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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 FakhriTweetNo 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 shirts, the flags hoisted and speeches at several […]
61 years of freedom – what changed?
Filed in General Interest, August 16, 2008, 4:50 am by SukumarTweetIndia 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 was everywhere including on undergarments! […]
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