Wishing you a Very Happy Independence Day, 2009
Every year this day we feel grateful for having the freedom to breath in a free nation. We feel proud about our glorious past and the varied cultures that stand as one in times of adversity. We remember that we are diverse yet united. Then, why not remind ourselves every day of the year that we too are responsible citizens of a great country and we can do our bit of keeping it clean,green and safe. There are so many things we could do irrespective of where we live and what we do. We need not be in metropolitan cities to make marked changes or we need not be in the civil services to do something for the country. And neither do we have to be political leaders or social reformers. Small things can lead to bigger changes. We could continue to lead our lives and yet create a better world. Be it keeping our vehicles dirt and pollution-free or be it keeping our localities clean. Voting for the right candidate in the elections is also a major responsibility.
Happy Independence Day
So, while we have a colorful celebration at our schools, colleges and offices; lets not forget the spirit behind it all. Like it is said “Actions speak louder that words”, let all the speeches, enthusiasm and preachings turn to action. We will have to strive and work on it together in as many ways as possible. It may be a little strenuous but not difficult. Let there be cleanliness, happiness and peace around us.
Jai Hind – Proud to be an Indian!
Indian Independence Day Quotes
We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made!” –Albert Einstein
If there is one place on the face of earth where all the dreams of living men have found a home from the very earliest days when man began the dream of existence, it is India!” –French scholar Romaine Rolland
India is the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grand mother of tradition. Our most valuable and most astrictive materials in the history of man are treasured up in India only!” –Mark Twain
So far as I am able to judge, nothing has been left undone, either by man or nature, to make India the most extraordinary country that the sun visits on his rounds. Nothing seems to have been forgotten, nothing overlooked.” –Mark Twain
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!” — Sylvia Levi
India conquered and dominated China culturally for 20 centuries without ever having to send a single soldier across her border!” — Hu Shih, former Ambassador of China to USA
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