religions, castes, cultures, and traditions living together.

However, in recent years, India has witnessed drastic changes. The inclusive nature of the country is being eroded by communal elements and fascist forces aiming to make India a nation of one idea, one language, and one religion to gain supremacy and suppress others. Despite eulogizing the fundamental principles of the Constitution on national festivals, these forces insidiously weaken them, doing a disservice to our country.

India has entered a phase marked by hatred, violence, intolerance, extremism, hate speeches, lynching, riots, discrimination, polarization, divisive politics, and atrocities. Dalits, Adivasis, minorities like Muslims and Christians, and marginalized people have been targeted and treated as outcasts, with various cases of atrocities reported, and some remaining unreported.

The country is witnessing division in the name of religion, with an aim to transform India into a Hindurashtra devoid of inclusivity. This idea threatens the existence of Dalits, Adivasis, minorities, marginalized people, different religions, cultures, and traditions.

India is heading towards a monarchical, monopolistic, capitalist, and dictatorial country. The independent institutions of India are being compromised, weakening the foundation of democracy. Criticizing the government lands you in trouble. Media has become the mouthpiece of the government. Major issues of farmers, youth, employment, the economy, women’s safety, atrocities, education, healthcare, and the environment have been sidelined.

India is currently experiencing the politics of religion, rather than the politics of development and progress. Those with extremist ideas prioritize building religious structures over libraries, schools, colleges, and hospitals. This path does not lead India towards progress but towards irrationality, slavery, and intolerance.

Our founding fathers never envisioned a polarized India. They lamented the emergence of extremist ideas. They always thought of a country that would be inclusive and embrace people of different religions, castes, cultures, and traditions. They aimed for a developing and progressive India — this was their ‘Idea of India.

The Architect of the Indian Constitution, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar said, “Educate, Agitate, Organize.” Education will break the chains of ignorance and oppression, uniting us to fight against social injustices and lead us towards progress. We should spread love to unite India and defeat the hatred that threatens our country.

United We Stand, Divided We Fall.

Stand Against Hate, Embrace Love – For a United India.

Happy Republic Day!