speech on let's clean up India
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The ‘Clean India Mission’, better known as ‘Swachh Bharat‘ campaign has reverberated from the Red Fort to the White House. It finds mention in the Independence Day Speech of PM Narendra Modi to his joint editorial in the Washington Post with US President Barack Obama. The likes of Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg are also joining hands with India in this mission, in terms of sharing their expertise.
02 modi swachh bharat Swachh Bharat: The Clean India Movement
While the rest of the editorial talks about cooperation between Indian and US in various fields from business to space, US seems to have gone out of its way in the cleaning India endeavour. There definitely is no “Chalein Saath Saath” here for US and India, as the two countries are not even near to equal standing in this field. Is it a repetition of the ‘Slumdog’ showcase? Could we have handled this issue on our own?
The bane of filth has chased us a long time down the history lane. Mahatma Gandhi said “I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.” He devoted his whole life to this endeavor. It is only apt then that 2nd October was chosen for the ‘Swachh Bharat’ campaign, which will continue for five years, culminating into a ‘Clean India’ on his 150 birth anniversary in 2019.
Besides the symbolism attached to it, and the tokenism in the form of ministers holding brooms for photo-ops, it is a welcome step by the present government. A recycled version of ‘Nirmal Bharat’ mission started by the UPA governemt, “Swach Bharat’ will go the extra mile and aim to make India open defecation free. Government employees, students, actors and common people participated in this event. What is important to see to it that it extends to more than one day, and becomes a part of our everyday lives.
02 modi swachh bharat Swachh Bharat: The Clean India Movement
While the rest of the editorial talks about cooperation between Indian and US in various fields from business to space, US seems to have gone out of its way in the cleaning India endeavour. There definitely is no “Chalein Saath Saath” here for US and India, as the two countries are not even near to equal standing in this field. Is it a repetition of the ‘Slumdog’ showcase? Could we have handled this issue on our own?
The bane of filth has chased us a long time down the history lane. Mahatma Gandhi said “I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.” He devoted his whole life to this endeavor. It is only apt then that 2nd October was chosen for the ‘Swachh Bharat’ campaign, which will continue for five years, culminating into a ‘Clean India’ on his 150 birth anniversary in 2019.
Besides the symbolism attached to it, and the tokenism in the form of ministers holding brooms for photo-ops, it is a welcome step by the present government. A recycled version of ‘Nirmal Bharat’ mission started by the UPA governemt, “Swach Bharat’ will go the extra mile and aim to make India open defecation free. Government employees, students, actors and common people participated in this event. What is important to see to it that it extends to more than one day, and becomes a part of our everyday lives.
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