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Happy 60th! – A Day to Feel Proud…

On the occasion of India’s Independence Day, I found it hard to resist the temptation.

Below are excerpts from a spate of recent news-stories about the amazing transformation of the world’s biggest democracy. Happy 60^th Independence Day! (Caution: Long Post)

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Just under two months ago, TIME magazine featured India on its cover with the title “India, Inc”, accompanied by a series of reports on Mumbai (Bombay), Bollywood, the economy, the Indian stock market and getting “Bangalored”. Some excerpts:
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August 15th, 2006 Posted by Shantanu | India | 10 comments

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