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As sweet bells chime in the temples of men
As lamps of insight ignite the asleep minds
As voices of victory chant the song of devotion
Let us invoke in our hearts
The loving remembrance of the eternal Motherland
Who is resplendent than thousand glittering suns
Whose face shines like the calm brilliance of the crescent
More beautiful than anything ever seen [...]

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Welcome all
To the land of jubilation!
Where everyday is a celebration
And every moment a carnival
Only India is that nation
Where life is a festival.
The dawn of New Year
The spark of Lohri
The sweetness of Pongal
The grandeur of Republic Day
The mourning of Muharram
The romance of Valentine’s Day
The auspiciousness of Shivaratri
The colours of Holi
The brilliance of Ramanavami
The bliss of Navroz
The [...]

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Some nations are formed of people, while others are constituted with vast stretches of land. Very few nations are generated out of ideals.
This is a remembrance of an Ideal that was once born out of the fire of sacrifices. An Ideal that became free after crawling out of the jail of bondages. Spurred on by [...]

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India. New Delhi.
July 18, 2008. 8:30 am.
Thursday.
Full Moon of Guru (Guru Poornima).
Grace Light pours down, pours deep and pours unconditionally.
The vapours of incense rise to welcome the unseen.
The golden-yellow spear-like flame rests motionless on the wick of the all-witnessing lamp.
Mind stands silent too.
Impurities of the unknown past dissolve like salt in water.
Petals of [...]

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Me: What happened Happy Sir? Why so sad-sad?
Happy Singh: Oye yaar! Those $%&&%@ have ranked India #125? Unki toh…
Me: 125, you mean in the FIFA Football Ranking.
Happy Singh: No. We are #154 there.
Me: Okay, must be the Corruption factor then. Correct?
Happy Singh: Arre, No yaar! We are #72 amongst the least corrupted nations.
Me: Isse bura [...]

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