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th Independence
Day Celebrations
COVER STORY
A Sporting Bharat Blossoms
A Drugs-Free Bharat
PM Modi called for preparations for the 2036 Olympics and the 2030 Commonwealth
Games, alongside a call to keep the youth away from drug abuse...
n Those who play, flourish — the national anthem of must focus on these areas, and for this we also
Bharat is now being heard on sporting podiums, want to launch a talent-hunt campaign.
and the Tricolour can be seen fluttering proudly. n If we need athletes for 2036, a talent-hunt
n The TOPS scheme, Khelo India Games, campaign will be conducted in villages, cities and
University Games, Winter Games, Beach Games, schools across the country to identify sporting
sports infrastructure, coaching for sports, sports talent among children aged 5 to 15.
medicine and sports nutrition — Bharat is n Drug abuse is becoming a major crisis; a Nasha
moving forward towards achieving excellence in Mukt Bharat must be a collective responsibility
all these areas. for all of us.
n We are moving forward as strong contenders to n Social and cultural organisations and spiritual
host the 2036 Olympics, and Bharat is also going leaders of the country have come together to
to host the Commonwealth Games in 2030. launch a 100-week programme for a Drugs-Free
n In nearly two-thirds of the Olympics' 325–350 India. I want every family to become a part of
events, Bharat does not even participate; Bharat this campaign.
“During the Battle of
Kurukshetra, when
Arjuna asked Shri Krishna
numerous questions on the
battlefield, Krishna told
him that the outcome of an
action corresponds to the
state of one’s mind.”
(Excerpt of the speech from the ramparts of the
Red Fort on Independence Day 2015)
26 NEW INDIA SAMACHAR || Sep 01-15, 2026 Picture from Independence Day 2017
