✨ Then - Putting on crisp and neat uniforms , displaying march past in front of a chief guest .
Now - Curled up in wrinkled sheets , watching the Republic Day parade on TV !

✨ Then - Watching 'Tiranga and Border' on Doordarshan
Now - Binge-watching on Netflix and Amazon Prime !

✨ Then - Delivering the perfect nerve cracking Republic day speech .
Now - Broadcasting "Happy Republic Day on WhatsApp to all contacts .

✨ Then - Waking up early and getting ready for the school celebrations .
Now - Planning a weekend getaway because Republic Day is on Thursday and we can blow off work on Friday .

✨ Then - Drawing the Indian flag using Orange Sketch pen in place of Saffron and telling ourselves, "It's alright" .
Now - Picking Flags from the streets on 27th and whispering to ourselves , "This is wrong" .

✨ Then - Passionately singing "Ae mere watan ke logon" by Lata Mangeshkar en route to school .
Now - Playing "Teri Mitti" by B Prack on loop on Spotify !

Republic day went from living the moments to reliving the nostalgia real fast !

Sources - @scrawledstories