power on earth can stop an idea whose time has come". I suggest to this august House that the emergence of India as a major economic power in the world happens to be one such idea. Let the whole world hear it loud and clear. India is now wide awake. We shall prevail. We shall overcome.— Budget Speech‚ July 24‚ 1991 In response to an unprecedented balance of payments crisis -- which left India with about two weeks of foreign-exchange reserves -- Manmohan Singh‚ with the support of Prime Minister P
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Independence Day‚ observed annually on 15 August‚ is a national holiday in India commemorating the nation ’s independence from British rule on 15 August 1947. India attained freedom following an independence movement noted for largely nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience led by the Indian National Congress (INC).[1] Independence coincided with the partition of India‚ in which the British Indian Empire was divided along religious lines into the Dominions of India and Pakistan; the partition
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ACHIEVEMENTS OF INDIA IN SPACE RESEARCH (1960-1970) The Indian space program began establishing itself with the launch of sounding rockets‚ which was complimented by India’s geographical proximity to the equator. These were launched from the newly-established ThumbaEquatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) ‚ built near Thiruvananthapuram in southern Kerala. Initially‚ American sounding rockets like the Nike-Apache‚ and French sounding rockets like the Centaure‚ were fired and used for studying
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Independence Day of India "Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny‚ and now the time comes when we will redeem our pledge‚ not wholly or in full measure‚ but very substantially. At the stroke of the midnight hour‚ when the world sleeps‚ India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes‚ which comes but rarely in history‚ when we step out from the old to the new‚ when an age ends and when the soul of a nation‚ long suppressed‚ finds utterance.... We end today a period of ill fortune‚ and
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November 19th‚ 2012 Mr. Penza A-Block After the Fact: Declaring Independence The Declaration of Independence drafted by Thomas Jefferson and adopted by the Second Continental Congress expresses the thirteen American colonies desire to disjoin from Great Britain. Chapter 4 of “After the Fact‚” entitled Declaring Independence‚ presents factual viewpoints of historians as well as thorough examinations aroused from the possible confusions of the renowned document. In May
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SHORT STORY OF INDEPENDENCE OF INDIA. BY DR. H. K. GANDHI MAIN THEME POINTS OF THIS ARTICLE. 1. Freedom is my birth right (Bal Gangadhar Tilak) 2. Short story of Independence movement. 3. My memories of the struggle of independence. 4. Let us remember our Golden Heritage. 5. A glance at the present 20th century. 6. The story of Shiva temple of Gujarat. 7. Political slavery of recent 800 years. 8. Kings‚
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A very Good Morning respected principal‚ teachers n my dear friends. Today‚ we have gathered here to celebrate the 67th independence day of our country. It gives me immense pleasure as a citizen of India to share my views with u .67 years ago‚ on this day we engraved history n made a mark of our independence . Our nation breathed a sigh of relief but this independence was not an escapade to walk away with but a journey of tears‚ blood and sweat. It was a time where the whole nation came forward to
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CHANGES IN INDIAN ECONOMY AFTER INDEPENDENCE INDIA’S ECONOMY HAS MADE great strides in the years since independence. In 1947 the country was poor and shattered by the violence and economic and physical disruption involved in the partition from Pakistan. The economy had stagnated since the late nineteenth century‚ and industrial development had been restrained to preserve the area as a market for British manufacturers. In fiscal year (FY--see Glossary) 1950‚ agriculture‚ forestry‚ and fishing accounted
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AWARDS AND PROJECTS Achievements and Projects Operating for 36 years now‚ the company has consistently maintained incomparable goodwill and rapport in the market. The India Today Group continues to be the best and has steadily bagged major awards and notched up achievements over the years‚ some of which are: * Its news channel Aaj Tak won the Indian Telly Award for Best Hindi News Channel for the 10th consecutive year in 2010. * The Editor-in-Chief of Aaj Tak‚ Prabhu Chawla‚ won the Best
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of Southeast Asia. (Dr. Khader‚ 2012). Although before and after independence for our country‚ Malaysia aims to improve living standard of citizens‚ both of their leading style and expectations for citizens differ significantly. While before independence for Malaysia is underdeveloped on various aspects‚ after independence for Malaysia gets rid of previous shortcomings to enhance on various aspects. The changes of Malaysia after independence can be classified into three main changes which are national
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