First R-Day, 1950!
Lights - Delightful Remembrance.
("Illumination" - I could have hardly known, being just 6. 61 Years Later, Still I Cherish.)
Of the Fun & Awe. Of seeing the Bright Lights of the then Bombay Areas Churchgate, Flora Fountain and Gateway of India. Of the Happy Crowds bustling and hustling around watching and sharing the National Joy. Of seeing all the excitement from the loving shoulders of Uncles. Myself and Younger Two Brothers and One Cousin shared these vantage points.
The importance and happiness of Our Republic Day grew and continues to grow with time, whether at school, college or elsewhere in Career as well as Retirement, beyond watching the Flag Hoisting!
(Personal Remembrance, too, marks this Day - My Noble Father left for Heavenly Abode in 1999.)
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"Great Nation, Greater Memories!"
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