From a divided country vulnerable to challenges to one of the fastest growing economies in the world, India has come a long way.
The India that emerged free on August 15, 1947, faced social, economic and political challenges. A divided population with the wounds of Partition still fresh, and an agricultural system that largely depended on the monsoon for survival meant that it would take tremendous and consistent effort to get the country on the road to progress.
Seventy-six years later, India is not only the largest democracy in the world but also one of the fastest growing economies and the third largest ecosystem for start-ups. In the story of the country, several achievements stand out. For instance, the policy of Liberalisation, Privatisation and Globalisation of 1991 boosted the economy, and the country entered the club of nations with nuclear capabilities when it conducted a test in Pokhran in 1974.
Here are some other milestones. Move the slider to go from point to point.
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Quench your thirst and revitalise your body, one sip at a time… But first, try this word game.
While exercising is vital, it is equally important to keep your body fuelled. Incorporating regular liquid intake is essential for maintaining optimal health. Nourish from within and give a thumbs-up for vitality. Guess the nine-letter word that we are talking about!
Here are some speeches that continue to inform and inspire long after they first made headlines.
Some people are eloquent, others have the ability to orate, yet others have a way with words. Whatever the talent, whenever you hear such a person speak their words continue to live with us. Here are some powerful speeches that can never be forgotten. When you have completed the word search try and get copies of these speeches and read them. You will be impressed.
Take a look at some of the less-known places across the country that also played a significant role during the struggle for Indian independence..
Independence Day is round the corner, so let’s revisit some monuments that played an instrumental role in the struggle for freedom. From the Sabarmati Ashram to the Jhansi Fort, and more, many monuments have been mute spectators to the events that unfolded between them.
See if you can match the monument to the right place.
Which other places participated in the Civil Disobedience movement of 1930? Where else was the salt tax violated? Read on to find out.
When we hear the words ‘Salt Satyagraha’, we immediately think of the Dandi March. The two have become synonymous and the image of Gandhi stooping to pick up a fistful of salt has become iconic. But did you know that the Salt Satyagraha was observed all over the country? Here are four other places where the salt law was broken.
We may look similar, but there are many differences between us. Can you spot them all?
To your eye we may look the same, but trust me, there are a number of reasons why we are not. Try looking for all the differences and click on them in the second image.
Sports encounters are charged with excitement and emotions. What happens when athletes have outbursts of rage?
When players compete against each other in sports, there is bound to be excitement, tension and aggression. But what happens when emotions run so high that athletes end up losing their cool?
The Indian women’s cricket team captain, Harmanpreet Kaur, was in the spotlight recently for her behaviour during India’s tour of Bangladesh. It was the third and final ODI and the series was already level 1-1. When Kaur was dismissed LBW she smashed the stumps with her bat in frustration. She also criticised the umpiring decision in the post-match press conference. Her conduct earned her a two-match suspension.
Who are some other athletes who have famously lost their cool on-field? Scroll through the slider to find out.
August 6 was when the first nuclear weapon was dropped on the city of Hiroshima. This day is now observed to raise awareness of the horrors of nuclear warfare.
“I witnessed my city of Hiroshima blinded by the flash, flattened by the hurricane-like blast, burned in the heat of 4,000 degrees Celsius and contaminated by the radiation of one atomic bomb.
A bright summer morning turned to dark twilight, with smoke and dust rising in the mushroom cloud, dead and injured covering the ground, begging desperately for water and receiving no medical care at all. The spreading firestorm and the foul stench of burned flesh filled the air. Miraculously, I was rescued from the rubble of a collapsed building, about 1.8 kilometres from ground zero. Most of my classmates in the same room were burned alive. I can still hear their voices calling their mothers and God for help.
As I escaped with two other surviving girls, we saw a procession of ghostly figures slowly shuffling from the centre of the city. Grotesquely wounded people, whose clothes were tattered, or who were made naked by the blast. They were bleeding, burned, blackened and swollen. Parts of their bodies were missing, flesh and skin hanging from their bones, some with their eyeballs hanging in their hands, and some with their stomachs burst open, with their intestines hanging out.
Within that single flash of light, my beloved Hiroshima became a place of desolation, with heaps of rubble, skeletons and blackened corpses everywhere.”
—Setsuko Thurlow, 13-year-old schoolgirl
Read on to know more about what happened in Hiroshima on that fateful day.
Often, when you hear a song, you can identify who sang it. Now test your memory by matching the singer with the song.
How well do you know your music? Here’s a way to find out. Can you match the singers with their songs? Go ahead, try it, it’s fun.