This post is a part of Write Over the Weekend, an initiative for Indian Bloggers by BlogAdda. (Prompt: It is the night of August 14th. You are sleeping peacefully until a lady, who identifies herself by the name of Mother India, wakes you up and starts talking. What does she talk to you?)
I am Mother India. You, my child, are an Indian. Your name, age, gender, religion, caste, economic status, educational background, profession, place of residence, etc. are not important.
Tomorrow is my 68th birthday. I am grateful that you celebrate my birthday every year. However, I want to speak to you about the remaining 364 days of every year (365 days if it is a leap year). Please spare a few minutes to listen to me.
I know you are proud to be an Indian, but you must be aware there are many aspects of life in India that need improvement or correction. If these aspects of life are changed for the better, life in India will improve, not only for you, but also for all your fellow-citizens, particularly those who are less privileged than you.
In almost all matters, you have not created the problem.
But, in almost all matters, you are partly responsible for keeping the problem alive because you are, knowingly or unknowingly, willingly or unwillingly, a perpetrator, participant, beneficiary, victim, or bystander.
Since you are partly responsible for these problems being kept alive, you share the responsibility to solve these problems.
Others share the responsibility, maybe more so, for solving these problems.
But, you should not wait for others to act.
You should start contributing to solutions to these problems.
Hopefully, others will do the same. If not, you must try to make them do so.
If many persons start contributing to solutions to these problems, each in her/his own way, these problems will be resolved or reduced.
This is not easy. It will take a lot of time and effort, and there will be many obstacles to overcome.
But, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
So, please start with a single step.
You must be proactive.
You must be a proactive Indian!
Proactive Indian 
Yes, very well written! All of us are responsible whether our country is good are bad. Let us try to take some positive steps.
Oh yes, PRO.. we need to be very proactive and take that first step, I do think and BELIEVE in my heart 100% .. if Every citizen in our great nation takes just ONE STEP.. that’s it, just ONE STEP together we can change our nation within ONE night ..
Yes, everybody needs to a proactive Indian,
Everyone says someone must do it, but in the ultimate analysis no one ends up doing anything!
well narrated. But end of the day we must remember it takes 2 hands to clap.
And I am so glad that you were actually listening to the Mother India’s call and are doing something about it. Way to go, Pro! And hoping more of her children will hear the call and join you and others who have taken the step in this direction.
Motivating!
That was a wonderful post . Keep up the good work . 🙂
This awakening is the necessity of the present hour…and I am sure that each and every person will get involved in this mission….
A thoughtful and awakening post…..
Responsibility to make the difference begins with you. Well said.
We must be the change and the onus lies on us to make India a better place to live. It’s so easy to shift blame to authorities but at least we can do small things.
http://vishal-newkidontheblock.blogspot.com/2014/08/wow-mother-india-visits.html
Well said. Small things start from us to be the change:)
http://vishal-newkidontheblock.blogspot.com/2014/08/wow-mother-india-visits.html
Well said! Rather than finding fault with every other person in my country, I should pay attention on how I can improve the situation.
Yes, it starts with YOU! its pro activeness we need the most. Well said. (BTW our mother is much more than 68 years old, just my opinion)
Agree completely! It all starts with a single step and it starts with me!