Long Live the Indian Republic

Today is India's 58th independance day. On 15th August 1947, India threw away the shackles of British Rule and began its tryst with destiny. In these short 58 years India has risen to number 12 in the list of world top economies. Of course the list is 5 years old and this definitely would have changed by now. But the point is India is ahead of the "rich" countries. But the aim should be to topple the top countries and not rest on the laurels. Yes, we can admire our growth, but to reach the top echelons we need to better utilise the public money and be purposeful about developing our villages and capitalise on our strenght - Agriculture. IT and technology can definitely accelerate growth, but only agriculture and food for people can sustain the accelaration. One of the reasons why India survived the South East Asian economic downturn in late 1990's without a single scratch is because it's economy is dependant on agriculture and not technology. And for India to become a major superpower, it has to remain that way. We cannot dominate the world if we have to buy our food from other countries. And yes, now we have to talk about dominating the world, not with military might, but with our Brain Power. We have talked long enough for brotherhood and equality for long and it has been seen as India's weakness and not courage. Time has come to really wake up the sleeping giant that is India represented by a gentle elephant!!

Jai Hind!!!