Have you seen history being recreated? What a silly question you'd say. Of course you have! Wonder where? In all the period films, patriotic ones and the mythological tv shows.
We have enjoyed watching some great personalities being brought to life onscreen numerous times. Be it the great Kings and Queens, our freedom fighters or biographies of legends.
Rarely do we witness the true struggles and real lives of some geniuses in a way that touches the sensitive parts of our being, our soul. I returned home with a warm heart after watching 83. It's a movie about cricket you'd say. I agree. But more than that, I think it's about the character of the Indian cricket team of 1983, their life, shortcomings, courage and dedication.
Its about how we have never noticed anyone until they have made a mark. It's about how we don't trust the hard work people are putting in to make us all proud until that moment when they shun all the challenges and emerge through darkness like shining light.
Yesterday, I finished watching Rocket Boys on Sonyliv. Tad to late, I can hear you saying. I'm sorry for that. But I'm so so glad that the team decided to make a show like this.
I was taken back to my primary school days when we were introduced to the names Dr. Homi Bhabha and Dr. Vikram Sarabhai. I confess that I do remember their names and that they were great scientists but nothing more. The show did not take me back to school, it took me into their lives.
Apparently, Independence is associated with the blood shed that followed after India and Pakistan's partition. We have never seen or heard about what happened in the other parts of the country after 15th August 1947.
The show took me to the times when progressive minds and significant personalities tirelessly worked to make the newly independent country free in the truest sense.
It takes you through lives of people who are not just some mad scientists, but also how efficiently they could foresee the needs of the country and its people.
I was hypnotised by the magic of science. How, without huge machinery, internet, robots, those scientists continued to achieve various feats and rise to the next one.
I was swelling with pride to see India's first nuclear reactor being turned on. I had little tears when India's first rocket was launched.
I was of the opinion that India is blessed with great minds now. I was wrong. The existence of the two mentioned above along with some other significant scientists during that time is amazingly unbelievable. Newton and Einstein too had emerged years ago. I was foolish to believe that we are advanced now.
We have such a rich history created by such distinguished personnas. I only wish we knew more about them when we were in school. I wish we were told stories of these extra ordinary people, how they created history than just associate them with important dates in history.
So go ahead, watch Rocket boys and tell the children stories of these and many such real treasures of our country. Let's talk more about men and women of great character, whose foresight, undying patriotism, ability to take unmatched risks and unabashedly only wanting the progress of India speak volumes about them.
Let's also learn and grow and open up young minds to think and reason, try and fail, progress and protect, move forward while taking lessons from the past. Let's inspire them to dream and achieve, to create their own history.
Proud to be an Indian. Jai Hind!
CHEERS!
GOD BLESS!!
CHS
