Happy Republic Day To Us All. It has been exactly one year since the last time I expressed myself through The Indian Nation. This is partly due to a self made goal to include only positive part about India. To add to the chain exactly a year later on the same sacred day here are extracts from two poem by renowned poet… Shri Ramdhari Singh “Dinkar” penned few years apart… Continue reading
The Indian Nation
the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, grandmother of legend, and great grand mother of tradition
“She [India] has left indelible imprints on one fourth of the human race in the course of a long succession of centuries. She has the right to reclaim ... her place amongst the great nations summarizing and symbolizing the spirit of humanity. From Persia to the Chinese sea, from the icy regions of Siberia to Islands of Java and Borneo, India has propagated her beliefs, her tales, and her civilization.”
by Sylvia Levi
by Sylvia Levi
January 26, 2011
November 4, 2009
We are on the verge of witnessing a moment which will re-write the History of Internet. It will rightly be referred as the Biggest Change to Internet since its inception about four decades ago. And their is a share of India in this change. Are we ready to take the pride? Continue reading
August 26, 2009
Jana-Gana-Mana …, with these words India stands still; the words infuses a new spirit in the veins of every Indian and the vibration can be felt long after the anthem completes. Yet an unfortunate controversy clouds the nation anthem and keeps coming up. Here is the true story behind the controversy.
The story of National Anthem, its creation and selection is quite fascinating and has a history of controversy and debate. Often the story is presented in a bad light which is both misleading and de-glorifying our national anthem. Here is the true story… Continue reading
July 28, 2009
Vandemataram, the national song of India, played a very prominent role in India’s struggle for freedom in the twentieth century. It continued to inspire generations of freedom fighters who lived and died chanting the mystical word. It terrified the British government so much that at one point of time they tried their best to suppress it by imposing bans and imprisonments. In 2003, Vandemataram was voted as second all time most popular songs from a huge participation of 155 countries (including islands) and 7000 songs.
Here is the fascinating story of our national song – its origin, significance, controversies and legacy. Continue reading
June 2, 2009
October 2, 2005. India celberates the 136th birth anniversary of the Father of Nation. Indian news papers ones again runs debate on weather Gandhi is still relevent? And quite a few answers said no. Lets take a look at Gandhi and his relevence. Continue reading
April 8, 2008
India was once the ‘golden bird‘. Mark Twain had remarked –
India is the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, grandmother of legend, and great grand mother of tradition…
So what happened? How the cradle of Human race and the grandmother of legend turned into a dominated colony of British rule. The answer lies here. And I suppose, every Indian must know this … Continue reading