INDEPENDENCE DAY

Marching into the 63rd year of Independence, India has a lot of things to focus upon which include poverty, literacy and now a new foe, the Swine flu. The important thing from the country's perspective is: even after 63 yrs of independence after a 200 yr struggle, it's still struggling in every aspect which is a key factor for development.
Thanks to the freedom fighters who laid their lives down for making us free from the British rule but they wouldn't have foreseen that the country would be in a sorry state of affairs 60 yrs down the line. Though the country has succeeded in overcoming the economic downturn being only the next to China which lead the way to Revival. The real cause of concern for India lies in the current scenario where it is haunted by many problems which have completely outnumbered the achievements it's made post independence. It has to really pull up its sleeves and should help the industries which can really boost the economic stats of the country, inflation dipping to a three-decade low of -1.74 is one of the recent happenings in the country's progress card. 26/11 Mumbai attacks have put the country on the defensive and it added the fuel to the fire which emanated from the economic recession of the Sep 2008, Mumbaikars truly deserve a special mention in this context as they faced the situation bravely and proved the spirit of the City of Dreams, may the souls of the heroes RIP. ATF (Aviation Turbine Fuel) slur also reminding the government of the lacunae in its approach and last but not the least Swine-flu is spreading at an alarming rate in every corner of the country. Ever since its outbreak, it has claimed 21 lives so far, the first being a girl from Pune which tops the swine-flu cases in the country. Everyday we are faced with one problem or the other but the list goes unending.

Finally the true success of the country lies in the attitude of its countrymen, India is a home of many cultures and religions but there is a darker side in which it stands stripped of its grandiloquent history and a fairy tale affluence. People talking of India as a poor country as depicted in the Slumdog Millionaire really hurts me despite the facts mentioned above, from the critic's point of view, it is a disparaging instance.
And let's not forget the moment A.R.Rahman made us proud after winning 2 oscars earlier this year for the same movie though its not the best of his music, and he truly deserves the kudos and also Jai ho. Recently India has got a new feather in it's cap after the launch of "Arihant" the nuclear sub-marine, which is only the 5th in the world, its a notable landmark in the history of the Nation.
There are many facts, opinions and perceptions regarding the country as a whole but whatever is the state of country, I truly love it because the relation I share with my country is far beyond words can express. And now its over to the 1.2 billion Indians to pay their tribute to the country

Jai Hind