After 70 years of Independence how do we #TasteTheFreedom? Is it criticism, complaints and riots or is it praise, appreciation and acknowledgement of what all we have achieved. Honestly, do we even remember all the things we have got in so many years of independence. Perhaps, not. Why not relive those moments once more and respect with all that we have and see the glass as half full for a change.
India designed and built Asia’s first nuclear reactor 'Apsara', on August 4 ,1956. Today India has 21 nuclear reactors operating in 7 nuclear power plants.
Our Indira Gandhi International Airport won the Best Airport award from the Airports Council International within 25–40 million annual passengers category in 2015. It also won two awards for, The Best Airport in Central Asia/India and Best Airport Staff in Central Asia/India at the prestigious Skytrax World Airport Awards.
Our railways was nationalized in 1951 and today it's one of the largest railway networks comprising 115,000 km (71,000 mi) of track over a route of 67,312 km (41,826 mi) and 7,112 stations.
The Mid-Day meal scheme by the Government is the world's largest scheme for kids and serves over 120,000,000 children in over 1,265,000 schools across the country.
With some many networks to select from, India is the second largest telecommunications market in the world.
India is not only the largest producer of milk, but also 18% of global production goes from India.
India also has the third largest army in the world with over 1.3 million army personnel.
With Satya Nadella and Sundar Pichai being CEOs of Microsoft and Google respectively, the leaders are making it big.
Our athletes are not only competing at the Olympics, but in different spheres of sports and making India proud.
India is not only the largest film producer, but also the second oldest film industry in the world. Not to mention, our stars are now globally recognized and appreciated.
The list can go on and on but we think we have got the message across. We have miles to go and yet the miles achieved is no less significant.
Happy Independence Day
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