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Should we really say HAPPY 64th Independence Day of India? (August 2011)

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"India celebrates 64 years of Independence" says most of the headlines of news channels, and newspapers. But should we really be proud and be calling ourselves living in a free and independent country? Yes, it may be true, that we should be proud of not living under the British ruling, and that atleast we are not still doing things, like cleaning up toilets of the British colonialists (as many of our forefathers used to do). And undoubtedly, we should be proud of the efforts of our various freedom fighters. And how can we even think of forgetting the fight for our Nation, led by the Mahatma himself, the Father of the Nation: Gandhi ji. (Myself being one of his biggest supporters, I believe) But how much have we progressed as a nation? Is it enough to just be called an Emerging Economy, and be proud of our various qualities as INDIANS? Or should we rather stop living in this dream, and start realizing that our country has the potential, has the people, has the brains and