hey guys...juzz peeped to wish my home land, an advanced Happy 58th Independence Day!
HAPPY 58TH BIRTHDAY MY DEAREST INDIA! mother india is turning 58 on august 15..after 250 horrible years of slave-life of indians under the british rule, india, my INDIA got independence on August 15 1947...i shd thank the great Mahatma Gandhi Ji! he was a great leader and he was the main person who fought for independence...having salt marching...fasting...he is reknowned for non-violence...it was dis non-violent way of protesting against da colonial rule, tt gradually changed the british masters' minds...mahatma gandhi ji's original name is mohandas karamchand gandhi...n if i m not wrong, he was born in Gujarat, Porbandhar...on october 2..i dunno da year tt he was born in...he was shot dead by a betrayer in 1948...he was given the title "mahatma" which stands for maha+atma...maha means great and atma means soul, in a language called sanskrit...so he is the great soul! he is also known as The father of Nation by Indians...

of course dere were many other leaders who fought for independence...Netaji Subash Chandra Bose, Jawaharlal Nehru (1st Prime minister of India) and many others...i thank you all for fighting for OUR COUNTRY'S INDEPENDENCE! SARE JAHAN SE ACHA! HINDUSTAN HAMARA!

My respect and dedication to my country:

Our national Anthem:(composed by nobel laureate rabindranath tagore)

Jaana Gaana Maana Adhinayaka Jayehe
Bharata bhagya vidhata;
Punjaba Sindhu Gujarata Maratha,
Dravida Utkala Banga,
Vindhya, Himachala, Jamuna, Ganga,
Ucchhala Jaladhitaranga;
Taba Shubha Naame Jaage
Taba Shubha Ashish Maage
Gaye taba jaya gaatha.
Jaana Gaana Mangala Dhaayakha Jayahe
Bharata bhagya vidhata;
Jaya he Jaye he
Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya he!

The english translation:

Thou art the ruler of the minds of all people,
Dispenser of India's destiny.
Thy name rouses the hearts of the Punjab,
Sind, Gujarat, and Maratha,
Of the Dravid, and Orissa and Bengal.
It echoes in the hills of Vindhyas and,
Himalayas, mingles in the music of the
Jamuna and the Ganges and is chanted by
the waves of the Indian sea.
The pray for the blessings,
and sing by the praise,
The saving of all people
waits in thy hand.
Thou dispenser of India's destiny,
Victory, victory, victory to thee.

National Song: (Shree Aurobindo)

Sanskrit Version:

Vande Mataram Sujalam Suphalam

Malayaja Shitalam Shasyashyamalamm

Mataram !

Shubharajyothsna Pulakitayaminim

Phullakusumita drumadala

Shobinim Suhasinim Sumadhura

Bhasinim Sujhadam varadam

Mataram!

English Version:

bow to the Mother, Richly watered, richly fruited

Cool with the winds of the South, Dark with the crops of the harvests,

The Mother!

Her nights rejoicing in the Glory of the moonlight

Her hands clothed beautifully with her trees in flowering bloom

Sweet of laughter, sweet of speech

The Mother, giver of boons,giver of Bliss.
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Long live my country INDIA! I LOVE YOU INDIA! YOU ARE MY BREATH, HEART, MIND, BODY AND SOUL! YOU ARE MY EVERYTHING! MAY YOU PROSPER AND OVERCOME ALL OBSTACLES, TO ACHIEVE AN OUTSTANDING POSITION IN THIS WHOLE WIDE WORLD! MY DREAM OF YOU IS TO BE THE PERFECT COUNTRY EVER! YOU SHOULD BE THE PERFECT PLACE TO LIVE IN...YOU SHOULD BEAR CITIZENS WHO ARE PATRIOTIC TOWARDS YOU! MOTHER INDIA'S CHILDREN MUST BE LOYAL TO THEIR COUNTRY!

and here, i pledge to be loyal and patriotic to you and only to you! you gave birth to me! you provided me with a place to live in...you gave me the right to be your citizen! i thankyou for that! i m hoping to see you develop...more and more as days pass by...beyond all odds! success is never a destination! it is a journey! i pray for my india's road to success to be smooth! i vow that i will make a difference to the current india! i will help you! i m there for you! if not for others, you have me, Nivetha, an indian citizen there for you! i m sure my fellow brothers and sisters who are indian citizens are there for you anytime you need us to help you develop! i will thus try my best, to uphold my nation's values and morals! i will bring pride to my country!

General Pledge:

India is my country. All Indians are my brothers and sisters.

I Love my country. I am proud of its rich and varied culture. I shall always strive to be worthy of it.

I shall love and respect my parents, teachers and elders.

To my country and my people I pledge my devotion


National Integration Pledge:

I solemnly pledge to work with dedication to preserve and strengthen the freedom and integrity of the nation.

I further affirm that I shall never resort to violence and that all differences and disputes relating to religion, language, region or other political or economic grievances should be settled by peaceful and constitutional means.

In their well being and prosperity alone lies my happiness.

Long live my india! bless you!

your true and loyal citizen, child, well wisher,
nivetha

posted by battle between mind and emotions at Saturday, August 13, 2005