By DAN AMOR
India
has been celebrating since penultimate week its 73rd independence anniversary
as a democratic nation having been juristically established on August 15, 1947
after several decades of British colonialism. But the great Indian nation did
not begin only about seven decades ago. Rather, it is the proud beneficiary of
several millennia of great and memorable history, culture and civilization.
Indian independence movement began in 1857 spanning 90 years before achieving
self rule in 1947.
As
the enterprising people of India celebrate their bold attempt at shaking off
the yoke of British imperialism and economic strangulation, yours sincerely is
pleased to join millions of people, nations and organizations all over the
world to congratulate this wonderful and spicy nation on her march from poverty
and despair to a position of preeminence, respect and pride. It would not be an
overstatement to say that the transformation of India is not only a challenge
to the sub-continent of Asia but has also provided a shining example for most
other countries still battling with the vagaries of underdevelopment,
militarism, poverty and corruption.
