Recently our MPs had a friendly match in the Indian parliament. Their topic of concern was inflation. As expected, no result came out of the friendly match. The only thing they gained probably was in terms of vote bank. Even with the average annual incomes having doubled, the inflation has only worsened the quality of life for more than 70% of the population.
India had a glorious tradition of learning and education. I am particularly very proud of it. It is really unfortunate that we left this glorious tradition of knowledge and learning systems behind. What is tragic is that we today think that these systems are outdated and unsuited to the contemporary world. We have somehow established a strong connection between modernity and western civilization. We don’t realise how wrong we are when we think that to be modern is to be western and to be western is to be modern.
Today is Independence day. The day some of us wait so eagerly for! The day, I as a child never missed the flag hoisting ceremony on TV. The day, I hoisted flag in my colony and distributed sweets among my neighbours.
अमर क्रांति की चिनगारी से
Do not ask what the country has done for you.
Ask what you can do for the country.
Independence Day is round the corner
Himadri tung shring se, prabudh, shudh Bharti
Swayamprabha, samujjwala, swatantrata, pukaarti
Amartya veer putr ho, dridh pratigya soch lo
Prashata, punya pantha hai, badhe chalo, badhe chalo!
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India and Bharat.. the two names our country.. its an old discussion..
I don't mind if our country is called by two names in two different language..
Obviously "Bharat" is the older name.. and english name "India" came very late.. We may co-related "India" with "Indus" or "Indoi" or "Sindhu". but is there a solid document why and how we got this name. I did not find one...
Or its the fact that Britishers gave us the name... and its related to "Adiwasi" as being called in USA like "West-Indian", "Red-Indian", "American-Indian".
