Anna Hazare

With Anna Hazare breaking his fast, a sense of relief just sets in. Past 12-13 days zipped by and its unbelievable that all I watched all these days was NEWS. I wouldn’t have watched this much news in my entire life, the amount I watched in the last 13 days. Phew… Its tiresome watching 4-5 people speak so much simultaneously!

Even an ever engrossing bitchy saas-bahu serial would not have entertained me so much as Team Anna and govt. did.

It was almost like watching a racy thrilling movie with loads of twists and turns. With back-tracking to break-down, with no-talks to open-talks to accusing!

Just like a pendulum hanging from the sky with the wind blowing on either side.

What a ride!

I was almost obsessed over the theatrics of Team Anna and the members of the parliament. You can even say like a woman possessed!

And I tried hard to remember all that which was taught at the Social Studies class at school. That time I gave a rat’s ass to this subject!

But in the last few days, I honestly regretted for not being serious about learning the constitution of India, the supremacy of the parliament. I remembered the process of mugging up all the chapters and then vomiting it on the exam paper, without really understanding it. It’s like hearing from the left ear and taking it out from the right one, without touching any bloody neurons in the brain!

Anyway it’s never too late. And It’s good that Team Anna’s movement has brought all this up, especially with the Youth, which has the opportunity to not miss-out on learning about it. In fact, they must be intrigued about it.

Team Anna’s movement has definitely raised a lot of interest in me to watch the parliamentarians more closely. To watch the processions going inside the Lok Sabha. To learn the nuances of politics and politicians who are running my country.

This, I feel is the greatest victory for Team Anna. And I am thankful to them.

As far as the LokPal bill goes, we are yet to see how the implementation takes place.

We are rejoicing the victory for Team Anna. But out here, I am happy that a 74 yr old man broke his fast before his body lost the battle. And I am surprised to see myself and those (people of India) whom so far I thought of as a callous set, out for an individual and standing up with him despite sun and rain!

Too many judgments have been passed on this man’s methodology and credentials, even people have urged him to stand in election before he opens his mouth. A lot of intellectual people have disregarded the movement and referred it as un-democratic.

But some wars are not won by mere intellect, some wars are won by heart and trust and motivation.

“Anna is India, India is Anna” cannot be more wrong. India has a vast majority of people which doesn’t work by heart.

They just exist, for making a living, for making a comfort zone in their own cocooned life. Trying to provide for themselves, for their children a secured and comfortable life. All running to earn more money, more comforts, or just 2 meals a day. Me too.

And then there comes someone like Anna.

A man who left his 2 meals for something he positively believed in.

How can I not support him? Winning or losing was not on my mind. Not even on how far his belief will fight corruption.

I was just amazed at the conviction this man had. Just amazed that he was actually ready to sacrifice his life for something he will never be able to get benefited of!

Now can any of us do it? I cannot even think on those lines! Walking on it will happen in the next lifetime only!

Anyway, right now Corruption is brought center-stage. The perpetrators of bribery and corruption will have to think twice before the money changed their hands.

Anna has brought moral character in the people of India, which in itself is a great achievement.

If or not the Lokpal bill does something good technically, but morally this movement has transformed me and many like me.

Jai Hind.

Peace out.