“When to the sessions of sweet silent thoughts
I summon up remembrance of things past…”
India, united have come a long way. It has always strived to reach for something in the distance and truly, has the best still unwritten. On March 27th, 2019 India successfully tested their ASAT missile and shot down a live satellite in lower earth orbit, registering itself in a space power league which until today had only three nations, US, Russia and China. India is the fourth nation to own this achievement.
India is passionate, driven, and ever in pursuit of giving out the best no matter how much drenched it is in the rain of struggles, both internal and external. Leaving behind a footprint which will helps the lost in retracing the path, to touch what seems impossible and do something which no one expects you to do is every human’s endeavour. Every individual, team or a nation as a whole who affirms that their continuance depends on integrity always have a tale to tell.
Start from 1947 independence, India stood united and sought independence, many were martyred but not in vain, it was their battle that gave India the ability to stand, it was there sweat and blood that unfettered India from the chains which were limiting its ability to move beyond. Initially India stood in the shadow of developed nations, nevertheless each day was a dawn of new hope, few envisioned to rise and stand parallel to worlds’ dominating nations.
When one sits and look at India’s history, it has been a complete rollercoaster ride. Some days were down, some were wonderful, some saw betrayal and some got anchored by complex regulations but on all of them there was someone who only saw a silver lining. That someone saw India rising above pity politics and greedy mind set, moving on the path of greater good.
‘Mission Shakti’ marked magnificent milestone for India, where it stamped itself as strong in its defence and levelled with the global powers. Amid the election season, it is uncommon for PM to address entire country, but when it comes to the triumph of bright minds and scooping a win for the nation, no election commission, no opposition and no naysayers could turn a historic moment into a political tactic. It was an accomplishment for the entire country, victory of those few who aimed for bullseye and engineered this Mission Shakti from the scratch, not a day went by since 2012 for them (when the country procured all the resources and talent) to see their handiwork paving a new dimension for the nation.
(with inputs from Apra Sharma)