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71 years of Indian republic! Where to now?

Seven decades ago, on 26th January, our Constitution came into effect. Even before that, this date had acquired
special significance. Having resolved to attain 'Purna Swaraj', our people had been celebrating 'Purna Swaraj Day'
on every 26th January from 1930 to 1947. That is why, in 1950 we embarked our journey as a Republic on the
26thJanuary, affirming to the principles laid down in our Constitution. Since then, every year we celebrate our
Republic Day on 26th January.

Science and Technology

Ever since Independence Modern India has had a strong focus on science and technology, realising that it is a key
element for economic and social growth.

Mangalyaan India’s first aircraft to Mars entered Mar’s Orbit on September 24, 2014, making India the first Asian
country and only the fourth country in the world to enter the Mars orbit in its first attempt. India successfully
launched Chandrayaan in 2008 in order to explore the moon. The craft was inserted into lunar orbit in its first
attempt. One of the greatest achievements of Chadrayaan was the discovery of the water molecules in the lunar
soil.
Indian company Hero Moto Corp is the world’s largest manufacturer of two-wheelers. India is proud of the
achievements of Isro. They are making further progress in Mission Gaganyaan, and the nation excitedly looks
forward to the Indian Human Spaceflight Programme gaining further momentum this year.

Sports

This is also the year of Tokyo Olympics. While India has traditionally done well in a number of sports, the new
generation of players and athletes has brought laurels for the nation in more and more varieties of sports in
recent years. At Olympics 2020, the Indian contingent will be backed by cheers and good wishes of millions of
Indians. Indians have not only brought prosperity to their adopted lands, they have also enhanced India's image
before the world community. Many of them have made great contributions in a wide variety of endeavours.

In 2008, Abhinav Bindra created history by bagging gold in men’s 10m air rifle event at the Beijing Games.
While we all remember the 2010 Common Wealth Games held in Delhi for all wrong reasons. What we don’t
remember is that we won 101 medals, including 38 gold, and acknowledge the hard work put in by the
athletes. For the first time in the history of the Games, India won over 100 medals in total and stood in the
second position.
Politics India was the first country in South East Asia that decided to have a democratic form of government
soon after the independence. The first general elections were conducted in the year 1951 with Universal Adult
Franchise.

India was the first ever country to grant voting rights to women without any discrimination. So far, India has
witnessed 16 major bloodless changes of power (Lok Sabha) at the Centre. It shows the strength of democratic
values of the people of this country. India has the largest number of elected persons in the world, thanks to
Panchayati Raj system across the country. India is among the very first countries to have a woman head of state
(Indira Gandhi). Women participation in the Indian politics has been the highest.

The country is improving economically and technologically, if compared with other nations of the world, but
without any benefits to the large sections of the population. There are improvements, statistically, in education
and employment, but not proportionate to the increase in population. Our defence preparedness is many times
better than before, but unfortunately other nations have moved faster than us. The border situation is still tense.
We are able to represent the world, on various issues, not with authority, but with submission on various issues.

HARSHIT SHARMA
CLASS- IV
SCHOOL- DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL JHANSI
S/O Dr. Upendra Kumar Sharma