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n 15th August 1947, Mahatma
Gandhi was not in Delhi. He
was in far away Calcutta to
stop the communal carnage
in the city
.
On 20th February Prime
Minister Clement Attlee
made a statement in the
House of Commons announc-
ing his majesty’s govern-
ment’s decision that peaceful
transfer of power into respon-
sible Indian hands “by a date
not later than June 1948”. The
word Independence was nev-
er mentioned.
Lord Mountbatten suc-
ceeded Lord Wavell as Vice-
roy and Governor General.
He arrived in Delhi on 22nd
March 1947. Even before he
was sworn in, he wrote to
Gandhiji and Mr. Jinnah in-
vited them to Delhi for dis-
cussions.
During the next few weeks
the Viceroy met leaders of all
important political parties.
The outcome was not encour-
aging. Mr. Jinnah insisted on
Partition. Eventually the Con-
gress leaders Jawaharlal
Nehru, Sardar Patel and C.
Rajagopalachari accepted the
inevitable. Nehru said, It was
‘the lesser evil’. Gandhiji did
not agree.
On 3rd June Lord Mount-
batten broadcast over All In-
dia Radio, giving details of
the plan to divide India. He
was followed by Jawaharlal
Nehru, MA Jinnah and
Baldev Singh.
The AICC met in New Delhi
on 14th June. It passed a reso-
lution accepting the June 3rd
plan. The resolution was
moved by Pandit Gobind
Ballabh Pant and reluctantly
seconded by Mulana Abul
Kalam Azad. Nehru and Patel
also spoke. Minor differences
were ironed out.
VP Menon was a practical
and wise man. I quote him.
“Thus was the plan accepted
by the three main political
parties. But accepting was
one thing; its implementation
was a different matter alto-
gether. Here was a task which
normally should have taken
years to accomplish but which
had to be compressed into the
short space of a few weeks! It
was a task before which any-
body would have quailed, for
it was one which seemed ver-
ily tempt the God’s.”
Lord Mountbatten, who
had commanded armies and
navies, did not anticipate
that partition would be fol-
lowed by millions of Hindus
and Sikhs migrating to India,
millions of Muslims going to
Pakistan. Before reaching
their destination lakhs would
be brutally murdered, wom-
en raped, children not spared.
If thought had been given to
the migration problem by
Mountbatten, Nehru, Patel
and others for an orderly mi-
gration no lives would have
been lost.
Horrendous communal ri-
ots took place in Delhi and
many parts of north India.
These should have been an-
ticipated. The facts are given
in G.D Khosla’s book, “Stern
Reckoning”.
HAPPYINDEPENDENCEDAY
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
O
Lord Mountbatten
succeeded Lord Wavell
as Viceroy & Guv General.
Even before he was sworn
in, he wrote to Gandhiji &
Mr. Jinnah invited them
to Delhi for discussions
IN CALCUTTA, NOT DELHI:
MAHATMA GANDHI ON
FIRST INDEPENDENCE DAY
K NATWAR
SINGH
The author is Former
Minister of External
Affairs of India
hespiritof 15thAugustinvokes
in me a myriad of conflicting
emotions while I enthusiasti-
cally wait to celebrate our 75th
Independence Day
. Paradoxi-
cally enough, after more than 7
decades of practicing democ-
racy and hundreds of years of
our struggle for attaining inde-
pendence, it is still puzzling to
see Indian democracy not
reaching to the expectations of
a common man.
The disciplined veteran in
me triggered my thought pro-
cess to speculate on the so-
called democratic state of af-
fairs in our country vis a vis
the real perception of freedom
and liberty
. As it stands today
,
our beloved country has not
achieved the desired ranking
amongst world democracies.
Frankly speaking, freedom
and liberty must always re-
mainplantsof rapidgrowthin
every society to flourish, as
they are the apostles of sound
and successful democracy that
ensuresajustbalancebetween
rights and duties of people.
Freedom is important be-
cause it leads to enhanced ex-
pressions of creativity, origi-
nal thought, increased produc-
tivity and an overall better
qualityof life.However,liberty
isthestateof beingfreewithin
society from oppressive re-
strictions imposed by authori-
ty on one’s way of life, behav-
ior, or political views. Never-
theless, ‘THE HARM PRINCI-
PLE’ of J S Mill on liberty is
another perspective of a free
society which is quite often
than not turned & twisted to
suit the fogged perception of
the political will.
The more I see the recent
debacles of the pandemic in-
fested challenges vis a vis the
poor response of Indian medi-
cal infrastructure and facili-
ties, it is obvious that our pri-
orities of governance have
been derailed or lost under a
chaotic socio-economic sys-
tem of the people and their
government. I am reminded
of the famous interpretation
of Franklin D. Roosvelt “The
only sure bulwark of continu-
ing liberty is a government
strong enough to protect the
interest of the people, and a
people strong enough and well
enough informed to maintain
its sovereign control over the
government”. However, much
as it would be desired, it is far
from a reality and appears an
illusion in our context.
Let us then heave the wheel
of democracy together to real-
ize the proverbial dream of
Tagore, ‘Where the mind is
without fear and the Head is
held high.’ Only then can we re-
alizeimportanceof muchstrug-
gled & attained freedom ob-
tained by our forefathers. If not
nowthenwhen&if notIndians
then who? At this crucial junc-
ture of 21st century
, never ever
was it more relevant than now,
to question policies & inten-
tions of our democratic param-
eters. If we as a state and the
peopledonotrecognizeourrole
& play it earnestly
, democracy
willturnintoafarce& journey
of independent India may get
jeopardizedataltarof confused
polity & non vigilant citizens.
JAI HIND!
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
T
THE TRUE ESSENCE OF
INDEPENDENCE
RETD. COL
ANUPAM JAITLY
Defence expert, Motivational
speaker & Corporate Trainer
At this crucial juncture
of the 21st century,
never ever was it more
relevant than now, to
question the policies &
intentions of our
democratic parameters
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After the partition of
the country in 1947,
in the memory of the
brothers and sisters
who were victims of
violence, oppression and
displacement, the Prime
Minister Shri Narendra
Modi, his decision is a
testament to his sensitivity.
Many thanks to the Prime
Minister for this.
Rajnath Singh
@rajnathsingh
The circumstances
arising out of Partition
allowed the politics
of appeasement and
negative forces to
dominate. We must learn
from history to ensure
that this mistake is never
repeated. Because those
who do not learn from
history are forced to suffer
again and again.
Jagat Prakash
Nadda @JPNadda SPIRITUAL SPEAK
You have the right to work, but
never to the fruit of work, You
should never engage in action
for the sake of reward, nor
should you long for inaction.
—Bhagavad Gita
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CRUCIAL READ
ENTIRE COUNTRY PROUD: PREZ KOVIND
OVER A CUP OF TEA WITH OLYMPIANS
New Delhi: The Indian Olympics contingent, recently
back from Tokyo, was today hosted by President Ram
Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The high tea was
organised at the cultural centre of the presidential palace
in New Delhi. The team, including stars of Tokyo 2020
like athlete Neeraj Chopra and PV Sindhu, gathered for
the event held on the eve of Independence Day.
JP NADDA TO VISIT
U’KHAND ON AUG 20
PLANT MORE TREES,
SAYS OM BIRLA
Dehradun: BJP national
president JP Nadda will
visit Uttarakhand on August
20 to take stock of the
party’s preparations for the
upcoming Assembly polls.
BJP state president Madan
Kaushik said Nadda will be
in state till August 21.
New Delhi: Lok Sabha
Speaker Om Birla on Sat-
urday said people should
plant more trees to combat
climate change and global
warming. He was speaking
during an event organised
at Bharat-ASEAN Maitri
Park in the national capital.
On new IT Rules,
legal win for
news publishers
Mumbai: Provisions of
the government’s new
Information Technolo-
gy Rules for news pub-
lishers that deal with a
code of ethics have been
put on hold by the
Bombay High Court
which said the require-
ments violated freedom
of speech.
The rules had been
challenged by various
news publishers in sev-
eral courts across the
country
.
KOSHIYARI MEETS SHAH
Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshiyari met Un-
ion Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Friday.
The Raj Bhawan described the meeting as a courtesy
call. However, it assumes significance as it came hours
after the Bombay High Court made observations on the
impasse between the Governor and the state govern-
ment over nominations of 12 members to the state
legislative council in Maharashtra. HC dismissed the
petition challenging the Governor’s inaction.
Will prevent instability,
says Afghan President
Kabul: Afghan Presi-
dent Ashraf Ghani to-
day said the remobilisa-
tion of the coun-
try’s armed forc-
es was a “top pri-
ority”, as Taliban
terrorists inched
closer to the capi-
tal after routing
the country’s defences
over the past week.
The President gave
no hint he would resign
or take responsibility
for the current situa-
tion, but said “consulta-
tions” were tak-
ing place to try to
help end the war.
“The remobili-
sation of our se-
curity and de-
fence forces is
our top priority, and
serious steps are being
taken in this regard,”
he said.
...amid reports he may resign
Parliament is temple of
our democracy: Prez
PAINED THAT MANY DIED IN 2ND COVID WAVE:
PRESIDENT KOVIND DURING I-DAY EVE SPEECH
New Delhi: President
Ram Nath Kovind on
Saturday said parlia-
ment is the “temple of
the country’s democra-
cy” which provides the
highest forum to debate
issues for the well-being
of people, in his first re-
marks following an
abruptendtoanacrimo-
nious monsoon session.
In his televised ad-
dress to the nation on
the eve of the 75th Inde-
pendence Day, the Pres-
ident also referred to
the second wave of
COVID-19, expressing
grief at the huge num-
ber of deaths. Saying
that the country is not
yet out of the woods
when it comes to Covid,
he urged people to not
let their guard down.
President Kovind also
sought to address the
concerns raised by pro-
testing farmers’ unions
against the three con-
tentious farm laws, say-
ing the series of agricul-
turalmarketingreforms
will empower our ‘anna-
data’ farmers and help
them get better price for
their produce.
President Kovind
said when India won in-
dependence, many
sceptics thought democ-
racy would not survive
in India.
“Little did they know
that roots of democracy
were nurtured in this
soil in ancient times,
and even in modern
times India was ahead
of many western na-
tions in offering fran-
chise to all adults, re-
gardless of any distinc-
tions.”
The founding fathers
had reposed their faith
in the wisdom of the
people, and ‘we, the peo-
ple of India’’ have made
India a strong democ-
racy, he added.
New Delhi: Ahead of the 75th Independence Day on
Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday said the
pain of partition can never be forgotten and announced
that August 14 will be remembered as Partition Horrors
Remembrance Day in memory of people’s struggles and
sacrifices during that period. PM said, “May the Partition
Horrors Remembrance Day keep reminding us of the
need to remove the poison of social divisions, dishar-
mony and further strengthen the spirit of oneness.”
AUG 14 BE OBSERVED AS PARTITION
HORRORS REMEMBRANCE DAY: PM
President Ram
Nath Kovind
Gehlot to come out of Covid
isolation for flag hoisting
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Chief minister
Ashok Gehlot and Gov-
ernor Kalraj Mishra
extended wishes to the
people of the state on
the eve of the Independ-
ence Day. Gehlot will
come out of the CMR
after a long time to hoist
the national flag at SMS
stadium at 9.05 am and
will deliver his address.
There will be 58 minute
52 second programme.
Prior to that, Gehlot
will unfurl the tricolour
at his residence at 7 am,
PCC at 7.30 am, Badi
Chaupar at 8 am. He
will also pay tributes to
martyrs at Amar Jawan
Jyoti at 8.55 am. After
stadium, the CM will
hoist the flag at secre-
tariat at 10.15 am.
Governor will unfurl
the flag at Raj Bhavan at
8.30 am and will felici-
tate meritorious stu-
dents. Turn to P6
Governor Mishra
and CM Gehlot
extended wishes
to the people on
Independence Day
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot

5 DEAD, 5 HURT
IN ACCIDENT ON
JODH HIGHWAY
Jodhpur: Five
people were killed
and another five got
critically injured in
a car collision on
Jodhpur highway. A
woman, 2 men and
2 children are said
to have died in the
accident. Another
2 people injured in
accident have been
referred to the JLN
Hospital in Nagaur
while 3 critical were
sent to Bikaner. On
receiving the infor-
mation, Khinwsar
SDM, Tehsildar
Sukharam Nagaur
circle officer Vinod
Kumar reached spot.
RAJASTHAN
04
Pilot is happy, so he is in Cong: Dr Raghu
First India Bureau
Bikaner: Denying any
factionalism in the Ra-
jasthan Congress,
health minister Dr
Raghu Sharma said
Sachin Pilot is happy
and that is why he is in
the party
. Sharma, who
was on a visit to Bikan-
er on Saturday to lay
the foundation stone of
Prabha Tai Hospital at
Gusaisar Bada, Shri
Dungargarh, said, “Un-
der the leadership of
Ashok Gehlot, better
work has been done
during the Covid crisis
in Rajasthan. We are
preparing for the chal-
lenge of the third wave.
We are focusing on
child hospitals in the
state. There will be no
shortage of resources
in health in Raj.” Maha
Congress leader Ramk-
ishan Ojha is building
hosp in memory of his
mother. Targeting BJP
state prez Satish Poon-
ia, Sharma said that he
is a “second-class lead-
er” who believes only
PM is virtuous not
state govt and the CM.
Health Min Dr Raghu Sharma, Dr BD Kalla others attend Bhoomi
Pujan event of Late Prabha Ojha Memorial Hospital on Saturday.
U
U
U
‘SATYAMEVA JAYATE’
TwitterhandlesofRaGa,
otherleadersunlocked
First India Bureau
Jaipur: After Rahul
Gandhi, official Twitter
handle of Raj PCC
and Twitter ac-
counts of party
leaders have also
been unlocked. 3
days ago, accounts
of state in-charge Ajay
Maken, national gener-
al secretary Bhanwar
Jitendra Singh, data cell
in-charge Vishal Meena
many leaders work-
ers were locked. Every-
thing happened at
behest of Modi
govt. We demand
from Twitter to
stop suppressing
voice of people of
country, said PCC Chief
Govind Singh Dotasra
in a video statement.
Former IAS officer, his
wife booked for fraud
First India Bureau
Sawai Madhopur: A
case of fraud has been
registered against for-
mer IAS GR Barua
his wife at Kotwali po-
lice station.
VictimRamPrakash
Bairwa got an FIR reg-
istered following court
order alleging that for-
mer IAS officer had
given him contract for
construction of his
house on Rantham-
bore Road. The wage
for house construction
work done in 2 phases
was over Rs 3 lakh but
without consent of
both parties, officer de-
cided to pay Rs 2,60,000.
Officer did not pay
for a long when vic-
tim complained, he
abused said that he
would not pay. Officer
got Bairwa arrested on
false charges.
3 from Dausa
die as crane
collapses in
USA Embassy
First India Bureau
Dausa: 3 workers
from Dausa died at
an under-construc-
tion site inside US
Embassy on Friday
in Delhi after a part
of a crane collapsed
and fell on them. On
Saturday, a consen-
sus was made be-
tween company rep-
resentatives and rela-
tives. The families of
both the deceased
will get Rs 5 lakh
compensation. Both
the deceased were
residents of Amteda
village of Dausa.
Within a short time
the dead bodies were
sent to Dausa. One
critically injured
continues to be treat-
ed at a hospital in
Delhi. The 3 deceased
were Kanchan, Babu-
lal and Mukesh.
NEWS DIGEST
Girl gangraped then
thrown on tracks to
give a suicide angle
LPG cylinders explode
as trailer catches fire
on Jpr-Ajmer highway
ASARAM’S HEALTH
DETERIORATES IN
JODHPUR JAIL
Dausa: The incident of
suicide bid of a young
man and a young
woman by jumping
in front of train here
took a vicious turn on
Saturday after the girl
told police that 3 men
gangraped her then
tried to throw her in
front of a running train.
Narrating incident, the
13-year-old victim said
that 2 youth kidnapped
her while another one
joined them later. The
3 took turns in raping
her under bridge near
Collectorate and then
attempted to kill her by
throwing her in front of
train to give it a suicide
angle. Later, she some-
how saved herself.
Jaipur: A trailer filled
with LPG cylinders
at Datri on the Jaipur
Ajmer Highway caught
fire at around 8.30 pm
on Saturday. The acci-
dent was so severe that
even after 2 hours the
fire could not be extin-
guished. The highway
was jammed for 10-10
kms, the police said.
The sound of the blasts
was heard in an area of
20 km. There were no
reports of casualties.
Jodhpur: The health of
Asaram Bapu, who is
lodged in Jodh jail, is
deteriorating. Report
says, size of his liver
has increased, he has
trouble urinating has
mild swelling in one
kidney. His supporters
allege that jail admin is
not taking care of him.

RAJASTHAN
05
JAGATDONSSAFFRONAGAIN
Disgruntled Singh had left the party after he was denied a ticket in 2018 assembly polls
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Former Exter-
nal Affairs Minister
Natwar Singh’s son Ja-
gat Singh on Saturday
rejoined the BJP after
2.5 years. Singh is con-
testing the Zila Pari-
shad election in Bharat-
pur and is a contender
for chairman post.
After his induction in
the presence of senior
BJP leaders at the party
headquarters here, Sin-
gh touched the feet of
senior leaders and said
that he had made a mis-
take by quitting party.
He said that the BJP has
given him another
chance, which he would
use to propagate the
Centre’s schemes in vil-
lages and hamlets.
BJP state president
Satish Poonia, Union
minister Gajendra Sin-
gh Shekhawat and oth-
er leaders welcomed
him to the party
.
Meanwhile, MP Ram-
charan Bohra and for-
mer MLA from Bagru,
Kailash Verma clashed
in the Jaipur district
meeting on Saturday at
the BJP office over tick-
et distribution in pan-
chayat polls. The con-
flict escalated to a point
that Bohra left meeting
and Rajendra Rathore
had to intervene.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: 34 people from
different walks of life
will be honoured today
and given certificates.
Those selected in-
clude Karauli Collector
Siddharth Sihag, Rajsa-
mand Collector Arvind
Poswal, Shiv Prasad
Singh, DS Sanjay Shar-
ma, Dr Veer Bahadur
Singh Acharya, Arun
Gaur, Ajit Singh Shak-
tawat, Narottam Shar-
ma, Narendra Singh
Chauhan, Sardar Patel
Medical College Bikan-
er senior professor Dr
Surendra Kumar.
Dr Krishna
Mahavar in the field of
art, Ritu Singh in the
field of architectural
design, Divyansh Pa-
war and Apurvi Chan-
dela in the field of
shooting, Bhawna Jat
in athletics will be hon-
oured.
First India Bureau
Jaipur/Lucknow:
The Rajasthan police
has become the re-
cent victim of cyber-
crime.
The official email
ID of Director Gen-
eral of Police ML
Lather was allegedly
hacked and a terror
alert was sent to the
UP police. The mail
mentioned terrorists
hiding in army uni-
forms on the UP-Ra-
jasthan border.
Sensing foul play,
the UP senior offi-
cials contacted Ra-
jasthan police who
denied any such mes-
sage from their side.
Although, the top
officers of UP Police
are refraining from
speaking in this mat-
ter, the Rajasthan po-
lice released a mes-
sage on Saturday
that “an illegal mes-
sage was sent by un-
known people from
the official email of
the DGP due to which
the email was sus-
pended for some time
but is active again
now.”
“NIC and Cyber
Cell are investigating
it thoroughly,” the
Raj police tweeted.
BJYM NATIONAL PRESIDENT ATTENDS
AZADI KA AMRUT MAHOTSAV IN UDAIPUR
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Satish Poonia and Jagat Singh.
Chittorgarh: Bharatiya
Janata Yuva Morcha
(BJYM) national presi-
dent Tejasvi Surya,
who is on a tour to
Mewar to attend the
Azadi Ka Amrut Mahot-
sav, reached there on
Saturday. He was given
a grand welcome by
the district BJYM unit
president Harshvard-
han Singh Rundh at
Udaipur airport.
Fake alert sent to UP
cops from DGP’s email
34 people from various
fields to be honoured
CREDAI POLLS: Anurag Sharma is
new chairman, Madan new president
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Progressive
team has won the elec-
tion of The Confedera-
tion of Real Estate De-
velopers Associations
of India (CREDAI Ra-
jasthan) after 8 years.
Dhirendra Madan won
the post of president
by defeating Om Ma-
heshwari.
In the last 8 years,
four unopposed elec-
tions were held but this
time a group of CRE-
DAI members formed
team Democrat to
change the leadership.
However, team Pro-
gressive took the lead.
Anurag Sharma won as
chairman by securing
82 votes and defeating
Kamal Sethia of Vardh-
man Group whereas
Ravindra Pratap Singh
became Executive
Chairman.
NK Gupta is the Vice
Chairman and Gopal
Gupta is the Chief
Patron. Along with this,
8 members were includ-
ed in the new Executive
Committee.
Jaipur: On the eve of Independence Day,
the Union Home Ministry has announced to
confer President’s Police Medal to two police
officers and Police Medal to 19 police offic-
ers and employees of Rajasthan. Director
General of Police ML Lather congratulated
the officers for being honoured. Additional
Director General Police ATS and special
operations group, Ashok Kumar Rathore and
Additional Director General Police Vigilance
Biju George Joseph were also awarded the
President’s Police Medal. Others who got the
Police Medal are Additional Director General
of Police ACB, Dinesh MN, Police Commis-
sioner, Jodhpur Jose Mohan, Superintendent
of Police Telecom and Technical Hemraj
Meena, Additional Superintendent of Police
PTC, Jaipur Madan Lal, Additional Superin-
tendent of Police ITA, Surendra Singh Shek-
hawat, Company Commander IV Battalion
RAC, Deepak Joshi.
2 get President’s Police
Medal, Police Medal for 19
Man shot dead
by wife’s lover
in Kotputli
Lovers, four
others drown in
Jodhpur, Karauli
Jaipur: A man was
shot dead in Kotputli of
Jaipur while he was
sleeping in the house on
Friday night.
Two people entered the
house at one o’clock.
They first beat victim
Bholaram Gurjar, 30,
then shot him in the
head and fled.
It is told that one of the
attackers wanted to
marry Bholaram’s wife.
Victim’s mother recog-
nized one of the ac-
cused, Naveen Jat. Pri-
ma facie investigation
has revealed that Jat
has illicit relations with
Bholaram’s wife, said a
police official.
Jodhpur/Karauli: Six
people, including two
lovers, drowned in sepa-
rate incident. Lalit Das,
21, and Anita tied each
other’s hand with a du-
patta and jumped into
the Kaylana lake of
Jodhpur and drowned,
police said. In another
case, brother duo Bhim
Singh and Dipesh were
grazing cattle near
Dhugad hills Karauli-
Gangapur City road
when they drowned.
Two youth drowned
while bathing in a pond
in Kotara Dhahar vil-
lage of Hindon city
.
Newly elected Dhirendra Madan, Ravindra P Singh, Ashish Kumar,
Subhash Agarwal, Mohit Agarwal, Bhanu P Singh, Harshavardhan
Singh, Manoj Parwani, and Rachit Agarwal.
Pak rangers gave sweets
to the BSF officials on the
occasion of Pak’s I-Day.

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INDIA
06
DIPAM
SECRETARY
ASSERTS
DIVESTMENT
ON TRACK
Rakesh Ranjan
Department of Invest-
ment and Public Asset
Management Secretary
Tuhin Kanta Pandey
told industrialists and
investors in a virtual
meeting on Wednesday
that the privatization of
Air India, BPCL, Ship-
ping Corp of India,
Pawan Hans, BEML,
and Neelachal Ispat Nig-
am Ltd would be com-
pleted this year. He re-
vealed that a number of
bidders have shown se-
rious interest in these
companies. Therefore,
the government is doing
due diligence to work
out parameters of finan-
cial bidding. On the dis-
investment of Contain-
er Corp of India, Pandey
said govt was processing
and may shortly finalize
the land-lease policy be-
fore expression of inter-
est is made out. Pandey
said govt is also process-
ing a proposal for a sec-
ond Invit for monetizing
GAIL pipelines.
SONIA’S ONE MORE
EFFORT TO LEAD
OPPN FOR 2024
Kartikey Dev Singh
Jaipur: The Congress
party has realised that
in the recent years it
has lost its strong foot-
ing among the various
political parties. Even
those political parties
that were outside of
UPA’s ambit, they held
the Congress and its
leaders in certain awe
and respect, however,
inthepastfewmonths,
and specially after
West Bengal assembly
election results, the
situation has changed
dramatically
.
In order to stay rel-
evant in the political
clime, while Rahul
Gandhi is trying to
take centre stage and
rebuild his image as
the ‘leader of opposi-
tion’, when an alliance
is formed, the Con-
gress matriarch So-
nia Gandhi appears
to be doing what she
has done over the
years... bring various
parties together and
let Congress sail.
While her son Ra-
hul has held two meet-
ings with opposition
party leaders and led
them a handful of
times on march till
Parliament, sources
reveal that now Sonia
has called for a simi-
lar meeting with po-
litical heavyweigts.
Although no date has
been formalised for
this meet, but sending
out the invite, Sonia
has spoken to Sharad
Pawar, mamata Ba-
nerjee, Uddhav Thack-
eray, Hemant Soren
and M Stalin amongst
others.
It is a well known
fact that in the recent
years, NDA has lost
some of its old allies
and therefore Sonia’s
strategy is to bring
these parties in the
UPA kitty as well and
strengthen its posi-
tion. In fact, the rele-
vance of Sonia Gan-
dhi can be inferred
from the fact that
while she attended the
formal tea meeting of
Lok Sabha Speaker
Om Birla, the Speaker
made sure to voice out
the concern of run-
ning the House with
support of the opposi-
tion parties, since the
opposition did not let
the House function
properly, and with So-
nia in tune with the
concerns, even Birla
believes that things
could get better in the
House.
Therefore, while So-
nia may be trying to
make all out efforts to
lead the coalition of
parties for the 2023
general election,
even the remaining
opposition parties
and surely the
BJP acknowl-
edge the pow-
er she weilds,
which may
have gone a little
sombre as of now.
GEHLOT TO...
In 22 districts, the un-
furling of the nation-
al flag will be done by
ministers. However,
ministers will not de-
liver address in
Bharatpur, Dausa,
Jodhpur and Sawai
Madhopur due to
model code of con-
duct in view of pan-
chayat elections. In
the remaining dis-
tricts, District Collec-
tor will hoist the flag.
FROM PG 1
6 more bodies
recovered
from landslide
in Kinnaur
Kinnaur : Six more
bodieswererecovered
from the site of the
landslideinHimachal
Pradesh’s Kinnaur
district, taking the
death toll to 23 on the
fourth day of rescue
andsearchoperations
on Saturday
, a senior
officialsaid.StateDis-
aster Management
Director Sudesh Ku-
mar Mokhta said six
bodies had been re-
trieved from the rub-
ble at Chaura village
on National Highway
5inNichartehsil.The
search and rescue op-
eration for the rest of
the nine missing per-
sons is underway
, he
added.

NEWS
08
Gajraj Bhati
As the nation celebrates the 75th Inde-
pendence Day, today, First India News
organised a cultural evening to infuse
and spread the feeling of patriotism
even deeper in each one of us. Transport
Minister Pratap Singh Khachiryawas,
Deputy LoP Rajendra Rathore, MP
Ramcharan Bohra, MLA Rafik Khan, MLA
Amin Kagzi, MLA Kalicharan Sarraf,
MLA Ramlal Sharma and MLA Ashok
Lahoti were present during the event.
Jagdeesh Chandra welcomed all the
guests present and conveyed his best
wishes to one and all on the occasion of
the 75th Independence Day of our nation.
He also congratulated Senior Editor Syed
Umar and the entire First India team for
the beautiful evening soaked in patriot-
ism. The programme started with paying
respect to the nation with the heartfelt
singing of National Anthem by all those
present after which Jepu Khan Langa
and his team started their performance
singing Rajasthani patriotic songs which
wooed the audience. This was followed
by Artiste Sriyamvada Vyas singing ‘Ae
mere watan ke logon’ which left every-
one misty eyed! Her soulful voice which
belted out the best of patriotic songs held
everyone in a thrall. The stage was next
taken by ‘shayars’ who put forth their best
compositions of ‘veer ras’. Anjeev Anjum
was followed by Azam Shakri. Emerging
start Rahul Bhat took over the stage and
sang Rajasthani songs to the enjoyment
of all those present. After this Aadil
Rashid, Raza Shedai and Govind wooed
the audience with their compositions. The
evening ended with Kalyan Sahai singing
the ever popular song Dharti Dhora ri in
which everyone sang along! The entire
evening was masterfully handled by the
MC Shweta Mishra. More on P14
Jagdeesh Chandra welcomes
Rajendra Rathore and Rafik Khan
to the Jashn-E-Azaadi event.
Ashok Lahoti and
Ramlal Sharma during
the event.
Jagdeesh Chandra, Pratap
Singh Khachariyawas and
Syed Umar enjoying the show.
Syed Umar welcomes Ashok Lahoti.
Ramlal Sharma, Amin Kagzi, Kalicharan Saraf,
Rafik Khan, Rajendra Rathore Ramcharan
Bohra stand for National Anthem.
Monika Meena, Yashvi Soni, Himakshi Choudhary
and Riya Sain at the event.
Azam Shakri reciting a poem at the event.
Ramcharan Bohra, Rajendra Rathore,
Rafik Khan and Kalicharan Saraf share
a lighter moment at the event.
Govindji
Rahul Bhat
Shweta Mishra
Jagdeesh Chandra with Amin Kagzi at the event
Shriyamvada Vyas
Jepu Khan Langa and Party
Raza Shedai
Anjeev Anjum
Aadil Rashid
Kalyan Sahay
—PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA AND MUKESH KIRADOO
The event will be telecast today at 1.55 pm
with repeat at 7.55 pm on First India News
Jashn-E-Azaadi!

Happy Independence Day
to all of us. JAI HIND!
—Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
2NDFRONT
POSTAL REG NO. JPC/010/2019-21
BJP’S OBC
RESERVATION
CARD AND UP
ELECTIONS
Once known as the
party of Brahmans
and Baniyas, the BJP
has now emerged as the
b i g g e s t
champion
of OBC
c a s t e s .
The Modi
g o ve r n -
ment first
played the
OBC reservation card
for the medical entrance
exam in order to check
the political wave in
which they got the de-
sired success. After it,
the OBC reservation bill
was passed in the Parlia-
ment without any objec-
tion. At the same time,
RSS leader Dattatreya
Hosabole’s statement
that ‘Sangh is a strong
supporter of reserva-
tion,’ made the occasion
significant.Itisnotewor-
thy that RSS chief Mo-
han Bhagwat had made
comment about rethink-
ing the reservation pro-
cess during the 2015-Bi-
har Assembly elections.
He had also demanded
the formation of a politi-
cal committee to recon-
sider the reservation
process. In September
2015, Bhagwat made a
statement in Kullu that
reservation should be
givenoneconomicbasis,
not caste. When VP Sin-
gh brought the Mandal
Commission in Parlia-
ment, LK Advani had
said in the House that
‘BJP is against caste
basedreservation,reser-
vation should be given
on economic basis.’ But
now, this is the new BJP
ledbyNarendraModi.In
the 2014-Lok Sabha elec-
tion meetings, he had
declared his caste due to
whichalargenumberof
OBC voters tilted in fa-
vour of BJP
. The ques-
tion now arises whether
all the recent feats of the
BJP regarding the OBC
castes is a juggernaut to
make the party win UP
elections next year? In
terms of caste equa-
tions,UPhasthehighest
52% OBC voters. Even if
the Yadav voters are ex-
cluded, the number re-
mains around 42%.
In 16 districts of the
state, 12% Kurmi
votersareindom-
inating posi-
tion while
there are 10%
Maurya, Kushwaha and
Shakya voters in 13 dis-
tricts. Similarly
, in 23
districts including Cen-
tral, Western UP and
Bundelkhand, there are
about 7% Lodh votes,
about 6% of the popula-
tionresidingonthebanks
of the Ganga, Yamuna
andGomtiriversareMal-
lah voters. Apart from
this Lohar, Kumhar, Bi-
yarcastesarealsoindeci-
siveroleindifferentpock-
ets. In the last elections,
these OBC castes were
more or less in favour of
the BJP but this time,
theyhavebeensomewhat
disillusioned with the
Saffron party and to
bring them back to its
fold,thepartyisusingthe
OBC reservation card.
MANY IN BJP
ANGRY WITH A
SOCIALIST BOMMAI
Alargesectionof BJP
leaders are angry
with the new chief min-
ister of Karnataka B
Bommai, who was a
staunchsocialistbe-
fore joining the
party in 2008. His
socialism was
so high be-
fore 2008
that he
refused to join the Cabi-
net of Atal Bihari Vaj-
payee because he did not
agree with the BJP’s
stand on issues like Ram
Mandir and Article 370.
After the split in Janata
Dal, he remained in JDU
with two members.
Though Bommai, the
sonof formerchief min-
ister SR Bommai, joined
the BJP 13 years ago, he
has always been taking
decisions on his own.
Soon after becoming
CM, he announced gov-
ernment scholarship
with a fund of Rs1000
crore for the children of
poor farmers. While
most of Hindutva lead-
ers of the state wanted a
big aid package to be an-
nouncedfortheLingayat
communitybutwhathas
happenedwasaccording
to the wish of Bommai.
WHY ARE THERE NO
TAKERS FOR LATE
PASWAN’S OFFICIAL
BUNGALOW?
Those who have ever
visited the grand
bungalow of late Dalit
leader Ram Vilas Pas-
wan at 12 Janpath, New
Delhi know how much
close Paswan was to the
bungalow.Hespenthuge
money on decoration
and renovation of the
bungalow. After his de-
mise, his son Chirag
lives in the bungalow
with his mother. Chirag,
who is also a Lok Sabha
MP from Jamui, Bihar,
hadfullhopethathewill
get a place in Modi Cabi-
net after his father’s de-
mise andgovtbungalow
will be allotted in his
name. However, nothing
like this happened un-
derpressurefromNitish
Kumar. On the contrary
,
govtworkedtotakeback
the bungalow from him.
When Chirag’s uncle re-
belled and became min-
ister in Modi govern-
ment, there was an at-
tempt to allot 12 Janpath
to him, but he turned
down the offer. After
this, the bungalow was
given to RCP Singh, who
became a minister from
JDU quota but he too re-
fused it. It is now be-
lieved that this bunga-
lowisbeingpreparedfor
RamNathKovindsothat
he can shift here next
July after his retirement
as the President. The
Modi government prob-
ably wants to give a mes-
sagethatitwillnotallow
any disrespect to Dalits.
FIRST INDIA SUNDAY SPECIAL
BY TRIDIB
RAMAN
The author is a journalist
and political commentator
and views expressed are
his personal
Gehlot’s ‘extra gesture’ to
madam raises eyebrows
in political circles
COLLECTOR AND SP RECEIVE VASUNDHARA
AT DHOLPUR HELIPAD WITH BOUQUETS
Rajendra Chhabra
Jaipur: Is Rajasthan’s
politics heading for a
‘welcome change’? Is a
new chapter of politi-
cal camaraderie being
written at the top ech-
elons of state’s polity?
In all fairness there
appears to be an un-
derstanding, of sorts,
between two senior
leaders, current Chief
Minister Ashok Ge-
hlot and former Chief
Minister Vasundhara
Raje, may be in the
overall interest or de-
velopmentof thestate.
The reason for this
being Gehlot extend-
ing an ‘extra gesture’
towards Raje, which
in the formal proto-
col, has never been
witnessed before. But
what is this ‘develop-
ment’?
Recently, when for-
mer Chief Minister
Vasundhara Raje
reached the Dholpur
helipad, in a one of a
kindsituation,district
CollectorandSuperin-
tendent of Police,
reached the helipad to
welcome Raje. They
were even carrying
flower bouquet to wel-
come Raje. Interest-
ingly, knowledgeable
sources reveal that
such a protocol is ac-
corded to CM, and not
a former CM.
Notably
, in the past
two and a half years, a
similar welcome has
never been accorded to
Raje anywhere in the
state. Therefore, this
shows a new type of
bonding of the three
time CM Ashok Ge-
hlot with his contem-
porary and two time
chief minister
Vasundhara Raje.
Interestingly
, con-
spiracy theorists be-
lieve that Gehlot-Raje
are in a symbiotic un-
derstanding and cite
Raje’sstandduringthe
Pilot rebellion, where
BJP seem primed to
change the govern-
ment in the state and
grab power, however,
few Raje camp MLAs
never appeared to be
with the state unit and
became absent as the
BJP leaders tried to
‘consolidate’ power,
thereby hurting the
party’schances.Infact,
thematterhadgoneup
tillthelevelof PM Nar-
endra Modi and Home
Minister Amit Shah.
According to political
observers, this prox-
imity between Gehlot
and Raje may again
give a chance to her
opponents to raise the
issue before the par-
ty’s central leadership
in New Delhi.
10
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Basavaraj Bommai

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reedom is the
essence of life
and nothing
means more to
human exist-
ence than lib-
erty, as an indi-
vidual, society and na-
tion. During the past 18
months, when our basic
freedoms have been cur-
tailed, independence
has taken on a deeper
significance. For any
citizen, the value of be-
ing free should now be
more than ever, free to
move about, choose the
career you want, free to
express and reach out
– when these basic
rights seemed to be
snatched away- then
we can really under-
stand what our forefa-
thers fought for and
won for us!
On the 75th Inde-
pendence Day of the
nation, it is time to bal-
ance our rights and du-
ties. If we have the right to
demand an excellent
health infrastructure,
best of education and free-
dom of expression then
we must also as stringent-
ly be aware of our duties.
We all have a duty to
stand united for the na-
tion, at all times. We must
strive to be together and
fight the pandemic WITH
the government. As a citi-
zen, do not spread misin-
formation or fuel ru-
mours. A responsible
citizen today is one
who stays masked,
minimizes social
contact and gets
vaccinated as
soon as possible,
who thinks for fel-
low citizens as
much as we do for
ourselves!
Let us all promise
ourselves to always
think NATION
FIRST and do sim-
ple daily things to
which will empower
our nation!
Let us promise that we
willnotbeboundinchains
of religion and caste, we
will be kind and compas-
sionate towards others, we
will do our bit to save wa-
ter and respect public
property and spaces… we
will love our nation… and
strive to be the best we
can! Jai Hind
ANITA HADA
anita.hada@
firstindianews.com
JAIPUR, SUNDAY
AUGUST 15, 2021
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REENA TANK, Model
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Garnering people’s support
is important, if you are on
the run up for something
important. An opportunity
needs to be seized at the earliest on
the business front. Something
meticulously planned at work may not
move in the expected manner, but will
move forward nevertheless.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
Watching out what you eat
is the best you can do for
yourself this week . Being
attentive about what and
where you invest in is likely to do you
good. Helping your child in their
academic aspirations may contribute
towards a happy family. Travelling
plans seem to be exhilarating.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
Have belief in yourself.
Certain benefic planets
specially Jupiter will play
major transitional role
during this week in your life. On the
work front, get to the bottom of
whatever you have been assigned for
correct appraisal and action. Socially,
you may be occupied.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
Fun time begins for you in
the company of your near
and dear ones. It is time you
stopped being self-critical
about your performance on work front.
You are likely to steer successfully on
the money front and land a crucial deal.
You are likely to encounter great
opportunities on travel front.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
The benefic planets
conjunction with other
benefic planet will prove
lucky during this week.
Good times are seen on the
professional front as you achieve
whatever you ask for. You are likely
to prove your mettle on the academic
front by your sterling performance.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
Your professional life is
likely to become interesting
soon. Your chances to meet
an old friend or relative will
surely materialise. Someones guidance
will prove beneficial in making a
correct property choice. The efforts
and eagerness to perform well on the
academic front may get you rewards .
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
The week assures fortune
and good times. Renewing
contacts with old friends
and relations will prove
socially beneficial. Those generally
remaining in an agitated state may
achieve tranquillity. Your
compromising attitude will make the
home front a happy place.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
Your efforts put on the
work front are likely to bag
you appreciation or
rewards. Catering to
someone who bumps into you today
can sparkle some old memories. It
may become difficult to get along
someone you work out almost daily
with, find the middle path.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
An outstanding payment is
likely to be received on the
work front, you are likely to
display extraordinary
commercial acumen. Curb your
tendency to eat out frequently, if you
want your bank balance to remain
healthy. A comfortable journey is
indicated for those undertaking one.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Financial worries become a
thing of the past. Those
looking for a job change
may be required to wait a
little longer. Academic aspirations
may take some time to get realised.
Health poses no problems, just focus
on fitness. “Me time” availed while
travelling is likely to rejuvenate you.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20Your prospects
are likely to brighten on the financial
front. Frequent travelling is likely to
refresh you with bundles of energy.
Improvement is indicated in your
performance on the academic front.
Forthrightness of someone close can
become an eye-opener for you. Sup-
port of seniors will help you to deal
with a complex situation at work.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
You seem to be going
beyond excellence at work
front. Financial evaluation
at your end needs
improvement. Those involved in
import and export are likely to meet
someone who will help them expand
horizons. People around you may be
impressed by your enthusiasm.
YOUR
DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
eople today are not
aware of this unsung
hero of our nation
Captain Ram Singh
Thakur but the har-
monious tune of our
national anthem he
created is imbibed in the heart
of every Individual. Singh as
the bandmaster of the Indian
National Army (INA), contrib-
uted immensely to ignite the
spirit of patriotism among peo-
ple in the era of 1940. Died at
the age of 87 in Lucknow, Capt
Singh was born on August 15th
in 1914, at Khaniyara near
Dharamshala in Himachal
Pradesh, in the Thakur family.
In 1999 writer Rajendra Rajan
from Hamirpur, Himachal
Pradesh met him in Dharam-
shala, and to make people aware
of his contribution to our na-
tion, Rajan penned a book on
Singh’s life journey entitled ‘Un-
sung composer of INA -Capt.
Ramsingh Thakur’. Rajan in a
candid conversation with me,
reminisced, “After completing
school in 1922, Singh joined the
2nd Gorkha Rifles in 1928 at
Dharamshala Cantonment as a
recruit in the unit band. Since
childhood, Capt Singh was in-
clined towards music and par-
ticularly in ballads (a long song
or poem that tells a story), west-
ern with classical music. While
serving in the North-West Fron-
tier Province he received the
King George VI Medal for brav-
ery during the 1937-39 Khyber-
Phaktunwala war and was pro-
moted as Company Havildar
Major.”
Talking about the idea behind
the formation of the national
anthem, Rajan replied, “At the
time of 2nd world war, Singh
and his battalion were shipped
overseastoSingapore.TheJapa-
nese forces attacked the Malaya-
Thailand border in December
1941 and many Indian soldiers
were arrested in this attack. On
15th February 1942, Singapore
Allied forces surrendered them-
selvestoGeneralFujiwara.Gen-
eral handed over thousands of
Indian Prisoners of War to Gen-
eral Mohan Singh of the 14 Pun-
jab Regiment, who was involved
in the formation of the Indian
National Army (INA).”
Rajan further said that on
21st October 1943 the INA came
into power in Singapore under
the leadership of Netaji Sub-
hash Chandra Bose. Seeing
Bose’s leadership, a large num-
ber of Indian prisoners joined
the INA along with Singh with
the sole intent to make India
free from Britishers. In all this,
Subhash Chandra Bose recog-
nised the talent of Captain
Ram Singh Thakur as a com-
mitted musician. With passing
time Singh composed tunes of
almost 71 famous patriotic
songs including Saare Jahan Se
Achha.
Rajan said that for such nota-
ble achievement in the form of
the set-up of INA, Azad Hind
Government felt an urgent de-
sire for a national anthem. In
this vein, Captain Lakshmi Sah-
gal, an INA legend, forwarded
the selection of Jana Gana
Mana. The song was based on a
poem by Rabindranath Tagore
andwastranslatedintoHindiby
Abid Ali. The present National
Anthem’stunewascomposedby
Capt. Ram Singh in the form of
‘Qaumi Tarana’ of the INA in
Singapore.
Singh with his orchestra first
time played this Qaumi Tarana
of INA on 23rd October 1943 at
the Cathay Building of Singa-
pore. The song ‘Subh Sukh
Chain Ki Barkha Barse’ or ‘Qau-
mi Taran’ thundered the entire
building with nationalism. For
this wonderful creation, Singh
was awarded a gold medal and a
Netaji’s citation at Rangoon in
the presence of all INA officers
on January 23rd, 1944.
Post-independence, Constitu-
ent Assemble took almost 3
years and found ‘Qaumi Tarana’
of INA suitable and apt as the
national anthem for Independ-
ent India instead of ‘Vande Ma-
taram.
Later, Singh played the Na-
tional Anthem of the INA in the
presenceof MahatmaGandhiin
Delhi. Also, on August 15th,
1947, Jawaharlal Nehru hoisted
the Indian flag on Red Fort, and
CaptSinghwasspeciallyinvited
to play the tune of ‘Qaumi Tara-
na’ of the INA there.
At the time of retirement
from the Provincial Armed
Constabulary band of Uttar
Pradesh in 1974, Singh was con-
ferred with the honorary rank
of DSP and was conferred with
many recognitions, awards
from the centre, and the title of
‘Emeritus Musician’ and Life
Advisor Music from Govt. of
UP. In the end, Rajan with dis-
appointment said that it’s a
grim scenario that people don’t
even know such jewels who
have rendered selfless service
for our nation.
Tunecomposer of India’sNationalAnthem
‘Jana Gana Mana’
A tale of an unsung hero of Independence- Capt Ram Singh Thakur
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ANUBHA JAIN
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DES MERA
RANGREZ YE
BABU
Brought to the world by Indian
Ocean, this earthy song is truly
‘India in motion’. The band
weaves a beautiful narrative of
our resplendent country in its
crudest form, leaving us spell-
bound with the ‘jaadu’ it cre-
ates. Shot in the rustic lands of
our country, the video from
Peepli Live takes us on a jour-
ney of the India you and I live
each day.
JAGAO MERE DES KO
A blend of Bengali and Hindi
adaptation of the profound
‘Where the Mind is Without
Fear’ by Rabindranath Tagore,
Jagao mere des ko is a divine
song by A R Rahman. With
soulful vocals by Suchi and rav-
ishing rap by Blaaze, this melo-
dy will certainly top your
charts.
SOUND OF NATION
This medley anchored by Amit
Trivedi and myriads of other
artists is the purest manifesta-
tion of ‘unity in diversity’.
From Kashmir to Kanyaku-
mari, they sing the happy tunes
of the vibrant Indian states in
their true essence. With a capel-
la, entwined vocal chords and
instruments in perfect harmo-
ny, this performance is a cele-
bration of India.
DESH MERE
This one is certain to give you
goosebumps. A heartfelt melo-
dy that takes pride in our land,
this Arijit Singh track will give
you chills down the spine. Star-
ring Ajay Devgn, Sonakshi Sin-
ha and Nora Fatehi in the film
Bhuj, the video is inspired by
the Indian army and their in-
numerable sacrifices.
JAAGA HINDUSTAN
Beautifully composed by
Sachin Jigar, this Akshay Ku-
mar starrer is a tune of joy.
Jaaga Hindustan boasts of In-
dia’s multifarious accolades
and how this humble
country has created a
dent in the world with
its achievements.
With invigorating
lyrics by Javed
Akhtar, this song
from Gold will
pump you up
for all your
escapades.
Ae mere watan ke logo, a very Happy
Independence Day to you all! As our ‘Des
Rangela’ celebrates 75 years of freedom, I want
all of you to go Chak De! India. Okay, enough with
the bolly subtext, but, this is exactly what I want
to drive home! Our patriotic classics amped up
by Bollywood may never go out of fad but, I
think it’s time we sang a different tune.
Here’s presenting some melodies to add
to your Independence Day playlist and
no, I’m not talking about the ones we
danced on in annual functions, with a
heavy dollop of makeup on our faces
as we sported the tiranga on our
cheeks in itchy paints. So, get
your Marshalls, Boom
Box, etc out and roar the
national spirit aloud!
It’s time you jazzed up your
INDEPENDENCE
DAY PLAYLIST
AE WATAN
I know, this one’s a tad close to
the classics but, I just couldn’t
contain myself. Ae watan
from the movie Raazi is just
the song you need to hum, lis-
ten and share on loop this In-
dependence Day. In the im-
pactful voice of Sunidhi
Chauhan, this composition
will fill you up with pride.
BHARAT KI BETI
Let’s garner some good girl
love as we tune into the next
recommendation. Bharat ki
beti is a heart warming song
from Gunjan Saxena, sung by
Arijit Singh. Touching the
most intimate of chords, this
melody is an ode to all the
women who choose to put In-
dia on the global map.
HUMEIN BHARAT KEHTE HAI
This one is dedicated to the
unwavering ideals that India
stands for: selflessness, sup-
port in trying times and ‘me-
hmaan nawazi’. Voiced by
Stebin Ben, this track from
Hotel Mumbai roars about
the extraordinary tasks of
ordinary people. Impactful
yet underrated, this tune is
certain to reasonate with
each and every Indian no a
rather personal level.
POORVI SINGHAL
Arijit Singh
Sunidhi Chauhan
A R Rahman
Amit Trivedi’s Sound of the Nation performance at Royal Stag Mirchi Music Awards
Poster of the film - Gold
Taapsee Pannu waving
the Indian flag

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CITY BUZZ
GET VACCINATED
STAY MASKED
JASHN-E-AZADI
SOME MORE GLIMPSES OF THE
—PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA MUKESH KIRADOO
HAPPY B’DAY!
The birthday of
LP Pant, National
Editor, Dainik Bhaskar
was on Saturday,
August 14. We wish
him all the best!
Ritu Singh has been
awarded the state
level commendation
certificate on occasion
of Independence
Day by Rajasthan
government in the field
of architecture.
PrestigiousBeauties@MrsRajasthan’21
CITY FIRST
R
ajasthan’s big-
gest and prestig-
ious beauty pag-
eant Mrs Ra-
jasthan 2021 organised
by Fusion Group in asso-
ciationwithHotelGrand
Safari started with a cat-
walk, motivation and
groomingworkshop.The
finalists Abhilasha
Chaudhary
, Himadri
Bhatnagar, Kaushalya,
Khushboo Mandwaria,
Navita Singla, Neha
Amrawat, Pooja Meena,
Pratima Bhardwaj, Ra-
jni Verma, Ruby Shar-
ma, Sapna Meena, Sap-
na Singh, Shikha Jain,
Tripti Jain, Anjali Sog-
arwal and Kavita Saini
were introduced to the
media. Organisers
Yogesh Mishra and
Nimisha Mishra
told that Shahrukh
Khan,theofficialcho-
reographer for the Cat-
walk Workshop shared
his knowledge about
how to pose or walk
and own the ramp,
whereas Social
Worker and Motiva-
tional Speaker Pawan
Goyal took a workshop
on confidence develop-
ment. Co-organiser Har-
ish Soni said that Nir-
mala Sewani and Ar-
shad Hussain shall un-
dertake sessions on the
second day
.
—PHOTO
BY
SANTOSH
SHARMA
Miracle Premium League
T
he Miracle
Group in order
to boost the
spirit of its
workers organised a
Cricket tourna-
ment since there’s a
buzz going on due
to IPL. The cricket
tournament enti-
tled, MPL (Miracle
Premium League)
has been initiated
by Hemendra Agar-
wal, CMD, support-
ed by his broth-
ers, Lokesh and
Amit Agarwal.
Six units of the
Miracle group will
be competing for the
winning trophy.
Miracle Group is a
packaging agency
that contributed
heavily during
the lockdown
imposed due
to the pandem-
ic. The tourna-
ment has been lift-
ing the spirits of all
the employees.
T
he Digital Baal Mela, sponsored by Future Society and
LIC and co-sponsored by IDBI Bank, will celebrate
Independence Day at 11 am. In this event, children from
across the country will
join online at 11 am and
sing the national anthem
in unison. The function
will be organised on
Google Meet of Digital
Baal Mela. In which
children will show their
respect for the country
through poetry, speech,
song or drama. Children
have been preparing
for Independence Day
at DBM. Children from
states across the country like Rajasthan, Assam, Maharashtra,
Kolkata, Delhi will express their patriotism. With DBM, children
have got the opportunity to learn and grow accustomed to the
new system. —CITY FIRST
A COMMUNAL CELEBRATION DURING THE DAY!
Jaipur rejoiced as it gathered around Amar Jawan
Jyoti to pay homage to the tiranga. Jaipur based
models Nancy Singh, Jyoti Gurjar, Priya Aggarwal,
Harjit Kaur and Apoorva Goswami celebrated
75 years of Independence. After saluting the
martyrdom of revolutionaries, the ladies posed for
the shutterbugs.
—PHOTO
BY
MUKESH
KIRADOO
Children at DBM
During the tournament
Yogesh Sharma and Syed Umar
Ahaan enjoys the moment
A member of the Jepu
Khan Langa Team
enjoying the gala eve
Ayushi Vijayvargiya and Shweta Mishra Jagdeesh Chandra with Raza Shedai, Aadil Rashid, Azam Shakri and Govind Ji
Vijendra Solanki and Shweta Mishra
Monika Meena, Yashvi Soni, Himakshi choudhary, Riya Sain,
Aarzoo Choudhary and Juhi Tikkiwal
Ajay Tiwari and Komal Natani
Riya Suledia, Tripti Arora, Tanu CHoudhary and Sumitra Godara Ashok Singh and Gaurav Gaur Kareena Sharma and Nandini Agrawal
Spectators enjoying the mesmerizing performances
Naresh Sharma and Shishir Awasthi
Kaushalya, Kavita, Sapna Meena, Pooja, Tripti, Pratima, Sapna Singh, Anjali, Abhilasha,
Navita, Himadri, Rajni, Ruby, Shikha Khushboo
Jinendra Shekhawat and Aishwarya Pradhan

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