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Photo by <a href="https://visualhunt.com/author/70db5f">Earth Hour Global</a> on <a href="https://visualhunt.com/re/397e95">Visual hunt</a> / <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/"> CC BY-NC-SA</a> It's a sorry state of affairs, especially when citizens debate on the topic of the national anthem, thinking of it as fool's paradise. I'm honestly glad a woman ( more specific: an actress ) has come out in the open and said that moral policing and forcefulness cannot be resorted to; in order to make an individual have national pride.  Trust me, the love for the country lies in the psyche and heart of an individual. He/she seeks nationalism to connect with the motherland, and pay respects for being a "son/daughter of the soil."  However, asking to display forced national pride, No Sir! Doesn't work that way.  We are all proud to be citizens of a nation, that dea...

                                                              Photo via VisualHunt #IndiaAt71 , that's some number to reach, with exploring just half of its potential! Yes, I say this very honestly. The kind of success (and lots of brickbats, too!) the  Golden Bird nation  has achieved in the past 70 years, is something for the record books, however a treacherous journey lies ahead.  Freedom had been achieved in 1947, however, the question is how well did the citizens of the nation utilize it? Communities have lived peacefully for years, only to find that certain sections of the society, aren't too happy, with what has transpired over the years. #Communaltensions  have arisen aplenty over the years, that one wonders, is India, still a poster boy of  #bhaichaara  or brotherhood?  Are the...