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ISSUE 01 | JANUARY 2020 BC FORUM OUR COUNTRY DID NOT GET FREEDOM OVERNIGHT, IT TOOK ALMOST 100 YEARS OF FREEDOM FIGHTING WITH MANY SACRIFICES, AND BECAUSE OF THEIR SACRIFICES, WE ARE LIVING IN A FREE COUNTRY. IF THOSE FREEDOM FIGHTERS WOULD HAVE THOUGHT SAME LIKE YOU THEN WE WOULD HAVE BEEN STILL UNDER SLAVERY OF BRITISH. Ajeet water is our future, don't just think about current situation, but think about tomorrow and think about our kids too, when they will be born with this water crisis and if they will ask us about this water scarcity and as a teacher what measure you both have taken to tackle it then what will we answer to them? You and I both know that academics and theories that we teach in school and students are different than reality. The education system teaches subjects and views, but none of the university teaches "HOW TO LIVE?, HOW TO TACKLE ANY ISSUE? And that's why when a problem or crisis arises, people blame it on governments and hide inside their houses, but no one comes forward and takes up the charge. Those who run the country, they also need support and participation too. Like Swachchta Abhiyaan of our Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, he initiated the campaign and got support too, but tell me after all these campaigns and efforts of his and his team; still if people throw garbage on roads then! Is it his failure? No, it is our people's failure. He can't go door to door and clean debris, but it's our duty, people's duty to keep our country clean. As you have studied in my print outs, India is divided between water-scarce regions to water-rich regions, and those water-rich regions also would go scarce in the coming few years. And that's why we need to travel the entire country and spread the awareness about conservation of water in the scarce region and save water in the water-rich areas so that access water can be supplied to the deficient areas. And Ajeet, I do understand India is not as small as Mathura, but you also better understand that this problem is also not as little as Mathura. It's a problem of 29 states and 9 UTs. It's a problem of 1.3 billion people. IT'S A PROBLEM OF INDIA! AND IT'S MY COUNTRY. BIKERS CLUB ® | MAGAZINE | PAGE 47 I was speechless hearing Darshana's talks, I dropped her and went ahead for my school. The entire day Darshana's talk made me think over this issue over and over again. I felt proud of my decision to marry her by seeing so much empathy in her regarding our countrymen! I called her up and said, LET'S DO IT! I AM READY TO TAKE ON THIS RIDE... To which she said, I knew you would be ready, and that's why I already have resigned from my job. To the shock of that news, I asked WHY? She said, I need to dedicate my entire focus on this cause ride henceforth, and I don't want any deviation. I proudly asked, How come you were so confident that I would agree on it? Ajeet, I am your wife, and I know you and your passion, it's just you needed a trigger, which I gave you. We laughed!!! Although I loved her idea and signed up for it too, because, even I wanted to spread awareness not only for others but also for the future generations. AUR KAUNSA HUSBAND APNI WIFE KE SAAMNE ARGUMENT MAI JEETA HAI... ARE KABHI KABHI JEET KE BHI HAARNA PADTA HAI... KYUKI LIFETIME KAUN SUNTE BAITHEY... Anyways jokes apart... I was proud of her and her decision. Now, our main concern was to gather finance for this ride. So as I am a rider and is a part of a few riding groups in Mathura, I approached them first. To my surprise, our decision of this cause India ride was received well in riding groups of Mathura. And they too encouraged us and showed support, but our finance issue was still there and was always trying to get help and sponsors to which Darshana came to me with bank slip, which was showing a sufficient amount in which we could complete our India ride. I hung up the phone with whom I was talking and explaining about the ride. I asked, how with curiosity? She said I broke my FD, which I kept it long back. I asked why, Darshana? I am trying to get sponsors, and we will get it, to which she said, no need Ajeet.. this is our ride and our mission, so this is the money, and I suppose this will be sufficient! B I K E R S C L U B ® | www.bikersclub.in