India, Aug. 14 -- On the 75th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced 'Paanch Prans' (five pledges), which included the clarion call for the removal of the colonial mindset that plagues Indian society. Tomorrow, we celebrate the 80th Independence Day, with the nation defying the doomsday sayers and moving forward towards the 2047 goal of a developed nation.

Remembering the horrors of 1947 Partition, where no less than two million Indians were slaughtered, PM Modi today took to X to remind the citizens that only cowards leave their future to fate, while asking the countrymen to contribute to the nation's growth through courage, enterprise, persistence and hard work.

While the Centre and the BJP ruled state governments h...