NEW DELHI, Aug. 16 -- When India celebrates its 74th Independence Anniversary, it is natural for the people to feel proud of the progress the country has made in various fields. It is also time for making a review of the challenges the nation faces today and reflect on the responses needed to take the nation forward. The preamble of the Indian Constitution has guaranteed to its citizens Secular and Socialist Democracy, Justice, Equality, Liberty and Fraternity that ensures Individual Dignity and Unity of the nation. How far the citizens are able to enjoy what the Constitution has promised?
Challenges
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in his Independence Day speech delineated the goals in the following words: "To bring freedom and opportunity to t...