MUGDHA JUGRAN

  LIGHT THAT BRIGHTENS YOUR SOUL IS MEANT TO BE LET OUT SO THAT IT CAN BRIGHTEN THE WORLD AROUND YOU TRUE THAT A LAMP LIT IN THE SUNLIGHT DOESN’T SEEM TO SHINE BRIGHT BUT THINK EVEN A SINGLE RAY OF LIGHT REMOVES THE DARKNESS EASILY…. DON’T HIDE YOUR LIGHT LET IT SPREAD AROUND LET ONE LAMP LIGHT A THOUSAND MORE BUT DON’T FORGET THERE’S DARKNESS TOO, INSIDE US JUST UNDER THE BRIGHT LAMP SEE THAT SHADOW… STAY HUMBLE LET OTHER LIGHTS BRIGHTEN THAT DARK PATCH.

  RETROSPECTION AND VISION: 75 AND RARING TO GO   India, the cradle of one of the oldest civilizations in the world…. India, the great Guru of spirituality, Ayurveda, Arthshastra, Astrology and Astronomy…. India, that lost its light under centuries of foreign rules and still managed to shine after breaking the shackles of slavery… India, that is a so called 3 rd world country yet giving competition to the top economies of the world… My India, the Great Bharatvarsha, has completed 75 years of freedom and has become a world power that no one can overlook. A dream that came true at midnight, on 15 th August, 1947, still flourishes and is spreading its wings to achieve greater heights.   The flag of the free nation billowed high up in the sky. The wings that had been clipped brutally, started to grow back again and India learnt not only to fly but also to soar above dark clouds. India started its journey of sovereignty with a legacy of partition and dive...