Freedom’s Song - Unsung Acts of Courage!
70 years of Independence! We have just celebrated this milestone, with functions held across the country, marked with the revelry and the assertion of patriotism, that these special dates reignite. The event also presupposes a certain reflection – of ourselves as citizens of a sovereign state and how it shapes our identities including a national character, which in a more closely knit world is increasingly employed as a passport to gain entry into countries, which use its badge to profile people. To give entry or keep them out accordingly. Our ‘national character’ is presumably shaped by our nation and as the argumentative Indians, we are unsparing in our criticism of its dark side, the frustrations directed at the lumbering elephantine gait of its governance, and the urgent need for an increased momentum to ‘Swachchata’ ( cleanliness). , And what are the characteristics that we take away ...