The sun shone on yet another grand celebration of India's cultural diversity, military might and its traditions of peace as millions around the country defied boycott calls by rebels to commemorate Republic Day Friday.
Continuing farmer suicides are unacceptable in a modern society and it is up to not just the government but also the people to ensure that they are given a better deal, Kerala Governor RL Bhatia said on Friday in his Republic Day address
Corporate India was big in the Padma awards this year as were literary personalities with Bharti Telecom chief Sunil Bharti Mittal and HSBC India CEO Naina Kidwai rubbing shoulders with the likes of celebrity authors Vikram Seth and Amitava Ghosh.
"Kerala has offered to host your lunch with chicken curry, chicken halwa, coconut rice, payasam, mixed vegetable cooked in coconut oil, banana chips and pappadom with mango pickle.
