It is indeed a joyous occasion where we all have gathered to celebrate our 64th Republic day. The day on which the grand Indian Constitution came into being which is considered to be the real building block of our country and it had declared our country as a secular, democratic, republic nation and laid down the principles of justice, liberty, equality and fraternity for its citizens.
India’s progress over the past decades has been phenomenal. It has emerged as a dynamic and influential country on the global front after independence. India today is world’s largest democracy, fourth largest economy and a global leader in science and technology. India’s growing stature in information age enabled it to gain a brand identity. Launching of a no. of satellites and rockets marked the entity of India into space age. It has mastered modern space technology and its various applications for the benefit of society. Indian space scientists are capable of scaling new heights in the new millennium, even to fly up to the moon’s orbit.
But there is an equally convincing data to show that we have been lagging behind in many other areas. There are many critical issues which need to be resolved. We can look at our achievements with pride but at the same time, the substantial issues that our motherland is facing today, the challenges which are the bottleneck and hindrance to its progress , need to be addressed.
In the present scenario, a no. of social evils have penetrated into our society which have seemingly taken a toll and are corroding the structure of our nation. Every day we hear about heinous and horrific incidences happening around us which clearly reflect what kind of ethics have woven the fabric of our society. Standard of morality