Music Score and Best Song “Jai Ho” in Slumdog
Millionaire - 2008).
Television
Television in India was started with the
experimental telecast from Delhi on 15 September
1959 with a small transmitter and a makeshift
studio; however, the regular daily transmission was
started in 1965 as a part of All India Radio. The
television service was extended to Mumbai and
Amritsar in 1972.
As of 2016, the country has a collection of over
857 channels.
LASTLY BUT NOT THE LEAST ...
• Recognizing its universal appeal, the United
Nations has proclaimed 21 June as the
International Day of Yoga
• The Mumbai–Ahmedabad construction of the
rail corridor for the first bullet train began on
14 September 2017.
• India has achieved six times Miss World title
(2017 – Manushi Chhillar) and two times Miss
Universe title.
SOME KEY DIFFICULT EVENTS
Wars, Terrorism And Internal Conflicts
Amongst continued progress, India has suffered
its share of war, border conflicts, terrorism and
continues to do so. There are many examples of India is no exception. From the Coringa and Calcutta Cyclones to
Indo-Pak Wars, Indo-China War, cross-border Latur and Gujarat Earthquakes, Odisha Super Cyclone, the Indian
fighting and terrorist attacks on parliament, hotels Ocean Tsunami, Uttarakhand Flash Foods and Kashmir Floods in
and public places. There are many examples of the last 70 years.
internal conflicts across religious and caste lines
encouraged by vote bank politics.
The most important value an independent India can
demonstrate is that its population feel safe, secure
and not harassed by divisive players. For India to
remain truly independent, these security aspects will
have to remain at the top of the list of priorities.
Disasters
CONCLUSION
During the 70 years of Independence, India comes across as a
strong powerful, developing nation making a mark in numerous
areas at global level in spite of losing so many things in its journey
and punctured by numerous anti-national elements.
In order to fulfil the aspirations of masses, it is the government
machinery which needs to be sharpened, making it keen and
more dynamic. With India’s vast treasures of Vedic heritage and
In spite of the tremendous progress made in innovative and progressive population, there is every reason to be
various technological growths, it has been cheerful and celebrate 70 years of India’s Independence with the
impossible to surpass the supremacy of Nature. motto “Sab kaa saath, sab kaa vikas”.
Nature has always proved much more powerful
than the human race.
52
vol. 42 | Prajapati Sandesh 2017
Ambalal Balubhai Mistry, Birmingham