Ah, summer vacation! Those two words once carried the fragrant romance of freedom. For children who grew up in India thirty or forty years ago, summer holidays were not just dates on a calendar. They were the most eagerly awaited season of the year. The final school bell did not merely mark the end of classes; it felt like the gates of a prison swinging open.

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Our cities are expanding. Buildings scrape the sky. Cars gleam. Bank balances rise. Yet something essential is shrinking: our hearts. The question before us is simple. Does progress mean only wealth, status, and visibility? Or do courtesy, humility, and humanity matter just as much?

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Those were the days. The moment summer vacations began, a child's world transformed. Some rushed off to their grandmother's house; others to a village where grandparents waited with open arms. There were mango orchards to climb, hills to explore, ponds to splash in, and endless afternoons spent reading comics under a fan that groaned in the heat.

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Actor Rakesh Bedi, who is riding high on the phenomenal success of the blockbuster films ‘Dhurandhar’ and ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’, has joined Sonu Tyagi’s much-awaited spiritual web series ‘Two Great Masters’ in a prominent role.

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There is a clear difference between the political shifts witnessed in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu. In Bengal, Hindutva became the engine of political change. In Tamil Nadu, however, the winds carried a different message. It was not religion, caste, or identity alone that drove the transformation. It was the hunger for a fresh political direction. In many ways, this change has strengthened Indian democracy by proving once again that voters can still surprise the political establishment.

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How much longer will 80 per cent of the population continue to view itself as weak? How much longer, despite being the majority, will they remain politically fragmented? Was this country truly drifting away from its own foundational society? And the biggest question: was a silent injustice unfolding in the name of "secularism"?

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Defeat is a peculiar beast. It wises some, enrages others. One loser quietly rebuilds amid the rubble. Another lingers at the crossroads, cursing the world. 

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While other states glorify narrow regional pride, Uttar Pradesh has historically spoken the language of One India. When critics from western or southern India mock UP’s economic contribution or dismiss it as backward, they forget a deeper truth. Uttar Pradesh is not merely a state on the map. It is the emotional, spiritual, cultural and political heartbeat of India itself.

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