Gear up for I Love My Tiranga 2014

NATIONAL

Do you have Tiranga at home

Do you know the exact meaning of 

our tri-colour 

RUNNING FOR A PATRIOTIC CAUSE

This is a story of an ordinary man accomplishing some extraordinary work. The story is not woven around any hackneyed theme or dished out with an aim to garner publicity. The story is titled ‘ I Love My Tiranga’ was conceived two years ago and hero of it is a simple soul from Mumbai, Khalid Qureshi.  

Khalid Qureshi was just a train ticket checker in Western Railways of Mumbai. One fine day he visualized a daring dream, to promote a cause which is an extremely much-loved one to his heart. He decided to sprint from Mumbai to Delhi, spanning a distance of more than 1,900 km, with just 10 stops at varied cities by holding his beloved Tiranga in his hand aloft. Qureshi kick-started his novel journey not to rake in moolah or win laurels. Fired with the patriotic zeal and enthusiasm, Qureshi undertook this soul-stirring marathon exercise to cheer, motivate and awaken every Indian on the need to love and respect their Tiranga and also convey message to keep the flag fluttering atop their houses everyday.

Khalid Qureshi comes from a modest background and having sheer love for his country makes him proud to be an Indian. Khalid poses one question to all Indians- Why the national flag is displayed selectively like when India wins cricket match, or at a few national days, or merely during in anti-corruption rallies sort of? Keeping or carrying the national flag aloft only during certain occasions is not the need of the hour. 

To drive home the point, he said that a large chunk of Indians are living a comfy life. Their homes are flooded with gadgets and gizmos to make their lives cosy and pleasurable. In fact, they have all the good things of life under one roof. But the national flag atop their houses is conspicuously missing. This is painful. He regrets that though oodles of money is spent on sprucing up dwelling places, people never care for flying the flag atop their houses or displaying it at one corner of the house.

Reports say that in America or in any other country, people of that nation has their own country flag kept somewhere in a relevant locale at their individual homes. On the other hand, disappointingly in India not even half of the total population living in India would be having their national flag at their houses. Furthermore even on the national holidays, one could effortlessly spot Indian flags torn and strewn somewhere at their places or just lying down the streets, knowing the fact that one may possibly would step on it or any vehicle would just glide on it.

Throughout his run from Mumbai to Delhi, Khalid wishes to show Tiranga, which represents aspirations of people, at educational and religious institutes. In New Delhi, he is expecting to hand over the Tiranga to another Indian who has a similar kind of genuine Indian spirit inside him or her, and would take the Tiranga to other cities in India. Khaild Qureshi’s name would be soon marked in Limca Books of Records.

Gear up for I Love My Tiranga 2014!

You call it a Race, we call it a Religion!

Jai Hind!!