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Table of Contents

From the Editors Desk 4


Ambassador Message for the Independence Day of India 6
What we have done to our country....? 12
Indian Students Abroad 16
The cycle of hope & despair 21
My India - A yound nation on the move 25
Higher Education in India 29
“Tourism - India an uprising”! 35
Bharat Maata Ke Samman Mei 41
At the dawn of our Republic DAy 43
The India - I love 45
Incredible India 47
Where can I find a country like this 49
The India - I love 51
The India - I love 53
River Ganga - The pride of India 55
What can I say to India 57
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Ambassador’s Message
for the India’s Indepedence Day

On the 63rd anniversary of the Independence Day of India, I extend


warmest greetings to all members of the Indian community in Kuwait
and thank our many dear Kuwaiti friends for their sincere good wishes.

On this historic day we pay homage to those who so selflessly and courageously
fought for India’s freedom. We also remember with deep gratitude the brave guardians
of our frontiers and our compatriots who have over the years sacrificed their lives
for the safety and security of our nation. We re-dedicate ourselves to building a
modern, vibrant India, and to serving our people and the larger cause of humanity.

In the little over six decades since its independence India has secured a unique
and respected place in the comity of nations. The largest, most diverse democracy
in the world, buttressed by a free media and an independent and impartial judiciary,
India is committed to tolerance, harmony, equality, justice, and the rule of law. It is
deeply satisfying to see a country of well over a billion people, characterized by vast
linguistic, religious, ethnic and cultural diversity, so confidently moving ahead as one.

In purchasing power parity terms, India is already the fourth largest economy in the
world. It is also one of the world’s youngest nations, with 55% of India’s population
below 25 years. This provides a solid human resource base to power our development and
growth. India also has the second largest arable land area and is one of the largest food
producers in the world. It is a software powerhouse and a global sourcing hub, especially
for IT enabled services and business process outsourcing. Its prudently regulated and well
capitalized banking system is among the most extensive in the world. India has the largest
number of listed companies and the third biggest investor base in the world. Its foreign
exchange reserves exceed $283 billion. The Indian economy is set to reach $1.51 trillion
in the current fiscal year, rising to $1.72 trillion in 2011-12 and $2 trillion in 2013-2014.

With a large middle class, dynamic and innovative entrepreneurs, plentiful scientific and
technical manpower, diversified industrial base, and abundant raw materials, India is an
attractive business and investment destination. The India economy has over the last several
years maintained one of the highest growth rates in the world. India has not only weathered
the latest global economic crisis well, but has been an anchor of global economic stability.
The IMF has forecast 9.4% growth for India during 2010. With a domestic savings rate

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of 35%, robust macroeconomic fundamentals, sound economic institutions, and a stable
balance of payments position, India is set to maintain a sustained 9-10% growth trajectory.

With a view to removing infrastructure bottlenecks, India is implementing an ambitious


programme of investment in power, roads, ports, airports, irrigation, telecommunications,
and urban infrastructure. India’s infrastructure investments alone will top US$500 billion
over the next few years, with its energy supply increasing by three to four times and its power
capacity by five times. India’s next five-year plan, starting in 2013, is to include $1 trillion
towards infrastructure development, with around half of that likely to come from private funds.

India stands out as one of a few countries where substantial growth is taking place
and profits are being made. It has one of the most liberal and transparent FDI policies
among emerging economies. Many recent studies rate India as one of the world’s
most attractive FDI destinations. UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2010 projects
India among the most promising investor-home countries in 2010-12 as well as the
third highest economy for FDI in 2010-12. India also welcomes portfolio investment
in company equity by qualified institutional investors. Relaxed entry procedures
have created a favorable climate for foreign investment in India and it is timely to
seriously explore investing into the infrastructure, energy and other sectors in India.

India is also a major source of investment abroad, in both developing and developed
countries. Many Indian companies have reached out overseas, through cross border mergers
and acquisitions or direct investments, so as to access high-growth markets, technologies
and knowledge, attain economies of size and scale, and leverage international brand names.

While India’s stature is growing with every year, enormous challenges remain in
eradicating poverty, disease, and illiteracy. India is pursuing an ambitious programme
for social and economic transformation of its citizens on the margins of its growth story.
We seek caring and inclusive growth that brings tangible benefits to all, as we invest in
education, health and sanitation, care of the elderly and differently abled, employment
generation, skill development and village modernization. Special attention is being devoted
to bridge the development deficit and eradicate alienation in impoverished areas. The
National Employment Guarantee Programme, the Bharat Nirman scheme to modernize
our villages, and the National Rural Health Mission, are amongst major schemes being
implemented. We are determined that lack of funds will not be allowed to constrain the
spread of literacy and education in India. On the basis of this fiscal commitment a new
fundamental right has recently been added to our Constitution – the Right to Education.

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On the foreign policy front, India will continue to pursue its enlightened national
interest, maintaining the strategic autonomy and independence in decision-making
that has been its hallmark. Our overriding priority is to secure an atmosphere of
peace and security in which India’s rapid economic transformation can proceed.
India will work with other countries to tackle issues of common concern, such as
international terrorism, the global economic crisis, climate change, energy security,
food security, and the reform of multilateral institutions to reflect contemporary
realities. India has consistently been at the forefront of the fight against terrorism
and has always unequivocally condemned all forms and manifestations of that evil.

India has had long-standing interaction and friendship with the countries
of the GCC, which is India’s largest trading partner, the dominant source of
our energy requirements, and residence to over five and a half million Indians.

Close and friendly contacts between India and Kuwait go back several centuries. Our
multifaceted ties have been consolidated by the continuous intermingling of our peoples
and civilizations. They extend beyond historical and cultural linkages to encompass
significant political, trade and economic interests. Kuwait is a significant partner in
India’s quest for energy security and supplies 10%-11% of India’s annual crude oil
import requirements. India-Kuwait trade is worth about US$ 10.5 billion annually. Even
in non-oil trade terms, India has consistently been among Kuwait’s top trading partners.

High-level exchanges present an opportunity to reaffirm friendships and explore new


avenues for cooperation. The landmark visit to India in 2006 by HH Sheikh Sabah Al-
Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Amir of Kuwait, gave fresh momentum to our bilateral ties.
The visit to Kuwait in April 2009 of the Vice President of India, Hon’ble M. Hamid Ansari,
reaffirmed our traditionally close friendship. In October 2009, our Minister of State for
Tourism and the Minister of Health was in Kuwait to promote tourism to India, with a
special focus on health tourism. A Festival of India in Kuwait followed in November
2009, in which 130 artistes from India provided a glimpse of our rich cultural heritage.
Inter-governmental Working Groups on Hydrocarbons and on Labour, Employment and
Manpower Development, were convened in Kuwait in December 2009 and January 2010
respectively. The visit to Kuwait from 3-4 February 2010 by a high level delegation led
by External Affairs Minister Mr. S.M. Krishna, has further boosted our ties. It was the
Minister’s first visit to the Gulf since taking charge of External Affairs, and reaffirmed that
our relations are exemplary, characterized by warmth, mutual respect and understanding.

The 600,000 Indians in Kuwait are a vital component of our friendship. They are
the largest expatriate community in Kuwait, and a microcosm of India’s rich diversity.
Hard working, disciplined, talented and law-abiding, they earn a livelihood in Kuwait

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for themselves and their families, while contributing to the host country’s development
and prosperity. We are very grateful for the care and benevolence bestowed on our
community by the Amir of Kuwait, HH Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al Jaber Al-Sabah.

The Embassy outsourced its passport and visa services last year and the convenient new
timings and locations have proved attractive. Since October 2009, we have also maintained
a consular Open House procedure by which a senior consular official is available on all
working days without prior appointment to discuss any consular matter. The welfare support
available to Indians in Kuwait is also being consistently enhanced. The Indian Workers
Welfare Center, set up by the Embassy in September 2009, incorporates an elaborate labour
complaints redressal mechanism, a toll-free 24x7 telephonic helpline for domestic workers
in distress, free accommodation and other facilities for them, a time-bound work contract
attestation system, a free legal advice clinic, and a help desk to guide Indian nationals on
immigration, employment, legal, and other issues. The Embassy will continue to upgrade
its services and adapt itself to changing requirements, while boosting efficiency levels.

On this joyful occasion of India’s Independence, as we commit ourselves anew


to serve our beloved motherland, I would like to wish good health and prosperity to
every Indian in Kuwait. On this memorable anniversary I would also like to express
my best wishes for the continued good health and prosperity of His Highness the
Amir, His Highness the Crown Prince, His Highness the Prime Minister, as well
as the people of friendly Kuwait. Long live India-Kuwait friendship! Jai Hind!

Ajai Malhotra
Ambassador of India
Kuwait

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What We Have Done To Our Country…?
By: Surya Prakash

At such nodal points as Republic Day it is but apt to mull over the aspect what have
done to our country. Now what it means to do something for a country? Has it to be so
tangible that society at large recognizes it or could it be also something done at a very
personal level but done with a heart content and not at all tangible to the outside world.

Whereas here I am not putting forward a point for an argument, I am just throwing
open a challenge to all of us: What can I do for my country without expecting accolades,
rewards, recognitions etc.

I happened to be on my regular morning walk along the beach side when I was just
passing by two friends of a different nationality. They were conversing in English. The
statement that I overheard was, ‘I say this country India is quite a force to reckon with.” I
slowed down in my brisk walking to keep myself within a hearing distance from these two
morning walkers. “Yep, it is good for them and possibly for us too. In a decade from now
we may find ourselves applying for jobs in India.” “Oh! man what beats me is with such
a diversity in their languages, culture and with so many religions in place, these guys are
surely doing something extraordinary” Even as I was hearing these statements being uttered
by people of a different nationality, I had goose bumps all over and felt so proud of my
motherland India. A tear of joy rolled down my cheek. But then it also gave me a chance for
myself to look within and ask for myself, “OK, so what did I do for this wonderful nation to
which I belong ?” My mind went racing back into time frantically searching for at least one
moment in my life where I have done something for the country at least on personal level.
I did find a couple of occasions where I did something for the people of this nation. But
then I was looking for accolades and recognition after this “noble act” of mine and when I
did not get, the motivation to do some more was lost and I was back to my mundane life.

Yes brothers and sisters, this is where many of us falter. Many of us do not want to
be unsung heroes like those of the taxi driver who did not care for his safety when he
drove through flooding waters to save as many people in Mumbai floods or that group of
volunteers who braved into the tsunami affected areas to save people from drowning. These
may be situations which bring to the fore the hidden patriotism in us. But what about those
situations where we heard people talk about ill about India and we chose to play deaf on
such statements instead of braving them and confronting them. What about those situations
where we greased the hands of some Government office staff to get our work done at a fast
pace?

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As an interviewer for IIK when I had posed a question to DR. Neelamani, the recipient
of the Best Scientist Award for 2010 from Kuwait Govt., “Where do you see yourself
twenty years from now” he replied, “I will be in a remote village in India helping poor
children by educating them and if needed helping them financially so that they can stand
up on their own feet one day, like me” Let us have such spirit as a benchmark for our love
to our nation.

Loving a motherland comes from within and irrespective of the magnanimity of


situations and circumstances. When such true love exists within us we could do any of the
aforesaid noble acts and be heart content. After all it is not what we do or where we do that
is important but it is important with what spirit we do the act. Let us mull over in a different
perspective now: What have we done to our country..?

About the Author:

A corrosion engineer by profession and working for KOC.


A toastmaster, event manager and a motivational speaker.
Have presented a series of lectures on Stress management and How to perform better for
companies and alumni associations.
Also as hobbies:
Undertakes tasks like interviewing Indians who have carved a niche for themselves in
Kuwait and presenting the same to the society at large through proper channel as an
inspiration to Indians living in Kuwait;
Covering events like exhibitions, documentary movie reviews and presenting them to the
general public as a source of information through proper channels.

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Indian Students Abroad
By ; Asha Sharma

Grass always looks greener on the other side of the fence. People, who stay in India,
count the blessings of the expatriates and the expatriates at times feel that children in India
are more fortunate and are doing better than the ones studying abroad.

We can reach very close to perfection but perfection in anything is an unattainable goal.
Indian Schools abroad are doing very well within the available resources, but it is true that
there are gaps in our system at times. It is certainly not impossible to fill up those gaps. But
all this can be done with the team work of all the stakeholders of any school. No one party
can be held responsible for these gaps.

The main drawback is noticed, when the children are on the verge of passing out of a
school. At this juncture parents start comparing their children with the children in India.
They discover to their dismay that their children are not self driven, self learners, well
informed and not aware of the emerging options in the field of careers. No school can be
held responsible for these lacunas. There is no doubt that the students should be sensitized
about the options by the schools but it is the work of the students to discover the details
of various options. All this comes through interest and inquisitiveness among students
which happens only when students feel responsible. Finding career options is continuous
process of updating, which must start at the age of 12 or 13 years. Students have to derive
information from parents, teachers, friends and community at large, so they need a lot of
exposure.

Who makes the children dependent? It is the assurance from all the corners; children
receive from the very beginning. Overseas children are less exposed to the word “no” or
to an open challenge. Children are made to perceive that everything is possible with the
magic wand of money and also that their parents will find some way out to send them to the
best colleges and universities after school. They do not see their seniors taking pains for a
better future. The flaw lies with our system. Children are not made to realize that they are
studying to make their own lives and that the better they will do in the field of academics
and co curricular activities, the better will be the chances in life. They are neither given the
roots of responsibility nor the wings of independence. Children depend on parents to find
choices, and in most of the cases parents decide careers for them. Children are not made to
think that unless they will strive hard, they cannot attain heights. From the very beginning,
parents ensure that the children should not be bothered a bit. Each parent wants to give
to the child, what he never got in his life and in the process children become addicted to
comfortable and easy life. But we should not ignore that fact that life is not a cake walk!
Children should be made to think as to why are they studying and where should their focus

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lie. Aptitude tests are not very common among the students. Most of the students even at
the age of 14 cannot decipher as to where does their interest lie? A child has to be left in
water in order to learn to swim. Over protection is the root cause of all the problems here.

If students are made to realize that their salvation lies in excellence in performance,
in responsible conduct, the class rooms will become more disciplined and children will
be found exploring lucrative careers. This research work should be done by the students
themselves and not by parents on their behalf as there is a lot to learn in the process.
Parents can be the facilitators. They can buy them the literature but unless the child studies
the options available on his/her own and probes his own the pluses and minuses the right
choice cannot be made. Amir Khan has portrayed this problem very beautifully in his film
“The three idiots”. Children have to first look within and answer themselves as to what
do they like? Everyone cannot be good in everything? Whatever are the strengths of a
child, the profession should be chosen accordingly. Parents had very limited choices in
their times. But now, there is plethora of options. Each stream has lot of specializations.
Children should be able to gauge as to where the economy is moving and which careers
will be demand after a decade from now. In nutshell, the solution lies in making children
independent and responsible.

Training to become independent learner has to be provided from the very beginning.
Children should take the responsibility of doing their homework themselves. Parents
should not mind even if they are reprimanded for their negligence because they should
learn to face the consequences of their irresponsible behaviour. Help should not be offered
on platter like tuitions. Tuition should be the last resort. Child should be asked to be more
attentive in the class room. Children should be asked to read the text again and again till
the matter is understood. They should learn to put up logical questions to the teachers in
the class room. Children have to develop reading habits which are lacking among most of
the overseas students. This habit can be developed when parents take pains to buy and keep
interesting books for the children to read at home in order to inculcate this interest in them.
There is no substitute to good reading habit, whatever progress might have been made in
audio-visual sector. Conscious students can evolve consciousness teachers and turn stereo
type of classrooms into interesting class rooms. Students can change the climate of the
class room. Even a tutor cannot do a magic with a student who has come with a closed mind
and disinterest.

As far as teachers are concerned they have to become learners first and teachers later.
Any person who becomes complacent in the field of education becomes obsolete. The
expressions of the students in the class are an open yardstick for any teacher to gauge the
level of her/ her success. No teacher can fool students. A good lesson makes a day for a

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good teacher. People should not enter this profession as a compulsion, last resort or as a
time pass vocation, because such decisions harm everyone. This attitude is very dangerous
for the society. This profession demands integrity and accountability of a very high order.

School administration has to keep itself well informed. Any compromise or laxity in
induction criterion of teachers may prove fatal for any school. The management should
learn about the best facilities to be provided within the means. Sole profit motive cannot
raise a good school. The school management which practices transparency in its systems
and makes efforts to provide optimum facilities strengthens its own backbone.

We cannot change the past, but we can change the present and the future. A clear advice
to all the parents is to make their students self learners. Students are the same, whether in
India or abroad. Students in India are made to understand that they have to make their lives
and the very first step is to make the most of education at school. If they do not succeed,
they take the blame. This is what is lacking in overseas students. Money can help to some
extent, in finding tutors and best seats in the most coveted universities, but what about the
learner? Learner is the nucleus of the whole system. How to prepare a learner is the basic
issue? All the stake holders in the field of education, students, teachers, parents and the
community at large need to pay attention to this question.

Asha Sharma
Principal
Indian Learners Own Academy, Kuwait.

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The Cycle Of Hope And Despair
By: Dr. Navniit Gandhi

“I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for
the safety of my country. Corporations have been enthroned, an era of corruption in high places
will follow, and the money-power of the country will endeavour to prolong its reign by working
upon the prejudices of the people until the wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the Republic
is destroyed.”

Abraham Lincoln

16th President of USA (1861-1865)

Nearly 150 years ago, if Abraham Lincoln could be apprehensive of the direction American
Republic could take, our own concerns and fears seem to be not ill-conceived. Every democracy;
every republic has had to live through its own trials and tribulations. The path has hardly ever
been rosy and smooth all the way. And so it is for India. Sixty years have passed since we proudly
proclaimed ourselves to be a Republic. The decision was seeped in confidence and brimmed with
hope. Expectations were lofty, and trust - abundant in the collective endeavours of the people of
our country.

The journey has been mixed till date. In the very first phase, we had to live with the stigma of
dependence on the West for food and other essential supplies, and on the mighty erstwhile USSR
for meeting our defence requirements. The hostilities which had erupted in our social fabric,
consequent to the Partition of our country on lines of religious divide, constituted an additional
problem towards which precious resources and efforts and time had to be diverted. The rehabilita-
tion of millions of refugees was an onerous task which was deftly accomplished.

The journey has been cyclical ever since. While during some years we reeled under the impact
of famines and floods, during others we produced bumper crops and earned a little dignity too.
The Revolutions were sometimes Green and sometimes, White or even Blue, but the tri-colour
fluttered high at all such times. The pressures of a burgeoning population weighed us down on
one hand, and other, the small percentage of skilled human resource produced engineering and
scientific marvels which boosted our exports and our self-reliance.

Often, corruption bogged us down and more often, the scourge of communalism. When the
regional loyalties raised their ugly head and crushed the national ethos, our heads often hung in
shame. There were moments when dissatisfaction surged through one and all, and there were
also moments such as those when we unfurled the tri-colour in space, or an explosion roared at
Pokhran, and then, hope soared high. Despair did not reign for very long and neither did hope.
They kept playing hide-and-seek and do so, even now.

In the past twenty years, the cycles have been turning at quite a speed. Before we can take
a sigh of relief and bask in pride at an achievement, despair takes over. Today, they are lurking

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just behind each other, at all times, and when one comes forward; the other is just around the
corner. Just when we were wringing our hands in despair in 1991, with forex reserves suffi-
cient for barely a week’s needs, Liberalisation rescued us and hope was reborn. With a clean
sweep, we cleared the cobwebs and dead skeletons from our backyard and broke through the
shackles of idealist rhetoric. We tried to balance the reality that we were an agrarian economy,
with the desire that we could be a fast-emerging manufacturing power and a service-oriented
economy. Our institutions—academic, economic, technological, and social strengthened with
a newfound vigour.

Just as we were dreaming big, and aiming to be regarded an equal in the Big League of na-
tions, the wheels turned. The ugly faces and shameful deeds of those who govern us; those who
control the reins of power have allowed despair to take over our psyche. Greed is running amok
and unbridled and simply destroying the image of the country which we have been painstaking-
ly trying to build. All that our brilliant engineers, software experts, scientists, sports persons,
teachers, medical wizards and the like are struggling to achieve for the nation, is mercilessly
crushed and mauled by a few thousands who dominate the political and bureaucratic arena.

Today, despair looms large. But hey, the Republic Day is a reminder. Our foundations shall
withstand such tremors. It has endured many such, in the past. Our edifice is strong. It shall take
it all in its stride. We will not collapse. We may be a little weary, but precisely at this moment,
hope—which is just round the corner—will spring forward and we shall walk straight again,
with our head held high !!!

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About the Author:


Dr.(Ms)Navniit Gandhi is an academician, author, and trainer
in the realm of Self Management. A former lecturer in Political
Science, she is also a freelance journalist, and has published two
Books, and several Booklets and Articles in several newspapers in
India and Kuwait, till date. She writes poetry in Hindi, and is a
member of The Writers’ Forum Kuwait.

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My India – A Young Nation On The Move.
By: Vasanth Lakshmi

My India in the sixtieth year of becoming a Republic, is like watching, the growth of a
young nation/ boy in a family, entering the effervescent, bubbly age of adolescence, with
all its virtues and vices.
Yes, a span of sixty years is a short span, in the growth of a nation, and not withstanding
the adjectives, the largest Democracy in world, we have a long way to go, before we can
rest on our earned laurels. But this travel too is no mean achievement. When we have
started this journey as a just born Nation, the initial challenges were keeping together, the
pockets of Princely States, bringing colonized areas into our umbrella, treating the wounds
of partition, remaining strongly secular ensuring that the minorities are taken care of along
with majority religions and reassuring linguistic identities, by formation of states based
up on language and culture and providing basic needs of food security, shelter and basic
education to the vast population, millions of Indians, who woke up into Independent India
with dreams in their eyes.
The next two decades, we were chasing the dreams of a nascent Nation, on dusty roads,
hungry mouths, waiting to be fed, with five year plans that envisaged growth at a snails’
pace. First the Green Revolution, then the White revolution, made it possible to feed the
millions.
We had roads, connecting all the parts of the country, though they were pot holed or dusty,
we had public transport, public owned telephone connectivity, two types of cars, running
along the roads, Ambassadors and Fiats. We had elementary schools at village centers, next
level schools at district head quarters, and higher education centers at cities, but education
was the mantra which every one is sure, will open wide the doors of prosperity.
With immense fore thought, our Leaders have opened Institutes of Higher learning like
IITs and IIMs, which laid a strong foundation for our global renowned technocrats in years
to come.
I remember, clearly the year, 1984, when we had at our small town, Asian Games buses,
well built, colorful, modes of transport, and a contrast to our drab red RTC buses, with
fading colors. Next, revolutionary event was colour TV, transmission of popular programs
based on social messages, entertainment, all transmitted by the Central Door Darshan
more popularly known as DD. It was a big technological revolution, a TV at a home was
initially a social status, that too, a colour TV, was regarded as upward social mobility.
The Government was in charge of all production, and so we had to wait for every need, a
phone, a scooter, a ration card, a seat in a school, you name it and we had a procedure and
an endless amount of paper work. Babudom (bureaucracy) was at its peak, in those times.
Under the young Rajeev Gandhi’s leadership, our doors to the world had started opening
up, starting with Telecommunications. Gone were the frustrating long waits for a trunk

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call to materialize, at a dusty, Head Post Office or Telecom Center. At every corner, small
kiosks –popularly called STD booths- were opened, with immediate connectivity to any
place in the country. STD codes were given to every town. Each village on the map, was
now, not a dot, on a map, but a lively village /town well connected with the rest of the
country. People started moving around, seeking greener pastures, as they are now sure of
their connectivity to their roots. Just a phone call away, is a person, how ever far he may
be. Distances began to disappear; country is now not so vast, as we thought it to be. Yes,
indeed ,we have entered into a different world of fast communication.
The next Prime Minister, P.V.Narasimha Rao, and then Finance Minister, present Prime
Minister, Man Mohan Singh, were instrumental in opening widely our hitherto closed
doors to foreign investors, in a limited way and streamlined the licence raj, thus giving a
wake up call to our own monopolistic public sector bodies from deep slumber.
Enter, various brands of services, consumer is made the king, global brands found a huge
, untapped market in our billion strong population, and with technological revolution like
mobile phones, computers, internet, video games, expanding exponentially at an alarming
rate, the dreams of the generations, who heard the speech of our first Prime Minister,
Jawaharlal Nehru, on the eve of our Independence Day on 15th August, 1947, invoking
country to make a tryst with Destiny ,seems to be fulfilled.
In the last decade, a Non Resident Indian, had a big shopping list, while coming back
home, chocolates, cameras, stereo sets, sarees, suit materials, you name it, even trendy,
Dove or Camy soaps were sought after. Now, he watches, desi cousins brandishing latest
gizmos, mobile, net, camera, all in one pieces, just fitting in your fist, Nike, Puma ,Next,
Nokia, Baskin-Robbin ice cream parlours, Pizza Huts, all being accommodated in a local
Mall, with screens dishing latest English movies.
Now, Even a village boy/girl is educated in English. Engineering education is like basic
level education. Taking the help of education loans, from banks, who are competing to
serve the upwardly mobile gen next youth, with the enormous exposure to the opportunities
all over the world, at their finger tips, thanks to the penetrating internet, our Diaspora has
spread like ether, all pervading the Globe.
Is it all a rosy picture? No, is the answer, but yes, is also the wish. Yes, we are still a
young Nation, in the pages of history; we are still the largest democracy. We strived to
bring true democracy through transparent voting machines, enabling election process to be
fair and accountable, under a constitutional body. A strong media, both electronic and print,
are keeping a constant vigil, an efficient judiciary is a balancing check for parliamentary
misdeeds, and with a hand on our heart, we can proclaim, yes ,ours is a Republic, ours is a
Democracy, ours is a Secular State..
Yes, we had our own pitfalls, our own misfortune moments, our own natural calamities,
our own internal fights, over religion, language, culture, our own disparities, our own

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weaknesses, but we as a country stood as one, in all those moments, we fought as one
country against all odds, we are sending satellites into space for other countries, and we
are shooting rockets into space and we are landing on moon, we are searching for mineral
wealth in remote inaccessible areas, we are just determined to walk that extra mile, into
that path of glory.
Yes, our youth keeps playing video games, into odd hours but awakens to write a
software program, our village youth jumps into Olympics Arena, our simple women learn
to run self help groups, our town girls walk the ramp and aim for global exposure, everyone
is determined to be a part of the glory, called Vibrant India.
We saw super powers struggling in recession, we saw Europe fighting bad times, we
saw India evolving as Brand , same time, competing with its neighbours, so much so that,
now we watch, amusingly, the First Lady of USA dancing along with our empowered
girl students, President of USA promising us to help in becoming a world leader, and he
declaring in his Parliament address that India has arrived on the world stage.
From two models of cars on roads we have arrived to Audi, Benz, show rooms. From
dusty roads we have arrived to world class roads collecting toll for usage. From the limited
black or red telephones of Indian Telephones, we have arrived at a market scene where we
have a multiple of choices, all brands, all within reasonable prices. From black and white
DD days we have travelled a long way, we are now pampered with so many channels, that
channel surfing with a remote, is our favourite past time.
Yes, we are a market, a consumer market, the world cannot ignore, any more. Yes,
we are the largest Democratic country in the world, no one can deny this. Yes, we are
the largest Democracy, where our voters, actively participate and change the rulers at the
center or state, by a mantra called vote. Yes, the world cannot wish to ignore the existence
of this adolescent Republic Nation, we are making the right noise….A roar of billions…
calling….Chalo India…Chal Chalo India, singing Chak De India …This is my INDIA.

About the Author:


I am a home maker, living in Kuwait, for about five years, my compulsive
reading habit, matured into writing small stories, blogs, write ups on books,
movies,on any thing which moves me to write.
My hobbies include apart from reading books, travelling to explore
historic places, listening to music,searching for recipes on net and cooking.
I enjoy interacting with different people and learning about their
occupations. I would like to take a much active part in any literary field and
be useful to the society, in some way.
Vasanta Lakshmi, P.

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Higher Education in India
By: P.G Varghese

Education in India is seen as one of the ways to upward social mobility. Good education
is seen as a stepping stone to a high flying career. Indian professionals are considered
among the best in the world are in great demand. This signifies the inherent strength of
Indian education system.

Higher Education in India has evolved in distinct and divergent streams with each
stream monitored by an apex body, indirectly controlled by the Ministry of Human
Resource Development. The engineering education and business schools are monitored
and accredited by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) while medical
education is monitored and accredited by the Medical Council of India (MCI). Like-wise,
agriculture education and research is monitored by the Indian Council for Agriculture
Research. Apart from these, National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) controls all the
teacher training institutions in the country. The country has some world-class engineering,
management and medical education institutions which are directly funded by the Ministry
of Human Resource Development of the Union Government. Admission to all professional
education colleges is done through all-India common admission tests of which the IIT-JEE,
AIEEE, CAT and CPMT are the most popular ones. Most of the institutions reserve a small
percentage of seats for foreign students.

University Grants Commission (UGC) is responsible for coordination, determination


and maintenance of standards and release of grants. Professional Councils are responsible
for recognition of courses, promotion of professional institutions and providing grants to
undergraduate programmes and various awards. The statutory professional councils are:

All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Distance Education Council
(DEC), Indian Council for Agriculture Research (ICAR), Bar Council of India (BCI),
National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), Rehabilitation Council of India
(RCI), Medical Council of India (MCI), Pharmacy Council of India (PCI), Indian
Nursing Council (INC), Dentist Council of India (DCI),Central Council of Homeopathy
(CCH), Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM).

Central Government is responsible for major policy relating to higher education in the
country. It provides grants to the UGC and establishes central universities in the country.
The Central Government is also responsible for declaration of Educational Institutions as
‘Deemed to be University’ on the recommendation of the UGC.

The educational structure in India is generally referred to as the 10+2+3 pattern. The
first ten years provide undifferentiated general education for all students. The +2 stage,

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INTEGRATED INDIAN SCHOOL
also known as the higher secondary or senior secondary, provides for differentiation into
academic and vocational streams and marks the end of school education. The +3 stage,
which involves college education, the student goes for higher studies in his chosen field of
subject.

Academic Qualification Framework - Degree Structure

There are three principle levels of qualifications within the higher education system in
the country. These are:

Bachelor / Undergraduate level | Master / Post-graduate level | Doctoral / Pre-doctoral level

Bachelor’s degree in arts, commerce and sciences is three years of education (after 12
years of school education). In some places there are honours and special courses available.
These are not necessarily longer in duration but indicate greater depth of study. Bachelor
degree in professional field of study in agriculture, dentistry, engineering, pharmacy,
technology and veterinary medicine generally take four years, while architecture and
medicine takes five and five and a half years respectively. There are other bachelor degrees
in education, journalism and librarian-ship that are second degrees. Bachelor’s degree in
law can either be taken as an integrated degree lasting five years or three-year course as a
second degree.

Master’s degree is normally of two-year duration. It could be coursework based without


thesis or research alone. Admission to postgraduate programmes in engineering and
technology is done on the basis of Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering or Combined
Medical Test respectively.

A pre-doctoral programme - Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) is taken after completion


of the Master’s Degree. This can either be completely research based or can include course
work as well. Ph.D. is awarded two years after the M.Phil or three years after the Master’s
degree. Students are expected to write a substantial thesis based on original research.

Distance Education in India

In India there has been increase in students enrolling for distance learning courses. The
admissions in regular University courses have become highly competitive due to limited
number of seats available in specialized professional courses. Distance Education Council
(DEC) is an organisation responsible for the promotion and coordination of the Open
University and distance education system and for determination of its standards in India.

There are two systems of distance education: 1. Regular system: In the regular system,
the qualification requirements for enrolment are similar to those prescribed for the normal
university courses. 2. Open system: In the open system, the courses are open to any person

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who may not even possess any formal qualifications. But in some institutions they should
have attained the age of 18 years for under-gradate and diploma courses and 21 years for
postgraduate courses.

The benefits of Distance Education are many, availability of distance learning courses
has assured that a person can pursue distance education from any state or university that
he or she desires and the employment market is highly competitive and the best jobs go
to persons possessing requisite qualifications. In many organisations, getting promotions
depend on the possession of higher qualifications. The correspondence courses provide
them opportunities to enhance their qualifications. In particular, distance education is a
boon to housewives, who can use their precious leisure time to enhance their educational
qualifications and employment potential.

Distance education institutions offer courses at different levels: Degree, Postgraduate


degree, Research degree, diploma and postgraduate diploma. The courses cover a wide
variety of subjects from the traditional courses in Arts, Science and Commerce, both at
degree and postgraduate degree levels, to a large number of professional courses like
teacher’s education, library and information science, journalism and mass communication,
management (different branches), Information technology and several branches of science.

P.G. Varghese
Managing Director
MEI for University Services | Kuwait Educational Centre | Shaheen Training Institute

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Republic India
By: Parimita Barooah Bora

The Republic of India is a large South Asian country rich in ethnic diversity, with over
one billion people speaking hundreds of languages. Politically it is the world’s largest
liberal democracy. The Indian economy is the fourth largest in the world, in terms of
purchasing power parity, and is the world’s second-fastest growing economy. India is also
the second most populated country in the world. India has grown significantly, in terms of
both population and strategic importance, in the last twenty years attributed to economic
reforms. As we walk through the history, India is an amazing discovery and its history is
a unique tale of the past. It is a civilization united by its diversity, richness of culture, the
glory of past, the turbulences and triumphs. Home to some of the most ancient civilizations
in the world, India was formally ruled by the British for almost ninety years before gaining
independence in 1947.

Republic Day, celebrated on January 26th every year, is one of India’s most important
national events. It was on January 26th, 1950 that the constitution of India came into force
and India became a sovereign, democratic and republic state. On this day India finally
enjoyed the freedom of spirit and fundamental principle of governance. The patriotic fervor
of the Indian people on this day brings the whole country together even in her embedded
diversity. Republic Day is celebrated most majestically in the capital, New Delhi, where
symbols of the great nation’s military might and cultural wealth are displayed in what is the
world’s most impressive parade. All Government buildings are illuminated lending the city
the atmosphere of a fairyland. This day is celebrated with much zeal and pride all across
the nation. India gained independence on August 15, 1947. But till January 26, 1950, it did
not have the proper law of the land for ruling the country. On this particular date in1950 the
constitution of India came into force and India became true nation state with true sovereign
and republic sense. Our constitution was formed by the Indian Constituent Assembly. The
Indian Constituent Assembly met on December 9, 1946. The Assembly appointed a number
of committees to report on the various aspects of the proposed constitution. The Constituent
Assembly had appointed Dr. B.R. Ambedkar as the Chairman to draft the Constitution. The
committee finalized the draft with 395 Articles and eight Schedules and was adopted by
the Constituent Assembly on November 26, 1949. The Indian Republic officially came into
being on January 26, 1950. January 26 was not some random date picked out of the calendar.
It was on this date in 1927 that the Indian National Congress, then fighting its non-violent
war for freedom, voted for complete independence as against ‘dominion status’. It was the
date when members of the INC took the pledge to work towards a ‘sovereign democratic
republic’ of India.

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It was decreed a national holiday and has been recognized and celebrated as the Republic
Day of India, ever since. The main celebrations are held in the form of a colorful parade near
India Gate in Delhi. The parade showcasing India’s military might and cultural diversity
covers an 8 km route, starting from the Rashtrapati Bhavan through the picturesque Rajpath
down to India Gate before winding up at the historic Red Fort in Old Delhi.The events
of the day begin with the Prime Minister laying a wreath at the Amar Jawan Jyoti - India
Gate. He then drives up to the central enclosure and awaits the arrival of the President and
a Chief Guest of the occasion who is normally a Head of other Country. On the arrival, the
honorable President meets the dignitaries present and unfurls the National Flag. Following
this the National Anthem is played with a 21-gun salute to the National Flag. After this
a brief investiture ceremony takes place during which the President presents India’s top
gallantry awards, the Param Veer Chakra, the Veer Chakra and the Maha Veer Chakra to the
outstanding soldiers from the defense services. After this, four helicopters from the armed
forces fly past the parade area showering rose petals on the audience. Each chopper carries
a flag - the first being the Indian flag and the other three the flags of the Army, the Navy, and
the Indian Air Force. The march past begins immediately after the fly past. The President,
as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, takes the salute of the mechanised, mounted
and marching contingents of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Paramilitary forces, Police and the
National Cadet Corps. After the march past comes the cultural extravaganza consisting of
floats presented by the various states and performances by school children. After the floats,
the bravery awards winning children from all over the country enter on elephants.

A spectacular fly-past by Air Force and Naval aircraft rounds off this not-to-be missed
experience. The parade is followed by a pageant of spectacular displays from the different
states of the country. These moving exhibits depict scenes of activities of people in those
states and the music and songs of that particular state accompany each display. Each display
brings out the diversity and richness of the culture of India and the whole show lends a
festive air to the occasion. No other country in the world can parade so many ethnically
different people in splendid uniforms.

After three days of Republic Day parade, a moving ceremony known as “Beating
Retreat” is held at the Vijay Chowk in New Delhi. This ceremony revives an ancient war
custom according to which troops used to stop fighting at sunset. Bugles announcing the
sunset would sound in the battlefield. As soon as soldiers heard these bugles they would
stand still in the battlefield and war would be stopped for the day. This ceremony held on
the 29th of January every year, marks the formal end of the Republic Day celebrations. The
ceremony opens with a parade by select contingents of the armed forces set to scintillating

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performances by the various armed forces bands. The parade climaxes with all the bands
playing in unison. As the bands fall silent, a lone trumpeter picks up the moving tune
‘Siki a mole’. After this performance the hymn ‘Abide with me’ is played by the Massed
Bands. This hymn, said to be Mahatma Gandhi’s favourite, is a permanent feature of the
ceremony. At exactly 6 pm, the buglers sound the retreat and the National Flag is lowered
to the National Anthem bringing the Republic Day celebrations to a formal end. One by
one, the camels and the riders who stand stone-like throughout against the backdrop of the
sky, move away from the background. Just after this comes the most visually appealing part
of the show. With the click of a button, a thousand bulbs light up the Rastrapati Bhavan and
adjoining buildings. Surely a fitting end to the annual celebrations of the Indian republic!

But even after independence, India had to fight wars with its neighbors. Also within
India, states are fighting for sovereignty. This leads me to think are we really a truly
sovereign and republic country?

About the Author:

A onetime lecturer, currently Parimita Barooah Bora is a stay-at-home


mom. Having done her post graduation in English, Education and Travel n
Tourism, she taught for few years until her relocation to Kuwait. She likes
to share the experiences of her life as a freelance contributor to various
newspapers, magazines and websites. Now, as a freelance writer and teaching
children in the evenings at home keeps her busy.

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“Tourism– India in upswing”!
By ; Indira Priya Rajan

Hearty Greetings on this 62nd Indian Republic Day!

Indicating stronger prospects, ‘Evergreen India’ with its magnetic tourist attractions has
been able to lure a great number of international arrivals in the year 2010 for both business
and leisure travels. Foreign tourists travel went up by 9.3% in 2010 earning US$ 14.19
billion and this sector is green due to our mind blowing culture, showcasing history, warm
hospitality and the value for money a traveller spends inside India. Ministry of Tourism, Govt
of India along with State Tourism departments too boast their amazing heritage, wildlife
and flora competing with each other to attract tourists adding life to life. The aviation
market, new highways and accommodation sectors have been catering to the international
tourists and kept the demand growing. Special luxury trains on rails with a good speed give
the best travel experience and ease your journey. Raising popularity for rail mode travel is
due to the real Maharajah treatment they provide and trains are environment friendly. There
is no doubt, the scenes around and the red-carpet of Indian tourism industry is on par with
other internationally popular destinations like Malaysia, Singapore and China.

The changing lifestyle and outlook in India combined with booming economy has
made the tourism industry self-sustaining in spite of the global economic slowdown and
uncertainties brought by influenza A (H1N1) in the years 2008/2009. A variety of signature
Spa treatments and beauty therapies provide everlasting moments in all the Green eco-
tourism places of India. A head-to-toe relaxation in tranquil surroundings from Ayurvedic
experts takes you to another level of well-being. You can refresh, revitalise and rejuvenate
your nerves from the soothing therapy of their warm hands. It’s pure bliss away from
the hustle and bustle of the city. The natural light, lush gardens, leafy spots offer great
moments for families landing in India for a vacation. Once, we had a pleasant surprise and
pride in our soul when one Kuwaiti family hinted on an Indian 5 star hotel facing Povai
Lake in Mumbai as the best and foremost quality hotel from all their global travels. Thanks
to such services with perfection. World class upscale or casual accommodations are spread
throughout India to cater high and low budget travellers and serve the tourists with a warm
smile. ‘Hospitality’ is the foundation on which all the pillars and columns of Indian State
tourisms are built.

Rajasthan’s romantic Palaces and Forts ‘The Gift of Kings’ are undebatable monuments
with lakes, Pushkar Fair and perfect panoramic views for the tourists. Among the top four
luxury trains in the world, ‘Palace on Wheels’ Royal rail tour to Jaipur, Jodhpur & Udaipur

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where the world’s best sun rise and sun set is viewed, is mesmerizing Westerners. There
are 14 coaches in the train. Each of them is named after former Rajput states matching the
aesthetics and interiors of the royal past. When it comes to ecological tourism, Kerala,
Goa, Maharashtra & Andaman are India’s most naturally endowed destinations compared
to other states. Protecting our climate and environment with high spirits is an important
role in tourism to sustain the business. Many tourists like to discover states bordering
Holy Himalayan valley for their mountain of eternal snow, spiritual elevation, impressive
national parks, placid lakes and landscape. With encouraging excursions, cycling, hiking,
Rishikesh Ganga river rafting and heli-skiing adventures, only few places in the world are
richly endowed like the Himalayan ‘Land of the Gods’. Crown Palace Taj Mahal at Agra
is one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world’s heritage and the jewel of
Muslim art in India. Gigantic Forts, palaces, temples and tombs are spread in many States
of India giving the traveler, a wide choice like Delhi, Ajanta Caves, Khajurao temples,
Charminar, Mysore Palace, Vizag, Mamallapuram, Ooty and so on with heritage varieties
and freedom to travel. Shimla, Manali, Nainital, Doon valley via the wetlands of dancing
Punjab & Haryana is a golden travel route based on my little research.

India the ‘only country’ in the world gifted with Lions, Tigers, Elephants & Rhinos
‘all-in-one’ and has a great responsibility towards ‘Conservation of Nature’. Beat the
summer heat travelling to Corbett Park, Gangtok, Kaziranga, Western Ghats or mangrove
Sunderbans to see Flora, Fauna or beautiful Tea trails. Tour operator’s adventure holiday
itineraries offer exhilarating experiences and enough ingredients that will keep pumping
adrenaline in your blood. Say ‘no’ to dull and boring experiences. Go for the thrill, fun and
excitement filled adventure activity holidays and discover my India. A tourist can do Great
Egypt in 8 days, but even 80 days inside India is not enough to fully understand its Culture
and History spread from ‘Red Fort to Rathayatra of Puri’ or ‘Somnath to Shillong’. Woo
your beloved family to fairytale destinations to weave happy memories and no article or a
book can exhibit all of India’s never ceasing wonders like wild waterfalls, backwaters and
the rich heritage. Forgive, if I have missed here your favorite spot since India is an Empire
spread with geographical and topographical diversities.

Spiritual beacon India’s Indus valley civilization is the oldest in the world comparable
only to Egyptian civilization. The English rulers renamed it as ‘Hindu’ religion which
cannot be limited by narrow boundaries of ‘religion’ as it is understood today. It is ‘a way
of life’ reflecting the culture since ‘Rig Veda’ period dated back to 7000 B.C. Our Vedic
culture is vibrant and alive even today. Muslim shrines & dargahs with Islamic architecture
right across the country built by Mughals and Nawabs are grandeur in appearance. The

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Sikh Gurudwara pilgrimage sites combine both the spiritual and human world-prayers.
Christianity with Portuguese heritage Old-Goan churches and the Velankanni church in
Coromandel Coast draws pilgrims from various creeds and communities. Kerala is the
cradle of Christianity in India. Bihar’s ‘Bodh Gaya’ is the site of enlightment of Gautama
Buddha and pilgrims from Far East visit many monasteries.

Bharath’s tourism programs are planned in such a way to meet the aspirations of our
own visitors and from abroad. The period of ‘Mauryas’ 300 B.C and ‘Guptas’ implemented
the best civil administration and road systems. Many misunderstood that it was the
British who introduced these systems. It is suggested, in future a special ‘Tourism Police
Department’ could be started to facilitate quality of services for tourists. “Atithi Devo
Bhavah” is our motto, meaning ‘Our Guest is blessed, Our Visitor is God’! Every Indian
has a duty to promote and market Indian tourism in India and abroad and the government
has a responsibility to keep the country growing with world class infrastructures year after
year. With Hygiene, Honesty and Security let us bring back the ‘Golden age’. Let ‘Iconic
India’ be the ultimate destination for the World’s enlightened travelers as it was centuries
before!

About the Author:

Mrs. Indira Priya, a computer science graduate is a French


teacher writing travelogues to pen down her bright moments and
thoughts regarding flora, fauna, lifestyle and bygone eras. She
believes that sharing happiness is like a perfume and you cannot
pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself. Needless to
say...her simple words with nuance and scenes kindle readers with
a desire to travel.”

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बायत भाता के सम्भान भें
हहभारम सय का ताज औय ऩावन
By ;नहिमाॊ है गहना
V V Subramaniam
बायतसॊिभाता
ऐसी अनोखी के भाॉसम्भान
यता बायत भें !
का क्मा कहना
हहभारम सय का ताज औय ऩावन नहिमाॊ है गहना
ऐसी अनोखी
सभन्िय सॊियता बायत
इन्हें सहराते भाॉ का
है अऩने क्मा कहना
कोभर रेहयों ! से
शॊगाय इनका होता है ननममभत फिरते ऋतऑ से !
सभन्िय इन्हें सहराते है अऩने कोभर रेहयों से
शॊगाय इनका होता है ननममभत फिरते ऋतऑ से !
जॊगर खेत खमरमानों भें मभरती है शयण अऩाय
इसका
जॊगरयहते
खेत आबायी
खमरमानोंहै भेंजीव जॊतहै कई
मभरती शयणप्रकाय
अऩाय !
इसका यहते आबायी है जीव जॊत कई प्रकाय !

धयती रुऩी सीने भें जटाती है धन बयभाय


धयती रुऩी सीने भें जटाती है धन बयभाय
क्मयॊ बरा फपय कोई यहे बयका प्मासा फेकाय !
क्मयॊ बरा फपय कोई यहे बयका प्मासा फेकाय !

सभ्मताएॉ कईकई
सभ्मताएॉ आई
आईगई
गई ककछ
छ स शीर ककछछकठोय
सशीर कठोय
बाषाएॉ फिरी
बाषाएॉ भगय
फिरी भगयछयछ
टी
य टी ना
ना सॊ स्क
सॊस् कनत
नत कीकीडोयडोय! !

खशीखख
शीशी
खशी अऩनाईहैहै भाॉ
अऩनाई भाॉ ने
ने ववमबन्न
ववमबन्नजात
जात
हभ क्मों कयते है फपय ऊॉच नीच की फात !
हभ क्मों कयते है फपय ऊॉच नीच की फात !

ऐसी भाॉ के औराि हभ ऩाए उनके सद् गण


ऐसी भाॉ
िमाकसब्र
े औराि हभसे ऩाए
औय प्रेभ चरयत्र उनक
हो सॊे ऩसद्
न्न !गण
िमा सब्र औय प्रेभ से चरयत्र हो सॊऩन्न !
छर कऩट छीनाझऩटी है भाॉ का नतयस्काय

छर आओ
कऩटअऩनाए सिाचायहै ठभाॉ
छीनाझऩटी कयाएकाभ्रष्टाचाय
नतयस्काय!

आओ अऩनाए सिाचाय ठकयाए भ्रष्टाचाय !


फने इस रामक की चर सके हभ सीना तान
बायत भाॉ की सफ कहे है हभ मोग्म सॊतान !
फने इस रामक की चर सके हभ सीना तान
बायत भाॉ की सफ कहे
जम हैहहॊि
हभ मोग्म सॊतान !
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About the Author:
जम हहॊि
V V Subramanian, General Manager, Sales and Operations, at
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KDD Kuwait, is a Mechanical Engineer and a 1993 alumnus of IIM
Calcutta. Prior to arriving in Kuwait in early 2000, he has worked
in India with Coca-Cola India and Asian Paints (I) Ltd. His interests
include philanthropy, environment, reading, writing, music and
spending quality time with his lovely family.

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BY DELCINA BRAGANZA
XII - C
CARMEL SCHOOL
At The Dawn Of Our Republic Day
By ; Rajesh Verlekar

When the bugles at ‘Mission India’


Wake us up -
We march to assemble
In unison and force;
It is to hail
The Dawn of our Republic Day.

Devout sing our beloved anthem;


The patriotic ‘Saare Jahan se accha
Hindustan hamara’,
And roll of tears fall
Drenching every heart at will.
It is to gratify
Our alliance with our Republic Day.

Sad so much it is
Our distance with our land;
That much the thought brings us
Closest to bonding.
This sunrise beckons
Our amalgam with our Republic Day.

With common notion,


We are
People walking together.
This Brotherhood
Truly will light
The Spirit of the Republic Day.


About the Author:

Mr. Rajesh Verlekar is a professional in the realm of Banking and
has been a resident of Kuwait for over a decade. He writes poetry
and short stories in English. He also is a keen learner of photography
and has recently launched his own series of Greeting Cards for all
occasions. He is a member of The Writers’ Forum, Kuwait and of
Maharashtra Mandal, Kuwait.

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“The India I love”
By ; Dan Anna Teddy

India is my country
With its vast territory
Its beautiful mountains and valleys
Over-crowded cities, alleys
Nature in its purest form
Democratic country with it’s set of norms
Rich culture and traditions
Legislative judiciary, all constitutions
The people kind and nice
Philosophers, scientists oh so wise
All for one and one for all
For united we stand divided we fall.
BY DAN ANNA TEDDY
X-C
CARMEL SCHOOL

BY GRIFFIN
III-D
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Incredible India
By ; R.Bhakti Priya

The largest peninsula of the world


Yes, by the seas it is curled ….
Himalayas, the snow –pearled,
Shield it from being unfurled.

The lush northern plains


Or the huge granaries of the grains…..
And as it rains,
The brimming rivers flow through its veins

Through the pages of history


Etched in gold are its achievements in medicine and surgery,
Calculus, geometry and trigonometry,
Added to its fame and popularity …

It is the land of solitude and spirituality,


Braided with diversity and integrity,
Showing mankind the path to time tested reality,
Which is the road to eternity.

By now, you must have guessed it right,


It’s the land, whose democracy is its might,
It’s the incredible India, the guiding light,
And to be a part of it I delight

BY R.BHAKTI PRIYA
GULF INDIAN SCHOOL
CLASS - 9

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Where can I find a country like this?
By ; Shanece Ann D’mello

Clear blue skies where birds do fly.


Lush green fields where flowers don’t die!
Endless rivers that flow a long way
It brings pleasure to all those who there stay.
Covered partly in snow and mist
The other part experiences rain and bliss
Showers of joy for farmers and kids
Slopes of snow for people to whiz.

Super fast train, to travel with ease


One masala dosa for me please
Delicious food with extra spice
All the people in India are so nice

Small tiny houses with thatched roofs


Tall sky scrapers with walls water proof
TATA motors with Dunlop wheels
Honda bikes with extra speed

Huge gold mines owned by us


Strapping young men for you to love
Songs and music symphony divine
Dances fantastic purely divine

Authentic and traditional to the core


India will be mine forever more.

BY SHANECE ANN D’MELLO


X-C
CARMEL SCHOOL

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BY FLENCY THANKACHAN
VII - B
I.C.S.K - KHAITAN
East Or West India Is The Best
By: Aditya Nand

Delhi for majesty,


Bangalore for beauty,
Bihar for mines
Himachal for wines
Kashmir for silk,
Gujarat for milk
Goa for fishing,
Bengal for writing.
Kerala for education,
Uttar Pradesh for population.
Nagaland for hills,
Mumbai for mills.
These all constitute India, the nation
A land famous for its Vedas and tradition.
With the mighty Himalayas, and the holy Ganges
The bouncing Brahmaputra and the other mountain ranges.
With its rich cultural heritage,
India enters into the modern age
--With many a language and diversity.
India is the best example of unity.
I am proud of my great nation
It deserves the world’s attention.
Born and raised on this sacred land
I wish to live and die for my Mother land

BY ADITYA NAND
VIII - A

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BY IVY
XI - A
CARMEL SCHOOL

BY GWYNETH.A.DAIS
II - B
I.E.A.S
Bharat Matha ki Jai
By: Sree Hari

India is a great country,


With lots of diversities
In religions and culture
And also in their tradition
Many people shed their
Blood on the land for
Freedom from British
Who invaded India

These people were the


Freedom fighters
Of India who you
Should be proud of
For giving us independence
And the make the British
Get out from the country

The Indians sang praises on the


Fighters victory and enjoyed
The freedom very happily
India is now free
And is out of trouble and
Can develop more than
It was before

We salute you Indian fighters for your greatest achievements


Which we shall never forget.

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“The India I love”
By ; Aldridge

The tri-coloured flag


With a chakra standing proud
Saffron, white and green
Hoisted high before the crowds.

The diversities are so numerous


Against discrimination we try to fight
No matter how many times we fall
We’ll fight back with all our might

The parades are so colorful


The celebrations are so bright
Christmas, Eid and Onam
And Diwali the festival of light

The father of our Nation


In our hearts will always stay
He fought against the British
Without a kill or slay

The heart of an Indian


Is unique amongst all
As unique as the rainbow
That comes after the rainfall.

BY ALDRIDGE
X-C
CARMEL SCHOOL

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“The India I love”
By ; Alina Lasrado

The India I love


Is an amazing place
Steep hills, plenty rivers
And a smile on every face
29 states and different cultures
Eagles, crows, pigeons and vultures
Flying with a freedom and a joy
That every Indian citizen does enjoy.
Food that attracts people from near and far
Almost full is our development jar
Cultures, food, language and so much more
That is the India I adore.
BY ALINA LASRADO
X-C
CARMEL SCHOOL

“The India I love”


By ;Jade Pais

Its beautiful trees – its warm air


Its pristine seas and sparkling sands
Its people, its culture
Its states, its traditions
This is what comes to my mind
When I think of the country – my country - I love

Its diversity – it religions


The pani puris to butter chicken
Its languages, its accents
Even though my country is so diverse and far away
I think about it everyday.

BY JADE PAIS
X-C
CARMEL SCHOOL

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River Ganga The Pride Of India
By ;Greeshma Rajeev

O! Mother Ganga,
Flowing from the locks of Lord Shiva,
Purifying everything on your journey,
How lucky are we to have you,

O! mother of purity
To help the needy and the ailing,
You are as pure as fire.
Daughter of the Himalayas,
Most beautiful on earth

O! River Ganga!
BY GREESHMA RAJEEV
GULF INDIAN SCHOOL

BY EHAB ABDULLA FYSEL


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“What can I say about India”
By ; Jovi Gomes

What can I say about India?


Safron, white and green
The centre is the blue wheel
This is my India

Green fields and coconut trees


Lotus, rose, jasmine and lilies,
Fills the place with a beautiful scent
This is my India.

Qutab Minar, Taj Mahal, Red Fort,


Monuments that make us feel so proud.
Beautifies our country with elegance and grace,
This is my India.

Hindu, Muslim, Christian and Sikh,


Religion and culture all mixed in it.
This is my India.
Beaches, rivers and waterfalls,
Bhramaputra, Ganga and Yamuna sum it up all,
This is my India.

Weddings and Traditions


Desi boys and Desi girls
Jumping and dancing and have a lot of fun
This is my India.

Desh rangila, rangila


Desh mera rangila

BY JOVI GOMES
X-D
CARMEL SCHOOL

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“60th Republic Day Celebrations in India”
By ; Farhan Ali

I’m proud to be Indian;


I love my motherland;
I breathe air that is free
and till the soil, my land!
I hoist the tricolor,
atop the mast so tall –
a beauty Indians all
can watch with pride and awe!
I think about the past –
the lives that had been lost;
The blood for freedom shed,
and freedom-fighters dead!
My India looks so great,
for sixty years till date;
How Gandhi changed our fate
is told by India Gate!
The freedom I enjoy
since when I was a boy,
got by sacrifice, toil,
and burning mid-night oil!
This heritage of mine
has always been so fine;
So is the warm sunshine,
surrounding clear blue brine.
Let Indians maintain peace;
Let global wars all cease;
Let mounting tensions ease;
Let cures come for disease.
Let’s make our India proud;
Let brethren all feel loved;
Let’s unite against foes
that cause our daily woes!
May God bless India
o’er years that lie ahead!
May Indian keep his head
high and work hard instead!

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