INDIA: A Real Jewel in the Crown!

INDIA on the Occasion of its 66 years of Independence from British Rule & Going Strong!

INDIA: Well known to the British Raj as ‘THE JEWEL IN THE CROWN’ & so it was.

Great Britain had many colonies around the world; however, among all the colonies it ruled, no other Colony embraced its Language: ENGLISH so whole-heartedly and put it to great use to accomplish and achieve as great heights as INDIANS have done. INDIA’s immense ongoing success is in no small measure due to its embracing of education in the English Language.

INDIA truly is a land of Astronomy, Spirituality, Mathematics, Philosophies and Great Men of Letters & Great Accommodating Spirit, since times immemorial.

Cutting down to more recent yester year & contemporary times as a tribute to the Great Nation of India let me list a few Great Men & Women of India who used the English Language very well and astounded the Western World towards Accomplishments in their endeavors and callings:

1. Swami Vivekananda http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swami_Vivekananda
2. Rabindranath Tagore http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabindranath_Tagore
3. Mahatma Gandhi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahatma_Gandhi
4. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jawaharlal_Nehru
5. Dr. V K Krishnamenon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V._K._Krishna_Menon
6. Dr. S Radhakrishnan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarvepalli_Radhakrishnan
7. Maulana Azad http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abul_Kalam_Azad
8. Pandita Rama Bai http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandita_Ramabai
9. Dr. Vijay Lakshmi Pandithttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijaya_Lakshmi_Pandit
10. Dr. Abdul Kalam http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._P._J._Abdul_Kalam
11. Atal Behari Vajpayee http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atal_Bihari_Vajpayee
12. P.V. Narasimha Rao http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._V._Narasimha_Rao
13. Jidu Krishnamurthy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiddu_Krishnamurti
14. Verghese Kurien http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verghese_Kurien
15. Dr. Sashi Tharoor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shashi_Tharoor
16. Prof. Amartya Sen http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amartya_Sen

The above is a sampling of a list of Men of Letters, Courage, Conviction and Visionaries from India (past & contemporary) apart from many distinguishing others too.

MEN OF LETTERS, is who should make up the Parliament of India. It’s the Vision & contributions of such & many other men & women of letters that have led India thus far. It also speaks of the Strength & Continuous Might of India.

Can we find as many in today’s Polity….is a poignant and rhetorical question I ask today, as I continue to celebrate INDIA in my own way too. I LOVE & am Passionate about INDIA. Jai Hind!

(note: the above are all men & women i.e. mortals with flaws just like us as is known to mankind. However what distinguishes them is their Vision, Mission, Passion and Commitment to The Great Nation of INDIA AND it Indeed Reflected in their Thought, Word & Actions….Jai Hind!)