After Independence One of the contributing factors of ethnic tension after independence of Malaysia could be seen as a trial and error of policies made by the government in an effort to fill in the gaps between ethnic groups. Some impacts of policies such as the Education Act of 1961 and New Economic Policy will be mentioned below. The Education Act of 1961 was the result of the growth of Chinese secondary schools resulting from the laissez faire policy implemented by the British that allowed the
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India’s Independence Day "At the stroke of the midnight hour‚ when the world sleeps‚ India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes‚ which comes but rarely in history‚ when we step out from the old to the new...India discovers herself again." - Jawaharlal Nehru After more than two hundred years of British rule‚ India finally won back its freedom on 15th August‚ 1947. All the patriotic hearts rejoiced at seeing India becoming a sovereign nation and the triumph of hundreds and thousands
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Independence Day is celebrated every year on 15th August. This was the day when India was freed from the British Rule. It is a national festival and has equal importance for every Indian regardless of religion‚ class‚ creed or race. The way of celebration is also the same throughout the country and that is the day when you will find whole India celebrating and rejoicing. Many cultural programs are organized and children love to watch them and participate in them. Children have a different perspective
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A RECENT publication‚ Food Insecurity Atlas of Urban India‚ brought out by the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) and the World Food Programme (WFP) indicates that more than 38 per cent of children under the age of three in India’s cities and towns are underweight and more than 35 per cent of children in urban areas are stunted (shorter than they should be for their age). The report states that the poor in India’s burgeoning urban areas do not get the requisite amount of calories or nutrients
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India Independence Day In India‚ Independence Day is observed on the 15th August every year‚ because on the said day of 1947‚ India won her freedom from the British rule after about 200 years. It is a red-lettered day‚ on which the schools and government and private offices remain closed. Early in the morning‚ the young students sing in chorus the national anthem in accompaniment of flute and drum marching together in processions in the streets. National flags are hoisted in the houses‚ schools
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India Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny‚ and now the time comes when we will redeem our pledge‚ not wholly or in full measure‚ but very substantially. At the stroke of the midnight hour‚ when the world sleeps‚ India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes‚ which comes but rarely in history‚ when we step out from the old to the new‚ when an age ends and when the soul of a nation‚ long suppressed‚ finds utterance .... We end today a period of ill fortune‚ and India discovers herself
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Independence Day of India Respected teachers and my friends‚ I wish you a happy Independence Day. India became independent on August 15‚ 1947... A moment comes‚ which comes but rarely in history‚ when we step out from the old to the new…India discovers herself again." - J.L.Nehru On the eve of India’s independence‚ Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru famous speech “Tryst with Destiny” marked the beginning of a free India with words symbolizing hope and triumph. India got its independence from the
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Independence Day Good Morning! Respected chief guest our principal‚ teachers and my dear friends we have assembled here to celebrate the 65th anniversary of our Independence Day. As a citizen of India‚ I am so proud to talk to you about‚ my mother land. On the night of August 14‚ 1947‚ Pundit Jawaharlal Nehru rose to make a maiden speech in New Delhi‚ “When the world sleeps‚ India will wake to life and freedom.” And now‚ this day 15th August of every year is a golden day engraved in the
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15th August 1947‚ the day of our independence! We were given complete freedom for this land and nation. A seat of equality and self respect was given to us. We were offered membership and voice among free nations of the world. People celebrate the day with a lot of enthusiasm. They decorate buildings‚ houses and streets. Tricolor flags are unfurled along the roads and on the buildings. School children take part in the celebration more vigorously. They prepare for to welcome the area leaders who
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and conscious that it had neither the mandate at home‚ the international support‚ nor the reliability of native forces for continuing to control an increasingly restless India‚[2][3] decided to end British rule of India‚ and in early 1947 Britain announced its intention of transferring power no later than June 1948. As independence approached‚ the violence between Hindus and Muslims in the provinces of Punjab and Bengal continued unabated. With the British army unprepared for the potential for increased
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