Bhashan | Independence Day Short film | #AazadiKaAmritMahotsav | #BhaDiPa
Respected Principal, teachers and my friends Today, I am going to talk about the subject ‘My India’ as I understand it I request that you listen to it peacefully India was colonized by the British for 150 years and India gained independence by fighting them Today, it is India’s 75th Independence Day What does ‘Unity in Diversity’ mean? It means from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, people speaking different languages, eating different food, live happily in India Except the people of our village….they don’t care about each other Oh uncle, what are you telling her? Is her speech and our village conflict
related? Why are you upset? This is what wins prizes I have memorized the speech. I am going to play on a swing Hey, where are you off to? This time, no swings have been built in the village Tomorrow is the speech, right? Sit tight and revise it A garden has different flowers but the fragrance is one. That is how our India is. Everyone’s tone is different but the music is the same. That is how our India is. Despite this great diversity, today India stands proudly as a country. If anyone dares to look sideways at our
country, we will blow their eyes out. I will try to be a true citizen of India to preserve this country’s unity and integrity. On a closing note, I will
change a single word. Is there anyone else? Grandpa! What was your experience as part of the independence struggle? Try and remember You fool, I was 5 years old then. I don’t remember anything! Till 15th August, 2 white Englishmen used to come in the village and that stopped. That all I know. I get it. With age, comes memory loss. I mean, one can’t remember. But please try You see, this is the 75th year and I will get a ‘human story’ Do you want me to make up false stories? I am not like him to be telling
tall tales about myself! Who? Don’t you get it? I will not tell lies. Instead, publish our Sakshi’s speech in your paper. Sakshi dear, give your speech! No If you get shy now, what will you do tomorrow? Grandpa, she’s not shy, shes upset. All girls in the village are angry with us. We always build a swing, this year we didn’t Given the tense atmosphere in the village… Write about that then! The whole village is ablaze due to some video! People are pouncing on each other! They don’t speak to each other! Girls can’t go out to play
Can’t swing on Naag Panchami And you choose to bother me! I will take my leave But why won’t you do the speech tomorrow? I am suddenly afraid. Don’t lie to me. What’s the point of forcing yourself to give a speech on Independence Day? If you don’t want to do it, don’t. But, tell me the real reason. I have copied the speech, stolen it. The one where in the last line you say you will try to be a true citizen. You stole it? But if I don’t make a speech, the school will be humiliated. But if
you give a stolen speech, what about your self-respect? Where did you steal it from? From the net, online. Okay. Give the speech. You will get the trophy, but for a stolen speech. I will only win but for my own speech. Grandpa, who else gives speeches in our village? Sister, what are you doing here? I am preparing for my speech. You will write it for me, right? Oh I see. MLAs also get their speeches written from me. But you will give me grandpa’s story, right? I am a special guest somewhere tomorrow. Listen: A garden has different
flowers but the fragrance is one. That is how our India is. Everyone’s tone is different but the music is the same. That is how our India is. Our India is uniquely adorned with such diversity. What happened? Brother, have you also stolen from the same place as me? You can’t know India better than this! Tomorrow, our village school has to win the trophy. After the flag hoisting, my speech as Sarpanch should also be made by you. You see, many flowers grow in a garden but the fragrance is the same. Everyone’s tone is different but… …the music
is the same. That is how our India is. Despite such diversity. India is standing tall as a Nation. Oh, you learn quick! Swami Vivekananda, right? What happened? Sir, I have copied my speech. What if someone comes to know tomorrow? Nothing will happen, you are doing well, you are ready. You will only win. We can add a poem in it. But I am going to write my own speech, a new one. Listen Sakshi, don’t write a new one now. You are ready and you are purposely kept last to present. To make an impression on the judges.
Okay? I will leave now, come on time tomorrow. What happened, Sakshi? Can’t think of a speech. A speech is not to be stolen. It is to be understood. What does that mean? What did Gandhiji say? Go away! And Ambedkar? Educate, organize, agitate. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose? You give me blood, I will give you freedom. And why were there fights in our village? Because of some speech Because of that, no swing on this tree. That’s why I said, a speech is to be understood. Not to be used for conflict but for love. What’s your speech topic?
My India as I understand it. It is not so easy to understand India. These big people roamed all over India, lived with people, so they understood it a little bit. Meaning? I have to roam India in one day? Tomorrow’s my competition. I can take you around India in one day. How? Airplane? No. You wanted to play on the swing, right? Yes So where do you want to go? Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu. What do you know about Tamil Nadu? Lungi dance and Dhoni. Okay, where to next? Rajasthan. Oh my! Your swing is very strong! Andhra In
Telangana. they speak Telugu. Then, Marathi in Maharashtra. Hindi in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. Desert. What’s in a desert? Camels! What’s that? That’s a welcome greeting in Rajasthani. Now tell me where to next Jammu Kashmir Rajasthan, Punjab and we’ve reached Jammu Kashmir! Oh, I am feeling so cold! And what’s this now? Kashmiri language! Grandpa, how do you know so many languages? I used to be posted at different places. And all people are ours only! Once we decide to speak, we start understanding automatically! I used to teach Marathi to some people! But if they didn’t want to
learn? If so, then no! I am not going to force anybody! Did I force you to give a speech? In India, everyone has the right to live freely. Because of the freedom, so many different people live here together. Now where are we going? Grandpa, I am going to Goa. To Goa? To give my speech. Today is 15th August. Best wishes to you all on this auspicious day. I love my country. With that, I end my speech. Hail India! Hail Maharashtra! The competition is heating up. All candidates have spoken very well. Only one is left. I
call upon the last candidate: Aishwarya Gaikwad! Respected Principal, teachers and my friends Today, I am going to talk about the subject ‘My India’ as I understand it I request that you listen to it peacefully A garden has different flowers but the fragrance is one. Everyone’s tone is different but the music is the same. That is how our India is. If anyone dares to look at our country sideways, we will blow their eyes out. On a closing note, I will say that “Our independence is invincible, we will cut our throats before we bow our necks” Hail
India! Hail Maharashtra! What happened? Why did they remove your name all of a sudden? Because I showed my speech to Sir. Sir told me to not make a new one. Then I told Sir I will not give the old speech. Leave it, they only care for the trophy. Then my speech would have won it! Is that so? What was in your speech? No, I won’t do it. But how will I know if you would’ve won or not? That’s right. Respected Principal, teachers, my topic today is ‘My India as I understand it’. You did not understand
what I said, right? But that’s what India is! Here, everyone can live freely. But this time, because of the village ruckus, we couldn’t play on the swings. There are fights at our homes too but do we throw people out? No! We resolve fights. Mother gives tea to father or he brings fishes on a whim. To resolve issues, villagers should drink tea together. All Indians should know how to play on a swing. Everyone should live amicably in India. Because India is my country, this sentence can be said in 600 languages! Today on India’s 75th Independence Day,
I vow to try becoming a true citizen to fulfill my responsibilities towards India. Hail India! Hail Maharashtra! Wow! Where did you learn this speech? From the net, online! Grandpa, would I have won the trophy? Why do you need a trophy? When you understand India, you will become India’s trophy! Does that mean I have understood India? More than I did since the 2 Englishmen stopped coming. What do you want to do now? Let’s build a swing! Let’s do it! Happy 75th Independence Day!
