Thakor Abhijeet Jasrotia
The fragrance of one’s own land is the best. Love towards one’s land is not just religious duty but a human duty.
It is a great feat that this year, the country will mark its 76 years of Independence on 15 August (Tuesday). While flying kites has been a tradition for many on this special day, the citizens have also shown enthusiasm for hoisting the Tricolor at their homes after the Central government announced ‘Har Ghar Tiranga Abhiyan’ last year.
With its ‘Meri Mati Mera Desh’ campaign, the government has a new programme for celebrating Independence Day this time. This initiative will be launched on 9 August and will last till Independence Day.
Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav programs
The nationwide Meri Mati Mera Desh Campaign will be launched today to pay tribute to the bravehearts who laid down their lives for the country.
The campaign will continue till the 30th of this month. It will include programmes at national, state, village and block levels as well as local urban bodies.
The campaign will feature programmes like the establishment of memorial plaques or Shilaphalakams dedicated to freedom fighters and security forces, as well as initiatives like Panch Pran Pledge, Vasudha Vandan, Veeron ka Vandan which venerates the gallant sacrifices of bravehearts.
The Prime Minister recently announced the campaign during his Mann Ki Baat broadcast on Akashvani. As part of the campaign, Shilaphalakam or memorial plaques saluting the spirit of sacrifice of local bravehearts from the village, panchayat, block, town, city, municipality are to be erected across urban and rural areas.
These will have the Prime Minister Narendra Modi message, with the names of those who have laid down their lives for the nation belonging to that region.
Under the campaign an ‘Amrit Kalash Yatra’ will also be conducted, carrying soil from all corners of the country in 7,500 kalash to create an ‘Amrit Vatika’ in Delhi. This ‘Amrit Vatika’ will symbolize the commitment to ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat.
The campaign is the concluding event of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav which began on 12th March, 2021, and has witnessed widespread public participation, with over two lakh programs organized across India.
Meri Mati Mera Desh touches the core aspects of patriotism. Patriotism is the most important thing for the development of a country. As patriots think about the country, its growth, and countrymen’s improvement, it positively impacts the development of the country. A sense of patriotism helps to reduce corruption and riots hence the country develops effectively.
Meri Mati Mera Desh also promotes indigenous values.
These teachings stress Wisdom, Love, Respect, Bravery, Honesty, Humility and Truth as the values that enable people to live in a way that promotes harmony and balance with everyone and everything in creation.
In largest state of India Uttar Pradesh, Chief minister Yogi Adityanath also affirmed on values of Meri Mati Mera Desh.
Appealing to the people to join the ‘Meri Mati, Mera Desh’ campaign, he said every gram panchayat and municipal body would be associated with ‘Panch Pran’.
He asked the people to stand at their place from August 13 to 15, worship the soil and bow down to the heroes. “August 14, 1947, was the day of the tragedy of the partition of India and another partition of the country would not be allowed at any cost,” he asserted.
Yogi Adityanath also felicitated the families of martyrs of the freedom struggle, namely Thakur Roshan Singh, Ashfaq Ullah Khan, Shachindra Nath Bakshi and Ramakrishna Khatri.
He said the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav campaign by Prime Minister Narendra Modi had showcased the vision of a New India.
He also honoured the families of those killed in the Kargil War.
Undoubtedly, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi lead Government has created golden epoch by launching the Meri Mati Mera Desh Campaign which will install new fervour of patriotism and nationalism in students.
(Thakor Abhijeet Jasrotia is Spokesperson and Prabahri Social Media Department BJP J&K UT)
