"Wake up! Its Independence Day today! Let's watch the Flag hoisting ceremony on TV!!" At 6:00 am, we were woken up by our little one screaming in our ears! Now, we had timed the whole thing and planned to be up well in time for the 7:00 am live telecast on Doordarshan. So obviously, it wasn't easy to wake up at such an early hour on a Saturday. But her excitement was contagious; and we decided it is definitely worth it to wake up early if our little one is so excited about it! After watching the live telecast in suitable awe, and her fidgeting mid-way through the Prime Minister's speech; at the breakfast table, we asked her what she thought Independence Day was all about....At six years of age, we were obviously not expecting what we heard her say! "A long time ago, the British ruled India. Indians were supposed to work for them and they were not free to do what they wanted, like we are today. So the freedom fighters of our country fought with...
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