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A Second Reign of Terror

  ‘The reign of terror’ reminds us of a cruel history of France and the most fatal incidents of historical France. Let us look at a turn of events in India which took place in the 20th century. For this, we need to go back to Indira Gandhi’s tenure, an exceedingly eminent member of the Indian National Congress. We come to know that Indira’s position became higher and higher, once she stepped into the field of politics. Starting from as the personal assistant and hostess of her father, Jawaharlal Nehru, also the first prime minister of India, she ended her career as the prime minister of the Indian subcontinent. By surfing on the internet and reading several books, we often conclude that the only lady prime minister of India was a good and successful descendent of her father. However, should we not look at the other side of politics, also called the passion of power? All of us are aware about the ‘emergency’ declared in India. Independent India had not encountered any such event before

True Independence

 Gandhi, Nehru, Vallabhbhai Patel: these are few of the countless names that engulf one's mind when one thinks of the independence day or the freedom struggle of India. India, which is known as the largest democracy of the world has achieved this feat only after a series of sacrifices and movements. The losses endured for us to celebrate the independence day are unrepayable and will adorn the tricolour for ages and ages hence.  15th August 1947, one of the greatest milestones of Indian history, is celebrated as independence day. Proudly and rightly so, this independence is the gift of our ancestors. It all started with Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi and this spark gradually grew to become the fire that eradicated British rule from India.  Progress in independent India has been rapid. Railways, education and every other field has developed with time. And, days are not far away when we would be seeing India compete with the top-ranked countries in the world.  However, in my opinion, India