AN EXPRESSION______ TODAY IS INDEPENDENCEDAY 60TH INDEPENDENCEDAY HAPPY INDEPENDENCEDAY… ! THAT’S WHAT WE ALL ARE SAYING, ALL THE INDEPENDENCE DAYS TILL, DATE. YES IT IS HAPPY TO BE INDEPENDENT!. BUT THIS TIME I GOT TEARS ON THIS DAY, I THOUGHT I NEED TO BE HAPPY FOR OUR FREEDOM BUT WHAT I AM MISSING NOW, THEN I FELT ‘THINKING IS CHANGING AS THE MAN GROWS’, WE ARE BLUFFING OUR SELF OUR POTENTIAL AND ABILITY AND, RESPONCIBILITY .THINKING WE ARE . BY JUST SAYING “HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAYâ€. I FELT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE MORE MATURED AND MORE GREATFULL MORE RESPONSEBLE AS WE GROW. BUT IT IS BECOMING MORE & MORE ARTIFICIAL, TO OUR OWN FEELINGS.WE ARE NOT ONLY BLUFFING OURSELF BUT ALSO THE PEOPLE WHO SACRIFISED.AM I WRONG ! DO WE REALLY HAVE UNITY ? DO WE REALLY HAVE THE ESENCE, OF GOOD THINKING & STRENGTH, THAT OUR ELDERS & FREEDOM FIGHTERS HAVE ? DO WE REALLY FEEL RESPONCIBILITY ((IF YES THEN INDIA WHOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH STRONGER IN HUMEN VALUES ! I NEED NOT TELL YOU PEOPLE PRESENT SITUATION OF OUR NATION IN ALL THE WAYS.ISN’T IT PINNING IN THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEART FOR OUR LACK OF AWARENESS , IMPORTANCE .RECOGNISE RESPONSIBILITY WE SHOULD HAVE WITH MANY OTHER WE ARE HAVING !)) ON THIS INDEPENDENCE DAY LET US QUESTION OUR SELF PUTTING HANDS ON HEART. AM I TRULY HAVE & PROTECTING , THE HUMEN VALUES WHICH , THIS LAND GAVE TO US IN THE FORM OF GREAT PEOPLE ? DO I TRULY THINK BEYOND MY REGION,MY RELIGION,MY CAST,MY PEOPLE,ETC ? DO I TRULY THINK ONLY AS INDIAN & ALL INDIANS AS ONE ? DO WE FEEL ITS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO CARRY THE VALIABLE GIFT OF CULTURE, THAT THIS LAND GAVE US TO THE NEXT GENERATION ? ARE WE ALWAYS BE INSPIRED TO DO SO ? “I DIN’T UNDERSTAND ONE THING HOW WE ARE GETTING MISS LEADED ,WE ARE GETTING MISS LEADED BY SOME ONE AND IN BACK MISS LEADING EACH OTHER MISS LEADING OUR OWN PEOPLE.WHY WE ARE IN USELESS DESIRES ? WHICH ARE MAKING US THINK WRONGLY.WAKE UP ! ARE WE SO WEAK THAT ANY BODY CAN MISS LEAD US FROM OUR PRINCIPLES AND CULTURE MISS LEAD OUR OWN HEART !.BUT IT IS FACT .INDIA WE NEED TO THINK ONCE FOR ALL. MY DEAR DEAR GREAT SOULS.YES WE ARE .LETS SHOW ITS STRENGTH.ITS TIME TO FIGHT NOT WITH PERSON BUT WITH THE PERSON WITH IN US,WITH OUR OWN SELVES WHO IS GETTING DIVERTING FROM OUR ORIJINAL HEART AND ITS DISIPLENE & VALUES FORM OUR GREAT CULTURE & HUMEN VALUES DEEP INSIDE THE HEART WHICH STANDS FOR WORLDS WELFARE.ONE LIFE IS NOT ENOUGH IN FACT MANY MORE NEEDED TO KNOW THE GREATNESS & GREAT TREASURE OF ART,PHYLOSOPHY,MANY DEVINE PEOPLE THIS LAND HASWE ARE LUCKY IN THAT WAY. BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE ARE NOT UTILISING THAT LUCK.THE OTHER WAY WE ARE BECOMING OUR OWN ENIMIES.IS IT NOT! JUST RECOLLECT THE SONG OF WORDS ,ULTIMATE TRUTH .. “ RAGHUPATHI RAGHAVA RAJARAM PATHITHAPAVANA SITHARAM.. ESHWAR ALLAH TEROO NAM SABBKO SANMATHI DE BHAGVAN…. “_____MAHATMA “ HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY DEAR PEOPLE†THIS IS MY EXPRESSION I THOUGHT OF EXPRESSING TO INDIA ! JAI BHARATH NOW I RECOLLECTION OF SOME INFORMATION ABOUT GREAT LAND & GREAT PEOPLE JUST FOR YOU More INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT India EVERY LIVING THING ON & IN THIS WILL BE PROUD. HERE ON THIS LAND EVERY LIVING THING, NON LIVING THING,AIR EVRY THING IS LEGEND BY ITS SELF.EVERY THING HAS A HISTORY OF ITS OWN ,SOME COMES OUT SOME REMAINS AS SECRET & SAME REMAIN CALM .EVEN THAT TOO FOR A PURPOSE AGAIN.SEE HOWWW UN EXPREESSABLE EXISTENCE. EVERY INDIAN IS A LEGEND.EVERY SINGLE PERSON IS CARRYING THE LEGEND IN HIM OR HER OR THING WITH OUT THEIR KNOWLEDGE.THATS THE MYSTIC THING ON THIS LAND.BEFORE KNOWING IT AND UTILISE IT WE ARE IN TO NEXT LIFE .THATS THE MYSTIC THING ON THIS LAND. BUT NOW WE ARE ALL READY PROUD OF IT WE ARE SHOWING IT , BUT NOW ITS IS THE STAGE TO BE LIKE THE ONE WE ARE PROUD OF.THEN FUTURE GENERATION WILL FEEL THE SAME PROUD NESS THE DEVINE GIFT THE ALMIGHTY GAVE US. The name `India’ is derived from the River Indus, the valleys around which were the home of the early settlers. The Aryan worshippers referred to the river Indus as the Sindhu. The Persian invaders converted it into Hindu. The name `Hindustan’ combines Sindhu and Hindu and thus refers to the land of the Hindus. The number system was invented by India. Aryabhatta was the scientist who invented the digit zero. Sanskrit is considered as the mother of all higher languages. This is because it is the most precise, and therefore suitable language for computer software. ( a report in Forbes magazine, July 1987 ). Chess was invented in India. Algebra, Trigonometry and Calculus are studies which originated in India. The' place value system' and the 'decimal system' were developed in 100 BC in India.The first six Mogul Emperor's of India ruled in an unbroken succession from father to son for two hundred years, from 1526 to 1707. The World's First Granite Temple is the Brihadeswara temple at Tanjavur in Tamil Nadu. The shikhara is made from a single ' 80-tonne ' piece of granite. Also, this magnificient temple was built in just five years, (between 1004 AD and 1009 AD) during the reign of Rajaraja CholaIndia is.......the Largest democracy in the world, the 6th largest country in the world AND one of the most ancient and living civilizations (at least 10, 000 years old). The game of snakes & ladders was created by the 13th century poet saint Gyandev. It was originally called 'Mokshapat.' The ladders in the game represented virtues and the snakes indicated vices. The game was played with cowrie shells and dices. Later through time, the game underwent several modifications but the meaning is the same i.e good deeds take us to heaven and evil to a cycle of re-births.The world's highest cricket ground is in Chail, Himachal Pradesh. Built in 1893 after levelling a hilltop, this cricket pitch is 2444 meters above sea level. India has the most post offices in the world !The largest employer in the world is the Indian railway system, employing over a million people !. [COLOR="DarkSlateBlue[COLOR="DarkOliveGreen"]"]The World's first university was established in Takshila in 700 BC. More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than 60 subjects. The University of Nalanda built in the 4th century was one of the greatest [/COLOR]achievements of ancient India in the field of education. [/COLOR]Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to mankind. The father of medicine, Charaka, consolidated Ayurveda 2500 years ago. Although modern images & descriptions of India often show poverty, India was one of the richest countries till the time of British in the early 17th Century. Christopher Columbus was attracted by India's wealth and was looking for route to India when he discovered America by mistake. The art of Navigation & Navigating was born in the river Sindh 6000 over years ago. The very word 'Navigation' is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH. The word navy is also derived from the Sanskrit word 'Nou'. [/COLOR]Bhaskaracharya rightly calculated the time taken by the earth to orbit the sun hundreds of years before the astronomer Smart. His calculations was - Time taken by earth to orbit the sun: ( 5th century ) 365.258756484 days. [/COLOR]The value of "pi" was first calculated by the Indian Mathematician Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is known as the Pythagorean Theorem. He discovered this in the 6th century, which was long before the European mathematicians. Algebra, trigonometry and calculus also orignated from India. Quadratic equations were used by Sridharacharya in the 11th century. The largest numbers the Greeks and the Romans used were 106 whereas Hindus used numbers as big as 10*53 ( i.e 10 to the power of 53 ) with specific names as early as 5000 B.C. during the Vedic period. Even today, the largest used number is Tera: 10*12( 10 to the power of 12 ). Until 1896, India was the only source for diamonds to the world. ( Source . Gemological Institute of America )The Baily Bridge is the highest bridge in the world. It is located in the Ladakh valley between the Dras and Suru rivers in the Himalayan mountains. It was built by the Indian Army in August 1982.Sushruta is regarded as the father of surgery. Over 2600 years ago Sushrata & his team conducted complicated surgeries like cataract, artificial limbs, cesareans, fractures, urinary stones and also plastic surgery and brain surgeries. Usage of anesthesia was well known in ancient India medicine. Detailed knowledge of anatomy, embryology, digestion, metabolism, physiology, etiology, genetics and immunity is also found in many ancient Indian texts.Did you know ? India also celebrates the birthday of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, former President and Vice-President and great statesman, as "Teachers' Day". Born on September 5, 1888, at Tiruttani, 40 miles to the north-east of Madras, Radhakrishnan grew to become the most famous Indian teacher and philosopher of all times. In his honour, this day is celebrated as Teacher's Day. He was also the Vice-President of India from 1952-1962. He held the office of the Chancellor, University of Delhi, before taking over as the President of India in May 1962. "What makes a nation, is the past, what justifies one nation against others is the past", says the noted historian Eric Hobsbawm. Hence, when talking of a nation, it becomes very imperative that the past should also be talked about. And the past of India is as fascinating and interesting as it is momentous. [SIZE="5COLOR][SIZE="4"]Proud to be Indian ! SARVEJANA SUKHINO BAVANTHU [/SIZE]Jai Hind ! National Anthem Jana gana mana adhinayaka jaya he Bharata bhagya bidhata, Punjaba,Sindhu,Gujurata,Marath... Drabida Utkala Banga, Vinda Himachala Yamuna Ganga, Uchhala jaladhi taranga, Tava shuva naame jaage, Tava shuva ashisha maage, gaye tava jaya gathaa, Jana gana mangala dayak jaya he, Bharata bhagya bidhaata, Jaya he!,Jaya he!,Jaya he!, Jaya , jaya , jaya , jaya he!. ________ by Nobel lawrette, Ravindranath Tagorehttp://www.mp3.com/albums/277617/summary.html NATIONAL SONG BHARATMA Vande Mataram Bankin Chandra composed the song Vande Mataram in an inspired moment, Rabindranath sang it by setting a glorious tune to it and it was left to the genius of Shri Aurobindo to interpret the deeper meaning of the song out of which India received the philosophy of new Nationalism. The English translation of Vande Mataram rendered by Shree Aurobindo, is considered as official and best as per Bhavan's book, Vande Mataram by Moni Bagchee (pg. 66). NATIONAL SONG Vande maataraM sujalaaM suphalaaM malayaja shiitalaaM SasyashyaamalaaM maataram || Shubhrajyotsnaa pulakitayaaminiiM pullakusumita drumadala shobhiniiM suhaasiniiM sumadhura bhaashhiNiiM sukhadaaM varadaaM maataraM || Koti koti kantha kalakalaninaada karaale koti koti bhujai.rdhR^itakharakaravaale abalaa keno maa eto bale bahubaladhaariNiiM namaami taariNiiM ripudalavaariNiiM maataraM || Tumi vidyaa tumi dharma tumi hR^idi tumi marma tvaM hi praaNaaH shariire Baahute tumi maa shakti hR^idaye tumi maa bhakti tomaara i pratimaa gaDi mandire mandire || TvaM hi durgaa dashapraharaNadhaariNii kamalaa kamaladala vihaariNii vaaNii vidyaadaayinii namaami tvaaM Namaami kamalaaM amalaaM atulaaM SujalaaM suphalaaM maataraM || ShyaamalaaM saralaaM susmitaaM bhuushhitaaM DharaNiiM bharaNiiM maataraM |"[/B][/SIZE]