New Delhi, March 14 -- A beacon of unity, not division
Since time immemorial, the progress of civilization has been defined by its ability to connect-first through roads that linked villages and kingdoms, then through canals and boats that carried commerce and culture across waters, and later through airways that brought distant lands closer than ever before.
These physical networks, however, have always been paralleled by intangible forces-shared beliefs, traditions, and above all, the financial systems that unify economies and enable prosperity. Since the dawn of our independence, the Indian rupee has been one such force, binding together a nation of unparalleled diversity, where every region's traditions are equally unique and equally ...