India, a sub-continent with 5000 years old history.

A civilization united by its

diversity, richness of culture and the glory of the past. India is an amazing discovery
and its history is a unique tale of the past.

India is rich in ethnic diversity, with over one billion people speaking hundreds of
languages. Politically it is the world's largest liberal democracy. India has grown
significantly, in terms of both population and strategic importance in the last twenty
years attributed to economic reforms. It shares its borders with Pakistan, the People's
Republic of China, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Afghanistan. Sri Lanka,
the Maldives and Indonesia are the nearby island nations in the Indian Ocean. India
was formally ruled by the British for almost ninety years before gaining independence
in 1947. On August 15th 1947, India was finally granted independence from British rule
and became a secular republic.

India's population passed the 500 million mark in the early 1970's but its long food
crisis was resolved with greatly improved agricultural productivity due to Green
revolution.

India's government sponsored modern agricultural implements, new varieties of

generic seeds and increased financial assistance to farmers that increased the yield of
food crops such as wheat, rice and corn, as well as commercial crops like cotton, tea,
tobacco, and coffee. This enabled India to become self-sufficient in feeding its own
population, ending two decades of food imports. In this 21st century, a rising
generation of well educated and skilled professionals in scientific sectors of industry
began propelling the Indian economy. Due to this, unemployment is steadily declining
and poverty has fallen to approx. 22%.

While serious challenges remain, India is enjoying a period of economic expansion

that has propelled it to the forefront of the world economy. India is a diverse country, a
fact that is visibly prominent in its people, culture and climate.

Indian lifestyles clearly glorify the geography. The global image of India is that of an
upcoming and progressive nation. India has leaped many boundaries in all sectors-
commerce, technology, and development etc in the recent past with the other creative
genius.

The beauty of the Indian people lies in their spirit of tolerance, give-and-take and a
composition of cultures that can be compared to a garden of flowers of various
colours and shades of which, while maintaining their own entity, lend harmony and
beauty to the garden- India.

By-
Name : FARHANA MOHAMMED
STD : VIII
School : AL RASHID INDIAN SCHOOL
FARWANIYA- KUWAIT
 Let me live upto my expectations,
Let me not live in shame,
A destitute and hopeless life,
of misery and repentance.
Let not my dreams be;
torn apart by the thundering
Sound of the bullets.
Let me wake up each day
With a good note and
Sleep every night with a
good tiding.
I pray each day for a better tomorrow;
where my People shall live in Peace and Prosperity.
Where no Trident, Taj or CST
Shall shed any more of the blood and
tears of innocence.
The life of hundreds
Crushed in the stampede of the gory
The little ones to the eldest
could not convey their last message,
to their dear ones.
The loved ones of thousands
Lost life for nothing.
We remember them with deep regret
The martyrs of the country
Who with high expectation were born
But Alas! lost in the middle of their life.
Then too I dream even today
My expectations shall never die
The spirit shall never be lost
The unity shall never be divided.
All shall be for a common cause.
To save my motherland.
Pledging together each wonderful day,
to lead humanity to the road to happiness;
Lead us on and on
Light our darkened paths.
As we have a high expectation
of an enlighten tomorrow.
By-
Name : AGAMPODI SANDUNI PERERA
STD : IX
School: AL RASHID INDIAN SCHOOL
FARWANIYA- KUWAIT
MY TRICOLOUR FLAG
My tricolour flag that
Swings in the air
Fly up in the sky
And smiles at me.

The saffron of happiness

The white of sanctity
The green of safety
All protect me from danger

Destruction shall not touch

Thy colour at any cause
For we are here to protect thou
At any cause

It may instill me
To shatter my blood
But I shall never betray
Thou at any cause

Give me the strength

To master my mind
As I feel my spirit
Rouse to voice for
Any noble cause.

My tricolour flag shall

Always swing in the air
Fly high up in the sky
And remind me of
The freedom and safety I bear.

- Sumasri Raja
STD-IX
AL RASHID INDIAN SCHOOL