{"id":771,"date":"2021-02-06T14:42:43","date_gmt":"2021-02-06T14:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/takhte.in\/VoiceofViews\/?p=771"},"modified":"2021-02-06T14:45:19","modified_gmt":"2021-02-06T14:45:19","slug":"breaching-the-gabba-fortress-the-acid-test-of-unity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/takhte.in\/VoiceofViews\/breaching-the-gabba-fortress-the-acid-test-of-unity\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaching the Gabba fortress: The acid test of unity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Apurav Anurag 
National Institute of Fashion Technology, Patna<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When spiders unite, they can tie down a lion. -Ethiopian Proverb<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The historic victory of the Indian cricket team in Australia is the perfect example of the proverb above. No one would have thought that after being bowled out to their lowest score of 36 in their very first match, India would bounce back so strongly. No one had anticipated that the injury-laden Indian team would give such a strong response to Australian pacers’ lethal bowling attack in the absence of Virat Kohli and other key players. But the Indian cricket team not only silenced all the \u201cmocking birds\u201d,<\/em><\/strong> but also created history. They beat Australia in Gabba in the final match where they were unbeaten for the last 32 years and won the series 2-1! The golden secret behind their stellar performance was nothing but their \u201cunity\u201d.<\/em><\/strong> They played as a unit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The victory has a great lesson for us. We are blessed to be born in the country which has tremendous diversity. Our unity in diversity not only makes us culturally rich but is also our greatest strength. Unfortunately, today most of us are divided into the caste and religion lines. Newspapers are full of articles about the atrocities carried in the name of caste and religion. This has resulted in the growth of extremism, regionalism, and a plethora of other social problems. As a result, it is hindering our progress as well as ruining our rich cultural legacies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sepoy mutiny of 1857 had shaken the foundation of the British rule. This was mainly possible due to the great unity of Hindus and Muslim community. The British knew that their rule would not last long unless they followed the \u201cdivide and rule\u201d<\/em><\/strong> policy. Our forefathers had realized our strength as a union. This is why India was described as \u201cindestructible union of states\u201d <\/em><\/strong>in our constitution, unlike the United States of America. In other words, India has a reliable centre as none of the states in India has the right to secede from it under any circumstances. Many political pundits had mocked India’s formation then and even termed it as a failed experiment of history! But we proved them wrong. There were initial demands for autonomy and formation of states on linguistic lines, but it never hampered our national unity and integrity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was a time when we relied on different nations for food grains, but today, we feed the world and provide lifesaving drugs. The \u201coperation sanjeevani\u201d<\/em><\/strong> during the pandemic is the testament of it. This would have never been possible without our unity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our society is fundamentally inclusive and peaceful. India has given shelter to persecuted minorities throughout history. For instance, when the Jews faced the holocaust, many took refuge in India and were absorbed. Similarly, the extremist ideology does not last long in India and usually have a smaller social base. The radical left ideology in the form of Naxalism has largely waned out today. Also, the terrorist activity in Kashmir has begun to decline. It’s high time for us to cherish our diversity. The Gabba fortress’s breach should not be solely remembered as a record-breaking event but also as an acid test of unity. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Apurav Anurag National Institute of Fashion Technology, Patna When spiders unite, they can tie down a lion. -Ethiopian Proverb The historic victory of the Indian cricket team in Australia is the perfect example of the proverb above. No one would have thought that after being bowled out to their lowest score of 36 in their very […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":775,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[178],"tags":[250],"class_list":["post-771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-social-dimensions","tag-unity"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/takhte.in\/VoiceofViews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/takhte.in\/VoiceofViews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/takhte.in\/VoiceofViews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/takhte.in\/VoiceofViews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/takhte.in\/VoiceofViews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=771"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/takhte.in\/VoiceofViews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/771\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":776,"href":"https:\/\/takhte.in\/VoiceofViews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/771\/revisions\/776"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/takhte.in\/VoiceofViews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/takhte.in\/VoiceofViews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/takhte.in\/VoiceofViews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/takhte.in\/VoiceofViews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}