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How do we intend to keep our ‘tryst with destiny’?

How do we intend to keep our ‘tryst with destiny’?No one could have put it better. It required the inimitable Jawaharlal Nehru to fire the first salvo of a free India and claim her rightful place in the comity of nations.
It’s time for another Independence Day and some symbolic gaiety …the tricolor pinned on our [...]


61 years of freedom – what changed?

61 years of freedom – what changed?India celebrated its 61st Independence Day yesterday. I decided to jog my memory on this great occasion.
18 years ago, I reached the USA for my first stint there. As an Indian, I was almost immediately taken aback by the pride that Americans displayed for their country. The national flag [...]