ARE YOU ANGRY? WE ARE TOO. ASK WHY. “The truth will set you free, but first it will anger you.” - Anonymous motherland mʌðəland/ noun Ones native land. n. The land of ones ancestors. n. A country considered as the origin of something. n. The country of ones birth. n. Country of origin. n. Mother country in contrast to its colonies. Having its roots in the colonial era, the world motherland has many connotations. 68 years of Independence and continuing, it is time we ask ourselves, are we truly free? It is time we ask ourselves what we are leaving for our next generation- a decaying country, a dying motherland, or an advanced and prosperous nation that was the dream of our forefathers, that was the reason of their sacrifice, that justified their deaths and rebellion in the freedom struggle? What is more colonized? A nation, a land or a mind? Corruption rate in India is double of global average - Times Of India, 2014 Rape in India is the fourth most common crime against women -National Crime Records Bureau, 2013 More than 160 million people in India are considered Untouchable -Human Rights Watch 2013 216.5 million people in rural and 52.8 million in urban India live below the poverty line -Planning Commission of India, 2013 2,500 people killed in 8,473 riots in last decade -Union Ministry of Home, 2013
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