Holidaying Republic Day

Today, we are celebrating Republic Day in India. “We” means, my friends are celebrating it. For me, it's nothing more than one more holiday, from one angle. From another view point, I must congratulate all the Indians for this day. This is the day when their country was declared Republican country after it got independence.

Let's celebrate with them as and when you celebrate your neighbours' festival with them, then, the day will come they will congratulate you too when you reach this stage-the stage of republicanism.

January 26, 1950 was the day when India's Constitution, the largest in the world, was issued/ promulgated and its preamble mentions that India is a "secular, socialist, democratic republic". So, this day is auspicious in Indian History after Independence Day.

Though it was a republic day, it did not matter much to me except occasionally wishing people. As I said it is another great day for me in terms of holiday. I slept as usual till 10 o'clock which I do in most of the holidays except rare instances.

In our University, there will be national flag hoisting on two occasions, one on Republic Day and another one on Independence day. Our Vice-Chancellor of University hoists the flag, gives little speeches and at last, Laddu will be distributed to all, to all the students , staffs and teachers present there.

In my first 3 to 4 semester, I also attended that ceremony, listened to Vice Chancellor's speech, saw them singing national anthem, stood with them when they sang national anthem, moved my lips here and there saying "Jana Gana Mana.........hey .......Bharata bhagya vidata......jaya hein etc." I do not know India's National Anthem fully and on all occasions, I stand by them to sing, moving my chin here and there. And in all those time of flag hoisting, when I was there, we ate Laddu.

After attending for few occasions, there used to be a talk in the hostel and guys used to say as a joke, “hey! We should attend tomorrow, we get laddus."

Of course not starved in this earth till date, no one used to go there because of Laddus but the main thing to drive them there was the pride of being Indians, my friends used to go there. I accompanied them to share their feelings as a good neighbourly friends.

Now a day, very few things are good incentives than nice sleep till 10 o'clock. Because the flag hoisting programme will be at 9 o'clock, I miss them regularly now a day even that day comes once in a semester.

I got up today early in the morning, at 10 o'clock. I met Mahesh BABA (His name is Mahesh, hails from Karnataka and because of strong religious devotion in Hinduism; whole world of NALSAR knows him as Baba).

I wished him, I said, "Happy republic Day". He thanked me, "I would say same to you, but I thought it would be inappropriate" said he.

I said, "Yes, it would be."............wait for some months, the day will come............what an optimism I have!!!!! ......I wish it comes true.

Turning to the dreams of Republic Nepal, which I expressed from my very first morning, are the dreams of millions of Nepalese People who have been stricken in poverty and royal oppression. Nepal as a whole should move to the Republicanism.

But what is happening in Terai?

I am from Jhapa, it's a Terrain. Am I Teraibasi? Am I pahade? Am I madhise? Why so much distinction and violence there.

As I read a letter that was posted in United We Blog, I am convinced that the JTMM has been used to create a rift among the people in Nepal so that anti-republic force may win in this revolutionary process. There is no other way than dialogue at this stage and

I have a dream that the dream of Republic will not be sabotaged in pieces demanding "Republic Madhise land", "Republic Pahade Land" and so on….......We must ensure that there will be only one Republic and that too "Republic of United Nepal".

Then see people like Mahesh Baba will say "Happy Republic Day of Nepal".....

For the time being, I am holidaying Republic Day.......Republic Day of India......