India In The Eyes of Children

Children are so naive. They are worry-free, careless, curious, active, and observe all the time. Never they are afraid to say NO. The streets seem safer to them as they roam carefreely some running on their foot, some on their bicycles. No harsh sun or thundering rain stopped boys from skipping the paid tuition and running down to their school playground to play cricket pretending to be the star players. And the deep connection they felt while watching India play any match is just immeasurable. When India won they felt overwhelmed also their grief upon India losing the match expresses their love for Team India.

   They learn what they are taught by their parents. From manners to religious teachings, preachings, the way you dressed accordingly, times you attend a holy place and what needs to be done to go to heaven, and how wrongdoings would lead them to hell were spoon-fed. They do not know the difference between two humans but the difference is stuffed in their minds. Few of them learn to break those boundaries and vomit that stuffed data and most of them end up digesting it. India became a place with a lot of diversity in their eyes but still playing, and studying with those diverse children their opinions dominate with that of parents. 

   Children are miles away from the word "Politics". The leaders they knew are 'Chacha Nehru' previously, then later on 'Late, Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam' they both used to love kids, motivated them, and inspired them as they were constantly remembered. Other leader names were learned forcefully as they had to go through their G.K.(General Knowledge) exams.  

   Children show their interest in movies naturally as it's fun and doesn't require much effort to watch. On Independence Day, kids danced to their favorite songs 'Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani', 'Desh Rangila' showing their patriotism and joy for their favorite heroes. 

   They can see the problems around them like people urinating on their school walls, boys teasing them on the streets, their journeys getting difficult because there's not enough bus frequency, willing to help the beggars by giving anything they have, looking at other kids who are working in shops and construction sites expressing pity. Yes, some of the kids observe all these but are unaware of their age that these all are problems that they can change for our country. 

   As a child, I didn't even know what was going on in our country. I just cared about my surroundings. I used to play hard. Out of curiosity, I used to unscrew all the electronics which stopped working and pull out magnets and copper wires which I thought somehow were attractive. I Studied naturally. I was just aware of the kings that ruled our country through the social books in our school and watched TV shows like 'ShaktiMaan' or 'Chota Bheem' where a superhero always saved the city from threats. I also watched shows like 'Doraemon' and gave a thought about the future and their gadgets. What if there will be an invention like "Anywhere Door" which would take me to places I like. But now I know how bad that invention could be if misused. 

   I have always wondered looking at my friends getting married at an early age like 18 and having kids at the age of 19 or 20 if they ever had any dreams that they wanted to achieve and then I wished they shouldn't cause they don't have an option now, cause it's too late. Looking at them I always felt we are just kids about to pass our Diplomas how are we considered ready to take up such a huge responsibility. Who gets to decide it? The opinion of girls is still at stake in our nation I thought then. 

   They have all the right to be carefree, not bothering much about the things around them, think beyond the boundaries and keep moving forward doing their best and being creative and honest then someday they will be aware of their responsibilities and their duties towards themselves, their family and their nation.