Chilligavva

Wishing all my brothers and sisters spattered across the globe and at India, as well as friends of Indians, a Happy 60th Independence Day.  When we look back, its hard to think that it has been only sixty years, since the Independence.  Much has happened, some good, some bad.  Its hard to understand, but without our previous generations fighting for independence, I would not even be blogging about it.  So here’s to independence, the software revolution, and personal freedom, without which I would not be in Omaha Nebraska. 

The one topic that concerns most Non Resident Indians is the exorbitant land rates at India and the absence of basic facilities [Food, water, homes, roads, public facilities [toilets, cooling centers, water spots]].  I know the urban crowd would like me to include malls, and movie theatres as basic, but that seems to be the crux of the matter.  The case of a blinded few deciding what’s good or needed for the country.  The trick Dr. Manmohan, is to stick with what works and not aim for a mess in the country in the name of globalization.  Russia is still reeling with the Perestroika approach and there’s no Glasnost left.  China, on the other hand seems to have got the act better. Globalization does not mean that a cup of tea or coffee should match 65 US cents [gas station average] in equivalent Indian Rupees [nearly 26.3575 INR].  You should also be able to match the salaries and standard of living too, when you do that.

Kamats Potpurri is an excellent history and wiki resource, a favourite of mine:
India’s First War of Independence, termed Sepoy Riots by the British was an attempt to unite India against the invading British and to restore power to the Mogul emperor Bahadur Shah. The resistance disintegrated primarily due to lack of leadership and unity on the part of Indians, as also to cruel suppression by the British Army. It was a remarkable event in Indian history and marked the end of theMogul empire and sealed India’s fate as a British colony for the next 100 years.

The Uk Telegraph Report
Evoking the memory of Mahatma Gandhi, Dr Singh said that India would only be truly "free" when it had succeeded in raising the 300m poorest citizens out of poverty, placing them on a new path to productivity.

The NPR report
On Wednesday, the fault lines that have so long divided India also were apparent with security tight across the country, especially in places where insurgencies are simmering. In Kashmir, mobile phone service was shut down in a bid to prevent the usual Independence Day violence.

Conspicuously absent from his speech was any talk of neighboring Pakistan - India’s longtime rival.

An off-topic observation.  Don’t you notice the similarity between the Indian Flag, the Hungarian Flag [No Logo] and the Irish Flag [rotate right, no logo].