
19/06/2025
From “Bhagwan Bharose” to “Jaisi Bhagwan Ki Marzi”: A Wake-Up Call for India
By Sumeet S. Sahni
Therapist | Vigilante
India is home to a staggering diversity of religions. From ancient deities to modern-day gurus, we turn to the divine in myriad forms. I used to joke that it almost feels as if it takes the combined blessings of all the gods, prophets, and spiritual figures just to keep us afloat amid the chaos we’ve normalized. We even have a phrase for this kind of survival—Bhagwan Bharose. At the mercy of divine will.
But recent events force us to ask: Are we doing enough to take responsibility?
What we have been witnessing post the recent Air India incident—delays, cancellations, and reports of technical snags—highlights this troubling pattern. It is not as though these issues emerged suddenly. They were likely always there, overlooked in the background by a systemic 'chalta hai' attitude. It took the loss of over 250 lives for the authorities to finally act.
This is not about one airline or one industry. It’s about a collective mindset.
Every time we cross a road, we’re forced to trust that the person speeding past us actually earned their driver’s license—perhaps forgetting that many licenses are issued without proper testing. Every time we consume medicine, there’s an unspoken hope that quality checks were not bypassed. Every time someone places a flowerpot precariously on a balcony railing, we accept the risk that it may fall—on someone’s head.
All of this, we take in our stride. Bhagwan sambhalega, we say. God will take care of it.
But maybe God is tired. Perhaps it is time we stopped invoking the divine to compensate for our civic negligence, regulatory lapses, and institutional apathy.
Maybe we've exhausted divine grace.
It may now be time to have the quiet realization that consequences are catching up. If we do not change how we live, how we govern, and how we maintain the structures around us, then divine will may no longer be our shield!
The gods have done enough. It is time we do our part otherwise it just takes one mistake to move from “Bhagwan Bharose” to “Jaisi Bhagwan Ki Marzi"