When asked about the significance of commemorating India’s Independence with the children, Sadhguru said, “When there is a great movement going on, ordinary people become heroes. So we cannot have a movement like the freedom struggle again and again. Fortunately, it is not necessary. But is very, very important that children are reminded of what it took for that generation of people to get the nation where it is today. As children and as they are growing up, what they need to do in their life is actually far more important than the freedom struggle because gaining freedom is one thing, making freedom a living reality for everybody is a completely different thing. Fighting against a foreign force and getting freedom for the nation - it has a certain romance, a certain beauty and a certain enthusiasm about it. But now to take the free nation to a point where freedom is practical, it’s not just a symbol, to make that happen is a tremendous responsibility and it takes much more determination.
When we are not free of poverty, we are not free of violence, we are not free of insecurity in the country, we cannot call ourselves a free nation. This responsibility lies on the shoulders of the living generation and the upcoming generation. So I hope this could be imparted to the children. They have a tremendous responsibility. ”
As part of a wonderful cultural program, the children intoned Vandhematharam and Bharatha Samudhayam, both tributes to the spirit of a nation striving for independence. In their skit ‘Places of Worship’, they beautifully depicted the integration of different cultures and religions into one nation.
