74 years ago on the day of the cessation of cruelties of the British Raj, it was 15th of August 1947, the day India gained Independence. Freedom for India meant not only the freedom from the British Raj. It was liberation of that “sone ki chidiya” from the fetters that never muttered their metallic presence. The sovereignty of the nation was transferred from the colonists to the people’s will and flapped it’s bruised wings to advance a celestial flight. The day was the harbinger of democracy and with it came to fruition the plethora of sacrifices. Never to forget the nation bleeding with bruises of loss, of fighters who fought for freedom and of citizens who followed their lead and sacrificed their lives to set the nation free. It indeed took it’s time healing and today every proud citizen can say that we as a nation have come a long way and there lies a yet longer way to go.
Kashmiriyat, short-film written and directed by Divyansh Pandit, explores the realms of freedom as we enjoy it today and also shows us the way we still have to travel. It portrays how foreign instigations might affect the peace. Set in Kashmir the film is about a young man indoctrinated by a Pakistani officer to build a bomb, for he had been shown a biased perspective of his Kashmiris being molested by Indian army in doubt of connections with terrorist organisations.
The short-film examines excellently the differences between freedom and a biased image reflected by instigtors of unattainable nature of freedom for select few. The diivide and rule techniques that the enemies employ in breaking the peace of our nation are well described in the film. With the energy that shields the nation on this day is the gusto of nation’s attained freedom and the love that enamours the nation is the fragrance of patriotic fervour watch out the short-film and analyse the half-truths that you’ve been often shown.
And let ignited be this lamp of freedom, no turmoil can flicker the flame of Independence for the citizens shall with their patriotism be the wick that illumines it.
