The Young Chronicle: For 2nd Graders August 23rd, 2015 | Page 4

Editorial: India– 68 Years of Independence
India has been free for 68 years, and celebrated its 69th Independence Day. But are we truly free? Has India achieved the
ideals that the founders of the nation had set?
The answer would be, yes and no, both. While we have developed in a lot of ways, the development is yet to reach everyone. The rich are getting richer and the poor still have a long
way to go. Though 65% of India’s population is below 35
years of age, India doesn’t have enough jobs to accommodate all of them.
While the new government is trying to change the scenario, it seems it will take a while to change
completely.
It’s been 68 years since we have been separated into India and Pakistan, however we are still perpetually at war because of some wrong decisions taken regarding the Kashmir issue. We call ourselves
secular, and socialist but we still discriminate basis religion along with caste and gender.
It probably is time for us as people, to change and unify to create a better nation. This time, let’s not
only depend on the government and be the change ourselves. We will be truly independent the day we

Saina Becomes Number One
Saina Nehwal lost to Spain’s Carolina Marin in the finals
of World Badminton Championships held in Jakarta. She,
however, won the Silver medal for India.
Nehwal said that she did not give her best as the final
match was more of mental than physical. According to
her, the first game didn’t go well.
The Badminton World Federation Women's Singles 2015 has ranked her as the top player in
the list. She is the first Indian to win a bronze medal in Badminton at the London Olympics
2012. She is also the first Indian to win the World Junior Badminton Championships and the
first Indian to win a Super Series tournament. Currently, she ranks number one.
Saina is aiming to participate and excel in all the super series tournaments in Rio Olympics
slated next year.