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How do we intend to keep our ‘tryst with destiny’?
Filed in General Interest, August 15, 2009, 11:30 pm by Abdul FakhriHow 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?
Filed in General Interest, August 16, 2008, 4:50 am by Sukumar61 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 [...]