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The Nation, Sixty Years On:
The (i) On 15 August 2007, India celebrated sixty years of its existence as a
Nation,SixtyYears free nation.
on:
(ii) In these sixty years, India has seen many achievements as well as
failures.

(iii) Success during 60 years of India were-

• Still a united and a democratic country

• There is unity in diversity

• There is a free press and an independent judiciary
(iv) Failures during 60 years of India-

• Deep divisions persist
• Despite constitutional guarantees

• the untouchables or the Dalits face violence and discrimination

• there are Clashes between different religious groups in many
states
• The gulf between the rich and poor has widened over these
years.