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Monday, August 31, 2020

India: Celebrating An Economic Giant At 73

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.