What India means to me
By Kuldip Dhiman

WHENEVER an issue bothered the Greeks, they would gather at a town square or a market-place and discuss the matter. And no matter what the rulers or great thinkers believed, the citizens had the courage to disagree with them. The Greeks believed that "Plato is a friend, but truth is a greater friend". Five decades after Independence, most of us find ourselves contemplating similar issues and concerns: What does it mean to be an Indian, a free citizen, a householder? What have we gained by freedom? Where are we heading?

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