It's Our Day.

Happy Independence Day

India!!
India became a 62-year-old independent nation.

First of all, we should salute our soldiers who gave their

life for us, in 1962 Indo-China war,1965 and 1971 Indo-
Pak wars, 1999 Kargil war and saved us from the jaws of
the enemy many times. They are ever ready to provide us
safety, security and tension free sleep. Our scientists have
done extraordinary work and India has attained the
capability to send satellites and rockets into space and we
are now working on a Moon mission.

India has achieved many achievements. These span out into

all sectors - whether in defense, space missions, Industries,
life expectancy, literacy, transport, technology, health,
telecommunications, films or sports

Before Starting our Discussion let us know about our

country in brief:
Nation Flag: Tricolor
Emblem: Sarnath Lion Capital
Motto: Satyameva Jayate (Truth alone Triumphs)
National anthem: Jana Gana Mana
National Song: Vande Mataram (I bow you Mother)
Capital: DelhiLargest City: Mumbai
National Language: Hindi
Currency: Indian Rupee (INR)
National animal: Royal bengal tiger
National Bird: Indian Peacock
National flower: Lotus
National Tree: Banyan
National Fruit: Mango
National Sport: Hockey
Calling Code: 91
First Person: President
Other names: Hindustan, Bharat
Army: World's second largest Army (With about 1,325,000
soldiers in active service and about 1,800,000 reserve
troops)

In the last few years, India has made decent progress in

several areas and produced world class scientists,
engineers, bureaucrats, journalists, doctors, sports
person, artists, industrialists and politicians, who have
made a mark on the world stage.

The Constitution of India, the longest and the most

exhaustive constitution of any independent nation in the
world, came into force on 26 January, 1950

The President of India is the head of state elected indirectly

by an electoral college for a five-year term. The Prime
Minister is the head of government and exercises most
executive powers. Appointed by the President, the Prime
Minister is by convention supported by the party or
political alliance holding the majority of seats in the lower
house of Parliament. The executive branch consists of the
President, Vice-President, and the Council of Ministers (the
Cabinet being its executive committee) headed by the
Prime Minister.

Life Expectancy: Our life expectancy rate increased from

32 years in 1947 to 65 years in 2009.

Literacy Rate: In 1947 our literacy rate was 12.2 per cent
and it is close to 70 percent by 2003-04 records.

Transport: We have built about 1.25 million miles of new

roads in this short span of time.

Industries: India is marching ahead of many developed

countries. We have increased our exports from a few
million dollars at the time of independence to more than
$125 billion now, with about $150 billion of imports. GDP
growth was around 2.3 per cent in1951-52 and has reached
to more then 9 per cent at present.

Economy: Economy of India is the twelfth largest

economy in the world by market exchange rates and the
fourth largest by purchasing power parity (PPP) basis.
India's per capita income is $1016 and we currently account
for 1.5 per cent of World trade as of 2007, according to the
WTO. Our hard currency reserves have also grown from a
mere $1.5 billion in 1991 to over $220 billion today.
Technology: India's information technology’s export grew
from a mere $150 million in 1991-92 to $31.4 billion in
2006-07, and is projected to reach $60 billion by 2010. The
Indian IT industry is unique for several reasons. It focused
on exports; bench marked with the best global companies;
followed the finest principles of corporate governance;
created the largest number of jobs in the organized sector;
and demonstrated that Indians, too, could succeed in the
competitive global markets.

Telecommunications: We are at the eighth position in the

world Telecom sector. Total mobile phone users reached
362. 3 million in January 2009 in India and the total
subscriber base of fixed lines are more than 50 million.
Forty five million Internet users are in India and the
number is increasing rapidly.

Films: India is the world's largest producer of films,

producing close to a thousand films annually. Indian
cinema has found markets in over 90 countries, where our
films are screened. Indian artists like Pundit Ravi Shankar,
Ustad Zakir Hussain, Lata Mangeskar, Pundit Bhimsen
Joshi, Amitabh Bachcahn are respected everywhere in
world.

Sports: Indians are achieving new heights in every kind of

sports. In cricket, the Indian team is one of the best teams
in every format. Vishwanathan Anand is world's best chess
player; Abhinav Bindra won gold in Olympics, Saina raced
to 6th rank in Badminton.
Defense: India currently has between 45 and 100 warheads
(here is the complete info about Indian Military: Weapons,
Army, Air Force, and Navy Force.

Recently we were attacked by Pakistan terrorists on 26/11.

Our brave Police and Military have saved lives of people
by losing their own lives.

We have launched Chandrayan and Arihanth recently

which are great stepping stoned for our science and
defense.

We also won T20 World cup in Cricket.

We encourage every talent in our country by respecting
them with various honorable awards like Bharata Ratna,
Khel Ratna, Padmabushan etc.

Finally I want to say one thing to the world. India is the

holy land of Love. Love can change everything. It has the
power. It’s the same love that brought us Independence. If
you want to show hatred towards us we will answer with
love. But don't think that we are only people of love, we
can be aggressive. The best example is 26/11. Ask Pakistan
for our aggressiveness, they have experienced it, by
showing hatred towards us in Kargil and 26/11.

We are very lucky to born in my Country. We enjoy our

freedom.

Mera Bharat Mahan. Bharat Matha Ki Jai. I love India.

Happy Independence day India. Jai Ho!!!