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happy independence day once again i hope you guys are enjoying your day let's go it's the
eve of india's 76th birthday 75 years ago at midnight india made a tryst with destiny
and independent india was born it was drained divided but desperate to make it on its own
how has the journey been so far tonight we look at india's achievements at 75 the success stories
at 75. hello and welcome to gravitas plus i'm palki sharma padhyaya there's so much to talk
about it's been a stupendous journey of 75 years we decided to start with the economy the british
crown looted 45 trillion dollars from india from raw materials to the kohinoor diamond the british
took all bro exploited all the thumbs of indian weavers were cut off indian peasants were crushed
the brightest jewel in the british crown was left with the prospect of a dim future
britain deindustrialized india at the time of independence india's per capita income was 230
rupees that's 2.89 the average income was 1 15 of what an average american earned there was poverty
hunger the task before india was to lift itself and it did there was rapid industrialization
three successful revolutions green white and blue india opened itself to the world globalized its
economy privatized its banks 75 years later india is one of the world's leading economies from less
than bricks india's per capita income has grown to almost two pounds in the world gdp is 3.28
seven decades back india was an import dependent country today more and more global companies are
making in india and indian companies are making a mark globally wow not to mention
the indian ceos as well all over the globe some are forced to reckon with in more ways than one
which brings us to geopolitics india successfully navigated the cold war it became a political force
for decolonization india liberated bangladesh it reached out to africa successfully dehydrated
israel and palestine stuck strategic partnerships with the gulf in the isolated pakistan when india
and pakistan had a dog fight the world supported india when pakistan tried to make an issue out
of kashmir the world again supported india today world powers see india is an important partner a
leading voice in multilateral forums the face of peace the loudest cheerleader of counter-terrorism
of course the journey has not been easy right after independence india made some bad decisions
like letting go of a security council seat then there were security challenges 1948 pakistan's
incursion into kashmir 1962 the war with china 1999 the war in kargil the current standoff in
ladakh but on every such occasion india showed the world that it's capable of defending itself
yeah the indian army is top five if not top three in the world it's a very strong army capable of
resisting any attempt to redraw its map india has taught the world tolerance universal acceptance
and none of it was easy you may recognize this man winston winston churchill britain's
former prime minister churchill had dismissed india's experiment with self-governance why
because india is socially diverse 22 languages 20 000 dialects numerous religions numerous regions
20 000. india is merely a geographical expression it is no more a single country than the equator
he was convinced that independent india won't be able to stay together well churchill
was wrong india remains united and grows stronger its success as a secular state has surprised many
of course there have been ups and downs india survived a partition the babri masjid demolition
operation blue star it's what followed the gujarat right but which country does not have
rough patches and which country can claim to be this diverse in the initial years man one thing
i'm going to say india is full of history full of challenges that they went through but you know
india is one of the countries that has everything it has like basically everything you think about
india has post independence it was tough keeping the country together one of the big challenges
was public health or the lack of it in 1947 the average life expectancy in india was 32 years
there was rampant spread of communicable diseases like malaria and tuberculosis in 1947 in you know
you guys don't know this many of you don't know this about me but um i grew up in africa some
of you already know this and in africa we also had the same problem with diseases and i i have
caught malaria three times myself and it is one of the worst feelings ever especially because of
the strong medication it is horrible so yeah man as a survivor of malaria i can say that this is
this is a horrible experience but it's really hard to think that the average life expectancy was 30
years old that is horrible but thankfully and you know fortunately india has overcome this india
registered 75 million cases of malaria its total population was 330 million so almost 23 percent
of the population had malaria by 1964 because of the mosquitoes then there was polio until early
1990s every day around 500 children were getting paralyzed india fought worth declared itself polio
free by 2014. today india's early eradication is a case study of healthcare success for the world
india also eradicated smallpox and as we speak india is running the world's largest vaccination
program india's health care system is one of its biggest achievements we hardly appreciate
it because there's a lot that's not right but when you look at where we started the achievements look
astounding around the time of independence 2000 mothers died for every one lakh child
births two thousand today that number is down to 103. nice also bro that is like two percent
right it's still a big number look at the increase in life expectancy it's over 100 percent
this is one of the most important indicators of human development today
india is called the world's pharmacy it exports medicines to 200 countries and regions another
feather in the camp is technology india decided to go to space just 17 years after independence
it set up inco spar or indian national committee for space research india's first rocket launch
happened in 1963 from a town called thumba the rocket parts were transported in bicycles and
bullock carts look at this photo this is how india's space journey began today india is
a well-established space power it has reached mars today india is unfurling the tri-color in
space to mark 75 years of independence do you know india was also the first country outside
the permanent unsc members to test a nuclear bomb and it did this despite the world's best efforts
reports say the cia killed an indian scientist to roadblock the nuclear journey wow the us had even
deployed satellites see we this is not new we hear stories about scientists you know getting killed
because they they invented or were about to invent something that could change the world you know
over india to spy so work on the nuclear test was mostly done during the night and equipment
would be returned to the original place in the morning to evade detection by american satellites
code names were used the thermonuclear device for example was placed in a shaft named white house
on the 18th that's like a jab to the us isn't it the world by surprise it became a nuclear
power the operation was called smiling buddha the director of india's nuclear bro think about it
that is like wow that is a jab to the united states white house research institute raja ramana
told the then prime minister indira gandhi buddha has smiled how did india achieve all of this
one democracy two literacy from the very first day of independence every adult in india had the right
to vote wow and just for reference it took the us 150 years of independence to adopt universal adult
franchise in the last 75 years india's population has grown from 370 million to 1.4 billion would
you guys say that india is a true democracy how is the democracy there because a true democracy
is is completely different from what we see in western countries i mean
i'm not going to get political but you know it it feels like
things are slower on our side states have been reorganized but the sanctity of elections has
never been compromised they're chaotic yes they're controversial but they're held without fail every
five years voters queue up in front of booths some cast their vote some vote their cast but
all of them exercise their right and they have been dark periods like the emergency in 1975 then
prime minister indira gandhi was facing protests her future in office was uncertain so she declared
a 22 month long emergency democratic institutions oh there's a movie coming out were locked up the
press was censored but it did not last and that's the thing about india's story it's far from
perfect there's corruption there's inefficiency and everything else that we keep complaining about
yet india's democracy has delivered it has alleviated poverty built world-class
infrastructure and sent indians to space to win gold medals and beauty pageants and to
lead the world's biggest companies don't forget the movie industry come on the film industry is
one of the biggest achievements of india as well don't forget entertainment you know literacy has
played an important role here when india became independent four out of five people could not read
not only film industry but the music industry the literacy rate was around 12 percent
for india to grow it had to educate its people it made free education a fundamental right
schemes like midday meal ensured that children found their way to schools what about healthcare
is it free in india because like here in the uk healthcare is yeah free but in the us i don't
think it is india expanded its educational infrastructure in 1947 india had only 28
medical schools four dental colleges and 33 engineering colleges look at the numbers today
the india that could neither read nor write is now the world's biggest talent pool
top engineers doctors indian origin ceos all bear testimony to india's growth and transformation
today's india is home to 1.4 billion people that's a lot of people guys get rooted in
its culture and values it is home to the world's youngest population the world's largest democracy
the world's largest film industry the world's largest diaspora population the second largest
road network a leader in climate action a market that every company wants to enter and a strategic
force that every government wants to partner today as india celebrates its historical achievements
it also has a clear vision of the future this is india at 75 wow can you imagine india at 100
guys and what makes me happy is my country is walking side by side with your country so
brazil and india were part of brics you know we have good relations and yeah i love that i love
the fact that you know we are growing um together you know that's nice that's nice we should
we should really be friends india and brazil are very similar the more i learn about india the more
i see that you know we we are countries that are built like the same you know um i think india is a
little bit ahead of us because our country is full of corruption but you know we're still right right
there side by side yes good brazil in india okay guys so iceman is saying i look like a dorem one
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um who's a member and guys that was a great and uh informative and educational video so
i hope you guys enjoyed it enjoy your independence day i'll see you in the next video take care bye