Indian nationals observe Republic Day

"This inspired a cultural evolution which put India on the track of modernity; society changed in a gradual evolution, for violent revolution is not the Indian way,” Mr  Rajinder Bhargat stated.

He said the time had come for India to ensure gender equality for every Indian woman, adding that the country could neither evade nor abandon this national commitment.

Mr Bhargat further stated that India's most impregnable asset was self-belief, with the country's challenges becoming an opportunity to achieve unprecedented economic growth and social stability.

To this end, he said education was a ladder that could help those at the bottom to rise to the pinnacles of professional and social status and also transform the nation's economic fortunes.

Story by Gabriel Ahiabor