Arrived in monsoon Delhi in time to witness the very moving independence day celebrations, with the flag raising in the warm rain and singing of the stirring national anthem it all brought my close to tears to think of Gandhi and all those who sacrificed their lives for an independent India
I imagine waking on this morning 65 years ago and knowing after 300 years and a long struggle the country was free of colonial rule.
It is so sad then to open the newspaper and read about the accusations of corruption within the government, and to read the tragic story of the Advivasi's of India, the tribals who have lost so much, India is a remarkable country but still so many problems ...
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I imagine waking on this morning 65 years ago and knowing after 300 years and a long struggle the country was free of colonial rule.
It is so sad then to open the newspaper and read about the accusations of corruption within the government, and to read the tragic story of the Advivasi's of India, the tribals who have lost so much, India is a remarkable country but still so many problems ...
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