Now is the time to work towards ringing in a new compact - that would ensure the Security of India and strengthen the Steel Frame in the service of achieving the civilizational goal of India.
It is always a valuable exercise to freshly imagine what our country means to us, but in doing so we would do well to remember that when it comes to divisions of race, ethnicity, and religious belief, the unforgotten is the destroyer of nations.
I would be prevaricating and thereby untruthful towards India in the event that I choose to participate in independence day celebrations knowing that I am not truly free.