Independence day...NRI's Perspective!!!

भारत है मेरी जान
भारत है मेरी पहचान
मै जहा भी रहू मै तेरे पास हू
कुछ भी करू तुम्हारे शान है मेरे सोच में
चाहे मै विदेस में हु लेकिन तेरी विचार में ज़रूर हू
कभी भी वोह काम नहीं करूँगा जो तुझे अपमान पहुचाये
वादा करता हु मै की तुम्हे कभी निराश नहीं करूँगा
झंडा ऊंचा रहे हमारा.........जय हिंद!!!

on this auspicious occasion I want to spew out some of my feelings....some of it which I already shared in my previous posting in one of the communities on orkut but I thot its worth publishing again...so here it is

Well NRIs may be the people who are not residing in India right now but never a Not required Indians nor Non-returning Indians. Orkut gives you the best example if how much NRIs like India. I can confidently say that atleast 80% of NRIs think about flag hoisting moments on the Independence Day…and how they miss the day.

User pics of most of the NRIs is some kind of Indian flag today…or for past one week and would continue at least for more more week. But people living in India hardly care abt flag hoisting ceremony, no offense but hardly 20% of people care about it in India.

We NRIs work hard and save every penny so that we can send that back to India for family or as an investment, most of the people here plan for big investments back home. Assure us of good service there will be plenty of donations for charity from here….

We build nation’s economy by being the country with highest amount of currency exchanges all over the world (India stands #1 in the currency exchange from foreign countries…and point to be noted is its no other reason but because of NRIs…..)

Inspite of all these facts we are termed as NRIs and are looked at in India as if we did something wrong by choosing to leave India and work our butt off here…….and this can be explained by only one reason but we could not find enough opportunities in India so we came out but it does not mean that we do not like India or we do not care for it……

but at the same time I do have concerns about the future generations of NRI's kids though...ofcourse most of 'em gonna be American citizens or GC holders and they hardly have followed our independence movement, the pain involved in it to get to this stage. I always wonder what wud they feel when they watch a very good patriotic movie or a scene from Lagaan or RDB....they would just take it as a good movie in a story or direction stand point but they wud definately miss that "feeling/jasbah" which make our blood warmed up.

I dont mean to say they are wrong at the same time I am not going to conclude or advise my fellow NRIs anything specific, but for me if atleast one person falls back in to thought of moving back to India before their next generation starts out here or if they can think to make their kids an Indian citizen.....I will be the most happiest person on the earth!! I donno wat else to say or even if I can say anything.....

Anyways, On behalf of all the NRIs who agree with me & even those who dont ……..I wish everyone reading this post a Very Happy 63rd Independence day!!!!