Work is worship, holiday isn't.
Its extremely hard for me to understand the reason for getting a holiday on January 26, though I have enjoyed it while in school. I can understand Independance Day because lots of people fought for it and died for the cause. I did some Googling and got to read the origin of Republic Day - "India had become a geographical entity on August 15, 1947, but it was on January 26, 1950 that it became a nation in the true sense, with a constitution and elected representatives of the people."
I agree, its a day of high importance. Doesn't it mean that we should all be working to show the respect for our country. On any day, I think the best way to show respect is to work sincerely and that would help you become more socially responsible which would inturn help the country.
I had anyway decided to work on this day this year and hope to do so in the forthcoming years too. I couldn't let my team go too,
as my non-Indian client expects us to work. But, the most irritating aspect at work today was the way my team and I had to park the vehicles behind the building so that it doesn't show off that some people are working. We also had to go out for lunch - if the lunch vehicle comes in, someone might smell that there are people working inside. The reason I heard was that the company had to shell-out some bribe or fine if some officials found out that people are working today. I think this is entirely nonsensical. The government may have every right to declare a holiday, but cannot coerce anyone not to work, if they wish to work.
This does not mean that I am not patriotic. I am proud to be an Indian every day, not just Jan 26 or Aug 15.
I agree, its a day of high importance. Doesn't it mean that we should all be working to show the respect for our country. On any day, I think the best way to show respect is to work sincerely and that would help you become more socially responsible which would inturn help the country.
I had anyway decided to work on this day this year and hope to do so in the forthcoming years too. I couldn't let my team go too,
as my non-Indian client expects us to work. But, the most irritating aspect at work today was the way my team and I had to park the vehicles behind the building so that it doesn't show off that some people are working. We also had to go out for lunch - if the lunch vehicle comes in, someone might smell that there are people working inside. The reason I heard was that the company had to shell-out some bribe or fine if some officials found out that people are working today. I think this is entirely nonsensical. The government may have every right to declare a holiday, but cannot coerce anyone not to work, if they wish to work. This does not mean that I am not patriotic. I am proud to be an Indian every day, not just Jan 26 or Aug 15.
Scribbled by Ganesh at 16:28
5 Comments:
enga oor-la jan 26th leave nu ennoda client kitta sonnaa, nee en innikki inga work pannura-nu (ofcourse english-la dhan) kekkaranga... so, seat-u manna thatti vittutu namma vadivel madhiri poitae irukka vaendiyadhu dhan. romba feel pannadha - namma government velangadhu - adhukaga evanachum naan inga vadhadhukku appuram idha solluraen sonnenga, pinniduvaen. anga irukum podhum adhayae dhan sonnaen, namma government kuppai appadinu.
atleast our govt. will try and screwup only our own issues...but your govt. wud do their BEST to screwup other countries too
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sithappu... assalt-a your government sollurae... naan naadodi... odi-na odiyae poida mataen... aana naan india vara varaikum overa pesa koodadhu!
ps: it is not the government here that screws other countries, but one stupid fella!
interesting that you mention it. to me it seems fairly obvious why you worked on republic day. the day is a holiday for those who work on the other days of the year! :)
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