Today’s was good too. Sid got his silver medal for International Informatics Olympiad. Great boost for his confidence. Also I watched the new Phir Mile Sur…. Growing up in the 80s, I cannot forget the strains of the original song promoting unity in diversity. Twenty-three years later, the song became larger in canvas and more commercialized. Pretty nice to watch but not a patch on the original. Of course, a lot has changed for India in the last 23 years; we are a nation proud to be an economic leader and a giant in the making. We need to work on equal progress for all, remove corruption, education as major areas but I am hopeful that the change is happening slowly and will continue to happen.
So hope, love for one’s country and a sense of pride in being an Indian is encompassed in this day. It is pretty miraculous how this vast, diverse country continues to survive and thrive and God willing we will reach greater heights!
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Phir mile sur Sucks big time!!
Only saving grace was the music, thats all
I missed Sachin, Kiran Bedi and APJ Abdul kalam (i think they are more deserving than the stupid SRK and skimpy Deepika Padukone)
I am happy with the older version
@Bhupesh 🙂 I know it is too long, too commercialized and has a surfeit of bollywood actors — imagine karan johar yuck. They could not come up with better maharashtrians and gujjus. I did enjoy the musicians and the sportstars who deserved more mileage. Very aptly said — I prefer the simpler, touching older version any day.