Being patriotic is an intrinsic part of life: Preity
Actress Preity Zinta speaks on what freedom means to her today, in an interview by Hiren Kotwani.

Just the write stuff
A country is known by its books. Here is a list of India’s 60 best since Independence. Read on..

Manmohan makes no mention of N-deal, Pakistan in address
Left leaders feel PM has kept the democratic tradition by not discussing N-deal outside when a parliamentary debate on it is due. Full text of PM's I-Day speech

Ashoka Chakra for three soldiers
Three soldiers have been posthumously awarded the Ashoka Chakra, for outstanding bravery in fighting terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir.

Ensure equitable growth for all: Pratibha Patil
The President in her maiden I-Day eve address, asks fellow citizens to 'Arise, awake & stop not till goal is reached', reports Aloke Tikku.

Is India really free?
I-Day is a special day to celebrate the spirit of being independent. To make the celebrations and the fanfare all the more meaningful, it is necessary to wake up and stand for our nation, writes Neha Chawla.

Art and soul of the nation
Sixty Indians who keep us culturally sound, grounded and proud. Read on...

India is Asia's top spot for billionaires: Forbes
India's emerging economic clout has made it Asia's top spot for billionaires with its 40 richest businesspeople worth a collective $170 billion.

Growing India must spend more on basics: Amartya Sen
Nobel laureate Amartya Sen says India must use resources generated by its fast economic growth to remedy its continuing deficiencies in basic healthcare, in school education and in rapidly expanding physical infrastructure.

The K2K food court
Check out these 60 K2K (Kashmir to Kanyakumari) classics that celebrate the way we are.

Gandhi's hand looms over India's surging economy
Though Indian economy has come a long way since Independence, the country will have to put its people first if it wants to truly free itself from the past.

60 years young and counting
We were to be a ‘socialist’ country, but have made limited progress here, writes Madan Sabnavis.

60 desserts to indulge your sweet tooth this I-Day
This Independence Day visit the mithai shops, ready with an array of desserts to tempt you with. Bati Tiwari finds out.

That blissful dawn, those ringing headlines
"Birth of India's Freedom", "Free India is Born"... These were the ringing headlines in top Indian newspapers capturing that history-making moment on the morning of August 15, 1947.

British legacy alive and kicking in India
Dumping symbols of two centuries of British rule remains a popular, if sometimes jingoistic, policy in India even 60 years after it became independent.

Giant strides
A nation of one billion may not have produced an individual Olympic champion as yet, but India has produced many great sporting icons since Independence.

Esprit de jugaad
India is a country at its creative best. HT enumerates the 60 most interesting innovations that work...

Bridge of memories - and to Rameswaram - reopens
The British built the bridge in 1913-14 across the Palk Strait for a regular train service when they decided to hire workers from TN to Lanka's tea plantations.

It's just another holiday!
Bati Tiwari finds out what the citizens of India feel about India's proudest day.

Try Bhagatgiri and Netagiri!
If Gandhigiri is not applicable in every situation then what other options one can try? asks Parmita Uniyal.

The bottomline: let’s grow together
Through their dedication and optimism these achievers not only fueled India’s growth but also gave it int'l recognition, writes Cooshalle Samuel.

A 'sorry' for crimes during partition
An online signature campaign seeking an "apology for the heinous crimes" of 1947 is receiving a tremendous response from people across borders.

Time celebrates India's awakening as a young giant
Sixty years after independence, India is beginning to deliver on its promise, says Time magazine in a special cover issue.

Fighting for a better India - six decades and counting
The times have changed, but Mahatma Gandhi continues to be the lodestone for a group of freedom fighters in Orissa.

Walk, run or dance. It’s your country
Wars, killings and starvation to surpluses and overflowing granaries... it has been a rollercoaster ride since Independence, writes Renuka Bisht.

India celebrates miraculous survival
"Despite the country being partitioned, and so much bloodshed, India became a secular, democratic country," says renowned historian Bipan Chandra.

India to overtake US, Japan
Emerging economies, including India, will overtake the developed countries in economic growth by 2050.