At the Stroke of the Midnight Hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom... Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru addressed the newborn nation passing the baton of a great nation to the countrymen. After decades of existence as an independent nation one thing which is most evident right now as never before is the Dichotomy, difference between India and Bharat. I as an Indian take a lot of pride in being from a country which as Bharat has a great cultural history and which as India has one of the most promising future. I cherish the small values and deep routed morals that shape my existence at the same time as I brag about my awareness and futuristic approach. As an Indian I have the glory of being from the nation of sages also the country of biggest scientists. India has Rock, Bharat has Ragas, India has Malls, Bharat has Fairs and Melas, India has Babes so Bharat has Behenjis, India has Moms, Bharat has Maa, India has facebook and Twitter, Bharat has newspapers,,, When India enjoys Pokemon, Shinchan, and TinTIn, Bharat relishes Chacha Chowdhury, Champak and Pinki... But truth is we all have a part of Bharat and also a slice of India in Us...... Whether you call me a Bhartiya or an India does not make much difference to me... Coz I can recite shlokas, and verses of ramayana with grace and I can also sing along trendiest rock songs with same fervor... I visit temples and I ask god for my wishes at a church or a Mazaar at the same time I click my pic at the same place post it on facebook, tweet about it.. I wish to visit the west but I also crave to be at my home town.. I love the scent of the plush metro, but I love the smell of mud of my village as well. I am an Indian and Bhartiya as well........... We have a 2000 years old culture which has given the world great insight into the right ways of living. Our heritage is so strong, we have been attracting the world towards us. We gave ved puranas and upnishads to the world. We showed the humanity the path of non violence. Jainism and Budhism blossomed on our soil. From Aryabhattas scietific priniciples to Charaks surgical excellence. We are a nation which dwelves in its ethics and ethnicity. Chandra Gupta Maurya, Ahsokka The Great, akbar the great, rani Jhansi, Mahatma gandhi, Subhash Chandra Bose. We have innumerable scions that exude the glory of India. Bharat signifies shlokas, azaan, folklore and the values that defines our existence. The pios water of ganga, the holiness of Kashi and Haridwar, the spirituality in Rishikesh. As an Indian I relate with the fast pace technology,ever changing scenarios...I love the globalization that has opened doors to international trends, technologies and products for me. India signifies the nation that is growing giving tough competition to the other countries. We are shining every where... We have sachin tendulkar- the god of cricket, we have Ambanis as the richest people in the world. We have Lata Mangeshkar the Singer par excellence. India has youn entrepreneurs who have outshined the talent on entre planet... Whatever our freedom fighters had in mind but its wonderful that while India is progressing Bharat is indeed treasured in our hearts.... But does that mean everything is absolutely wonderful in India or Bharat... Bharat struggles and has always struggled for evils like Dowry System, caste System etc while India is facing debacles like corruption, rapes, massacres, rage. Bharat has the strong roots while India is spreading its branches and flourishing People understand that India is the progressive, developing and highly futuristic idea. It is about the modernization in every aspect of life. And Bharat is all about cultural heritage, age old morals and ethics. Well India is About the Metropolitan Cities and Bharat is about villages and rural areas. India is about english speaking, branded wardrobe clad professionals and Bharat is about farmers. India is about IPad, Tablets, Computers and Bharat is about Japs... Be it India or Bharat, the truth is we all belong to this great nation....
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