Remember this image. It is the image of a Happy Independence day from Assam’s flood waters (2018). How our hearts swelled with patriotism when this image surfaced. And why shouldn’t we be proud? The image gave us a lesson to always hold your head high and respect the flag. These kids and their teacher made the most out of their difficult and tiresome situation. But has the country payed it’s dues for providing a better life to them?
Assam floods July 2020. Image Credits: ANI
This is Assam today after two years. What changed is the date, the statistics of number of people displaced, number of people who are missing, number of animals dead, number of people rescued by the relentless efforts of NDRF team etc. But what remains constant is the misery. The misery of being helpless. The misery of not being able to satiate the connoisseurs sitting in the newsrooms so as to be heard or discussed. And the biggest misery of believing it deep down that it is this misery that is a constant and not change.
Those kids may once again would be risking their lives to teach the country a lesson of patriotism in another one month. This time a more dramatic one, with masks.
None of us can actually go and help Assam physically. But are we helping the city or state we are actually living in today? Think about it. Apart from paying your taxes on time are you not accountable for the environment? If you think the answer is yes, then do your bit in preserving our natural resources and in turn preserving the nature. The onus of doing things right lies on us. Do we really want a change or are we good with our personal air conditioners, water tanks and air filters?
Hi! My name is Aali Pant and I hail from one of the hilly state of India. If you think my name is a peculiar one, then probably I have met you in some form or another. https://aalipant.com/2019/08/31/whats-in-spoiling-a-name/.
I have always been inclined toward writing and reading. Back in school when I was in 9th grade, I wrote a poem for the local newspaper. It was for the first time that I publicized my skill. Once it got published I got a lot of recognition from my friends, family, and school authorities. That gave me the push to write further.
Later I did my Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering, followed by Masters in Geotechnical Engineering, and eventually, I now hold a Ph.D. Having been associated with academia allowed me to be a voracious reader as well as writer, though most of it was technical reading and writing. I felt disconnected from my innate habit and love for writing about random things like philosophy, comedy, experiences, and reviews. Thus, it was only in 2019 that I decided to try being a regular writer and make a blog of my own. I started writing every weekend from then. WEEKEND BLOGBUSTER, as one of my colleague used to call them. Since then I try posting regularly, even if not every weekend but at least once in a month I make sure I do what I like most, and that's writing for my blog.
Lastly, I would like to share the poem I wrote in my 9th grade that gave wind to the spark within me. It is in Hindi so maybe not everyone can understand it, unless you would want me or Google to translate the same.
हार नहीं मानूंगी
अकेली चली थी अकेली चलूंगी,
ज़िन्दगी की राह में मैं कभी ना हारूंगी।
आ जाएं चाहे कितनी भी बाधाएं,
किन्तु जीत हर क्षण मुझे बुलाये।
चाहे कितना भी विष मिले मुझे,
मैं एक दिन अमृत का पान अवश्य करुँगी।
माना की हर दिन के बाद रात है,
किन्तु हर सुबह क साथ सुनहरी धूप भी तो साथ है।
माना की प्रत्येक व्यक्ति प्रतिभाशाली नहीं,
किन्तु वह केवल अवगुणो से अभिशप्त भी तो नही।
काले बादलों में ही मोर नाचता है,
और एक उल्लू है जो की सुनहरी धूप को भी नहीं देख पाता ह।
मैं तो काले बादलों में छुपे सूरज को निकालूँगी खोज,
क्यूंकि बादल तो नहीं,
किन्तू सूरज होता है हर रोज।
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Sad to see Such a beautiful place in flood along with millions of animals. I hope media and government pay attention to provide necessary medical equipment and evacuate ppl from highly risky place
Sad to see Such a beautiful place in flood along with millions of animals. I hope media and government pay attention to provide necessary medical equipment and evacuate ppl from highly risky place
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