BE PROUD TO BE AN INDIAN

BE PROUD TO BE AN INDIAN

Dear Indians,

At last the WAR [in Mumbai] against India has ended. While condoling the death of several Indians and foreign guests, and saluting the brave and daredevil men and officers of the Indian Army and the Indian police forces, some of whom made the supreme sacrifice for the cause of the nation, I hope and trust that all Indians including leaders, politicians, industrialists, doctors, engineers, nurses, teachers, parents, executives, homemakers, students and the media will rise to the occasion and use this as an eye opener to think of the nation, rather than about petty and trivial narrow self interests.

This is the last chance we as Indians can get a chance to come together as INDIANS and THINK OF OURSELVES AS INDIANS FIRST, SECOND AND LAST. I AM A DIE-HARD OPTIMIST AND STILL HAVE HOPE FOR OUR COUNTRY AND BELIEVE THAT INDIA WILL BECOME A COUNTRY THE WORLD WILL LOOK UP TO IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE.

For the love of India
Anup Yoganand Attavar [Published in Mid-Day, Pune on Dec 2, 2008]