Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Independence Day Speech at Chruch


Was assigned today to give a short speech in hindi and english on the occasion of Independence Day. Jotted down some words, not sure if I really meant them. But still, the speech was delivered.


Today we are celebrating our 66th Independence Day – 65 years of striving for progress, development, equality – trying to make a respectable position for India in the world order. There have been high points, there have been low points as well,  but overall the journey has been fulfilling

Be it exemplary production of agricultural production in the last fiscal or our improved performance in sports, it sure did bring a smile on each Indian face and made our hearts swell with pride. On the other hand, we also witnessed some unfortunate events like natural calamities, civil unrest, economic crisis. But we as a country have overcome all these obstacles to emerge as a stronger nation.

Our growth might have been slow at times, but it has been steady, bringing us to a vantage point from where we can accelerate for higher growth. India's 1.2 billion population striving hard for a better tomorrow, trying to make India a better place to live.

The government has been playing its role in the process of growth and development. Some of its measure and policies were successful while some failed to achieve their purpose. India also witnessed strong agitations and demonstrations against corruption and malpractices in the system. But all these have made the Indian Citizen more aware and demanding.

As responsible citizens, we should try and play a more constructive role in building and strengthening the nation. We need to rise above the limitations of cast, creed, religion and work as one nation – its time we put 'India First'

As the ancient proverb goes – we have not inherited this earth from our ancestors but have borrowed it form our children – we need to channelize our efforts and capabilities to build a better nation for our future generations

Long Live Independent India.

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