Independence Day
--Independence or perpetual dependence.... As we enter the eighth decade of freedom from colonial rule, a few gaping questions still remain for “We The People”. Our generation is dutybound to resolve them for our next generations from whom we have borrowed this world. Let us compare Japan with India. Both were devastated by the western powers. However, eight decades later today, Japan is miles ahead of India in terms of economy, democracy and world stature. The key differentiator between South Asian countries like India, Bangladesh, Srilanka, Pakistan etc and other developed countries is that in the latter, democratic values in lifestyle were institutionalized very systematically whereas in the former, like India, we got contended by mere political democratization. Resultantly, democratic temper has not yet taken root in South Asian countries and an apparent chaos is self evident. India, until the 18th century, was a n