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What does ‘India’ mean to you? does it evoke images of the snow-capped himalayas, the lush green jungles of Kerala or monuments ranging from the taj Mahal to the ancient temples of Khajuraho? does it bring back happy memories of childhood and family, of places and things that made you feel proud to be Indian? or do you simply know it as the land of the Vedas and the more famous Kamasutra? celebrates its 62nd year of Independence, we look at some of the things that are, globally, distinctly ‘Indian’.

Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation, played a pivotal role in India’s fight for independence from British rule. he was undoubtedly the most important political and spiritual leader of India during the independence movement. he pioneered the concept of satyagraha, an unusual