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Revisiting Nationalism : A critical new rise to 74th Independence day

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  Initially, sincere apologies to all those nationalist readers who jumped into this article thinking nationalism to be something as narrow as is discussed in today's India, as this is not going to be any case. Nationalism according to me is nothing but “feeling of belonging and doing every bit for the nation( more importantly its people)” . Hence, through my lens its not about India but Indians.   This independence day, I tried to revisit the memoirs and challenges of hard carved out Independent India. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru's speech "Tryst with destiny" delivered on 15th August,1947 still holds relevance and significance as India in 2020 also is battling along the lines of plethora of challenges which it faced at the stroke of independence.   According to World Economic Forum' there are 7 key challenges which India faces currently , I will try to dive into those one by one in this article.   • Education and Skills     India's primary education system reflects