One man, one bank, and the audacity to print a revolution on a promissory note.
History, if you look closely enough, isn't just written in ink; som...
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A man paid like a head of state, who chose to live like the village teacher he once was. It starts with a number that sounds almost ridiculous now. Ten thousand rupees a month. That was the salary written into the Constitution for the President of India when the Republic came into being on January 26, 1950. In those days, it was a princely sum; enough to run estates, employ staff, and live very comfortably in a newly independent nation still counting every rupee. Yet the man who first received it, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, quietly decided he didn’t need all of it and chose to take only a part, treating the rest almost as if it didn’t belong to him personally. The Day India Woke Up a Republic Picture the scene in New Delhi, that January morning in 1950. The Constitution had just come into force; British rule was no ...
Why settle for flag-waving when your kitchen can wave back with saffron steam, white fluff, and green zing? Ever notice how Republic Day smells lik...
Five songs. One morning parade. A thousand reasons to feel a lump in your throat. Republic Day isn’t just a red-letter date on the calendar, it’s t...
India declared itself a republic on January 26, 1950. But Queen Elizabeth's dad was still on the coins, and that overlap tells a story about patience...
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