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 FEEL GOOD INDIA
If there is one sentiment India has been terribly familiar with, it is cynicism. Decades have been spent under a pall of scepticism, little realizing that fundamentals in this country remain strong and that we are so much better off than so many others in this world.ar future. Now don’t throw poverty, illiteracy, oppression of dalits etc on my face. Being in my job, I have a good idea of all that. What has been different, since say mid-1990s, is a certain confidence. |
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 Unity
That India is surrounded by a ring of fire which is constantly burning and trying to expand its reach is something that has been recognized by successive governments. But the flames that are simmering within have been ignored for 60 years.
That was the admission of the Home Minister P Chidambaram in Parliament. |
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 Terrorism: Future Imperfect
Youth is the backbone of any country. All major revolutions of the world have been brought about by youth only with its untamed aggression and determination to bring change. History of India cannot forget the contributions of patriots like Bhagat Singh, Chandrashekhar Azad, Sukhdev, Rajguru etc., all in their 20s who sacrificed their lives for independence, while in 1942 the youth under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi compelled the imperialist British regime to retreat. |
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 Who is your favourite Indian?
Vote for your favourite Indian! This list is a random one with only some names that we are proud of. |
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 Relevance of Gandhiji and his timeless legacy
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948) was an ever evolving personality; what he said in 1920s was different from what he was propogating in 1940s. He favoured chaturvarna system in ‘Hinda Swaraj’ but when British regime announced Communal Award in 1932, thereby terming Depressed Classes a minority community, Gandhiji. |
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 Women’s empowerment: Marking more than 60 years
It goes without saying that Indian women have been achievers since the pre-independence era. Take the example of Rani of Jhansi, who fought bravely in the first mutiny of 1857 against colonial rule. And women also participated subsequently in the struggle against the British. For instance Subhash Chandra Bose’s Indian National Army had a women’s battalion. |
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 Poverty & Unemployment : Free the nation
An athlete turns to prostitution for want of money. Little kids at traffic signals beg for survival. Thousands die every year due to malnutrition. But we are still `celebrating’ our 62nd Independence Day with pomp and grandeur. For 62 years we have been free from foreign domination, but the biggest question our nation faces today is, are we free in the true sense of the word? Are we free from that evil twin of poverty and population? |
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 Gaining Independence from Illiteracy
India’s literacy growth rate since independence: 18% to 65% as per 2001 consensus
Male literacy rate: 76%
Female literacy rate: 54%
Variation from state to state: Kerala’s 91% against 47% in Bihar |
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