DH Sparks | Have we lived up to the ideals of the freedom struggle?

As India gears up to celebrate 74th Independence day, in today's edition of DH Sparks, we focus on a pertinent question - 'Have we lived up to the ideals of the freedom struggle?'

What were the ideals of India's freedom struggle? What did our founding fathers want freedom for? Was it only about achieving political freedom from the British or was there more to it? Was there a vision of India that animated our founding fathers and their followers? Or, perhaps, were there multiple visions of India? Have we lived up to them? Are those ideals and vision/visions still the right ones to live by? Are we moving away from them, or should we?

As we celebrate 73 years of being an independent nation, and we live in an India far removed, and not just in time, from August 15, 1947, these are questions to which we must return to and seek answers that will help us to navigate the present life of our nation and its future.

Our Panelists:

1. Gopalkrishna Gandhi, Former Governor of West Bengal; Distinguished Professor of History and Politics, Ashoka University

2. Vikram Sampath, Historian; Author of 'Savarkar: Echoes from a Forgotten Past'

3. Priya Ravichandran, Scholar; Author of the blog '15 for the Republic'

4. Aakash Singh Rathore, Author of 'Ambedkar’s Preamble: A Secret History of the Constitution of India'

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[babaiyermanispiritualandpo]

Simply beautifully INTELLIGENTLY Speaking looking videography editing and presentation.

[rajanseshan]

The next logical debate, considering the views expressed AND the poll results showing a near equal weighing in of opinion should be
How do we as a nation and people move towards genuine secularism, progressive attitudes, individual liberty everything good about the vision of our great founding fathers

[babaiyermanispiritualandpo]

Very very 74 th independence Day, we all wanted PEACE NOT PIECES Of THE WORLD.

[rajanseshan]

The points of view expressed in a measured voices, and respect to the panelists by other panelists by genuine intellectuals - what a change from the slanging match and shouted insults by "intellectuals" who are exposing themselves as pseudos by dint of their behaviour and vitriol.

[babaiyermanispiritualandpo]

Today's world anywhere and everywhere in the world truth speaking or writing is becoming very very dangerous to our life and families.

[babaiyermanispiritualandpo]

Ab modi ke raaj MEIN LESS JIYO AND MORE MARO.