Republic Day marks a defining milestone in India’s national journey. It marks the day the Constitution of India came into force on 26th January 1950, formally establishing the country as a ‘Sovereign Democratic Republic’.

A tableau on the theme ‘150 Years of Vande Mataram’ will be presented at the Republic Day Parade this year, foregrounding the national song as a living expression of India’s civilisational memory, collective consciousness, and cultural continuity.

Slowly but steadily, internet technology, the mobile revolution, and new roads are transforming rural India.

India's urban juggernaut thunders on. Skyscrapers pierce the sky, highways snake through fields, cities swell like overripe fruit. Yet, here's the rub: progress breeds poison. Smog chokes Delhi, where AQI often spikes to 400, turning breath into battle. Rivers run black with waste, ghettos mushroom in shadows.

Justice, we are told, is firm. Blindfolded. Balanced. In 2025, it also appeared flexible. Sometimes hesitant. Sometimes hurried. From green hills to governor’s desks, from factory floors to city streets, the Supreme Court kept redrawing its own lines.

At Lahariya Sarai, 40-year-old Ram Sahay stands on a railway platform caught between two worlds. Every step he takes forward is yanked back by forces older than him. The scent of his village soil competes with the blinding glare of the city, and in this tug-of-war, he mirrors the dilemma of millions of Indians.