India clocks 422 min (7 hours a day or 50 hours a week) work. 1% increase gives 2% GDP increase; women working outside have least leisure time; one hour less in govt;, primary sector – 2 hours less.
This year Padma awardees include: Padma Vibhushan – Dr D Nageswar Reddy, L Subramaniam, MT Vasudevan Nair, Osama Suzuki; Padma Bhushan – A Surya Prakash, Anant Nag, Bibek Debroy, Balakrishna, PR Sreejesh, Pankaj Udhas, Ajit, Shekhar Kapoor, Shobhana, Vinod Dham; Padma Shri – Arjit Singh, Arvind Sharma, Farooq Ahmed Mir, KL Krishna, Nagaphani Sarma. Mamata Shankar. Manda Krishna, M Apparao, R Ashwin, Subhash Sharma, Vadiraj P, Dr Vijayalakshmi Deshamane.
75 years of the Republic of India. 75 years of adopting our Constitution. We the People of India. Resolved ourselves into a Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic; to secure ourselves: Justice – social, economic, political; Liberty – of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship; Equality – of status and of opportunity. Resolved to promote amongst us: Fraternity – assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity and integrity of the Nation. Effective since 75 years; and 2 amendments later.
The President of India addressed the nation. Some extracts include:
“…Bhagwan Birsa Munda…Mahatma Gandhi, Rabindranath Tagore and Babasaheb Ambedkar … helped it rediscover its democratic ethos….The Constitution … a living document…. binds us together as a family….Today, India is taking leadership positions in international forums…the economic growth rate has remained persistently high, creating job opportunities for our youth, putting more money in the hands of farmers and labourers, and also lifting more people out of poverty….Inclusion is the cornerstone of our growth saga ….financial inclusion…making basic necessities such as housing and access to drinking water a matter of entitlement….Every effort is being made to extend a helping hand to the marginalized communities… physical infrastructure development.… unprecedented transparency in the system… Digital Public Infrastructure…..
…the Bharatiya NyayNyaya Sanhita, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam….The ‘One Nation One Election’ ….engagement with our civilisational heritage….hub of great linguistic diversity … 11 classical languages….first Archaeological Experiential Museum… transformed education, in terms of quality of learning and physical infrastructure and digital inclusion…medium of instruction, the regional languages… at more levels…more than 60 percent of those who became teachers in the last decade are women…. expansion and mainstreaming of vocational and skill education… youth internship opportunities …. cutting-edge research… National Quantum Mission… National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical System… Genome India Project… genome sequencing of 10,000 Indians … this month…. Indian Space Research Organisation… Space Docking Experiment…. D. Gukesh… the youngest World Chess Champion.
….truth and nonviolence … remain relevant for the whole world… the true source of rights is duty… compassion not only for our human neighbours but also for our… flora and fauna, rivers and mountains…Mission Lifestyle for Environment… ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’… planting 80 cr seedlings….”
Can we live with the Constitution? Justice, liberty, equity, fraternity? PVMs. Growth with inclusion, equity.
Yes, we can. If we coexist, flowing. Being with ourselves together. In N? Sanghatitayoga for 7L.
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