What does patriotism mean to you?
my blog post on what patriotism means to me
take a dig, its a long article.
Are left parties traitors? Is congress is working for what is best for US, not what is best for India? Whether RSS is a terrorist organization? Is BJP trying to promote the communal ideals? Is protest in Gorkhaland, Mumbai, Rajasthan unpatriotic? I come across these questions and comments at online blogs, in speeches of leaders and even in books. Not only it is a debate about big issues –nuclear deal, naxalite problem, formation of smaller states or inflation- but it’s also a debate about values. How do we keep ourselves safe and secure while preserving our liberties? How do we restore trust in a government that seems increasingly removed from its people and dominated by special interests? How do we ensure that, in an increasingly global economy, the winners maintain allegiance to the less fortunate and development is trickled down? And how do we resolve our differences at a time of increasing diversity?