Here’s something that will awaken patriotism in you. The Road to Freedom is a poem by R.Seshan that reminds us how hard-won India’s freedom is and tells us that it is our duty to make our nation proud.
Same time last year, P.R.Viswanathan conjured Mother India with his words. She had beamed with pride and had spoken at length about her centuries-old story and had talked in a beautifully nostalgic way about the many children she had nurtured on her soil. This time, Mother India returns, springing to life with P.R.Viswanathan’s words– only that this time, she is here to lament the way things have been with her soil and children in the last one year. Here’s one piece you should read!
One of the things that comes to mind when we think of India is the beautiful landscape at different parts of the country. Nilesh J.Bhange captures some of them through his lens.
Jan Lokpal. Corruption. Anna Hazare. If you are in India, then there is absolutely no chance that you wouldn’t have run into these words. The media has dissected this issue enough – but the irony is that the pro-Jan Lokpal team is yet to realize its demands. Bijesh Krishnadas shares his thoughts on this much-discussed topic in India today and tells you why Jan Lokpal is needed despite the many questions raised about the possibility of the body ridding the Indian system of corruption. Read on.
Have you ever thought about the connection between India and animals? Here’s some sort of an observation, comparison – call it whatever you want. The bottom line is all about what animals have meant to the Indian way of life. Vani Viswanathan writes.
Amrita Sarkar captures the many hues of the Indian woman in her art. It is her own way of approaching the theme ‘India Decoded’.
India has for many years been known as the land that discovered many things, the land of many firsts. Did you know that India is also the the land which gave the world the mother of all martial arts – Kalaripayattu? Varsha Sreenivasan tells you more about this martial art that is India’s pride.
Talk of India and one bizarrely apparent truth that makes itself heard is that India is a bundle of contradictions. In these times, when we are supposed to be making progress, the big question that looms ahead of us is ‘Is this development wholesome?’. The unfortunate answer would be ‘No.’ Meera Sundararajan feels that unless we acknowledge our hyprocrisy, our development is going to be all but shallow.
Glimpse the diverse facets of India through these photographs. Pictures by Bharat Baswani.