Saturday, August 14, 2010

Incredible India


Republic of India or simply India is the home for more than one million people and several ethnic groups. It also shelters century old religions and customs that are spread evenly throughout the country. When it comes to ancient civilizations, lot of civilizations have been originated from this part of the world. Notable among them is Indus Valley civilization. From there on lot of powerful empires originated making the country more powerful at that time.

Then things got changed when the rulers allowed the English to trade with India. But the English had different plans, and not willing to let loose the wealth and resources found in India, they slowly conquered all the empires and kingdoms and firmly established their kingdom in India.

After centuries of British rule, the feeling of nationalism started only during the early part of 18th century. Little by little the country got aroused and people realized the importance of freedom. And finally after 200 years of freedom struggle,on the night of 15th August 1947 the country finally achieved what it deserved-The Freedom.

Jawaharlal Nehru, The country's first prime minister made the famous speech which rang through out the length and breadth of the country.
"At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new…India discovers herself again."

After Independence the country witnessed enormous growth in all fields and now in 20th century India is able to compete in world level. Surely this country is Incredible.

I can't obviously end this without mentioning why India is unique. That is because of fhe factor "Unity in Diversity". India has more religion and languages than any other country in the world. With 28 states and 7 union territories, it's probably impossible for any nation to rule such a massive country. The mail reason behind this is because each state has it's own rules, problems and cultures. But amidst all these differences and inequalities we all today stand together. This Unity make us incredible and unique.

So remembering the independence day is not merely feeling proud of what we are today, but it's all about remembering all those great leaders and the struggle, the pain they underwent to make this country powerful.
Happy Independence Day.

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