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COVER STORY 75 WEEKS OF AMRIT MAHOTSAV
TODAY'S DEVELOPMENT, TOMORROW'S LEGACY
The history of India is almost as old
as the times, as bright as the sun and
as vast as the sky. When India, adorned
with knowledge—science and prosperity,
valour—spirituality and art— was fettered
by the British government, then the
people who died for the country raised
the flame of freedom. The Father of the
Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, launched a
unique Satyagraha. The foreigners left
this country after countless sacrifices.
Then iron man Sardar Patel made a united
India like iron. It was once known as the
country of snake charmers, but today the
ADOPT 75 VILLAGES same country has successfully landed on
The Prime Minister asked all the educationists, all Mars in its first attempt. "Make in India"-
These three words raised the country's
the agricultural scientists, all the institutions to set profile everywhere. Today, every house has
their goals for the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. Take electricity, every hand has a mobile phone,
the lead in transforming 75 villages by adopting every pocket has a digital identity, every
them. Such campaigns can also be run in 75 account has direct benefits, every kitchen
schools. One such campaign can be launched at the has clean fuel, and every house has toilet
level of local bodies in every district of the country. facilities, all of which contribute to a more
75 YEARS AND MEDIA respectable life. Cleanliness and yoga have
At the launch of Sansad TV, the Prime Minister said become New India's rites. of Vasudhaiva
With
spirit
the
that we have the pride of the past and the resolve Kutumbakam, the ‘entire world our family’
of the future. The media has a huge role in both has become a thought. The British had
these areas. When the media raises a topic, such as predicted that after they left, India would
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, it spreads it faster to the be shattered, but perhaps they did not
people. The media can do a great job of publicizing expect the same India to flourish as the
the efforts of the countrymen in the Azadi Ka Amrit world's largest democracy. Today, India is
Mahotsav. For example, TV channels can plan 75 a unified nation with the fastest growing
episodes of freedom struggle, make documentaries. economy. Self-reliance is not just a phrase;
Newspapers can publish appendices related to it has become the mantra of 130 million
Amrit Mahotsav. Digital media can directly engage Indians.
youth with initiatives like quiz contestants. People had to queue for hours to get
75 YEARS AND EXPORTS a birth certificate, pay bills, get rations,
enroll, and receive results and certificates
Interacting with the Heads of Indian Missions only 8-10 years ago. But now everything
abroad and stakeholders in the trade and commerce is settled. Online arrangements for
sector, the Prime Minister said that we have to the facilities have been made to make
accelerate our existing exports and also work life easier through technology. Most
to create new markets for new products. The government services are now digital, from
missions abroad should work to add five new export birth certificates to life certificates for
destinations for 75 years of independence. senior citizens. India now has one of the
best digital governance infrastructures
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