As we celebrate the 69th anniversary of Sri Lanka’s Independence, where are we as a nation in terms of political democracy and economic democracy? – Pic by Shehan Gunasekara
Dr. Ambedkar on IndependenceThursday, 9 February 2017
“It is not enough to have just a politically independent India. What is also needed is to have an Indian nation where every citizen will have religious and political rights (sic “and economic rights”), so that every person will have equal opportunity to develop.”
“Independence is no doubt a matter of joy. But let us not forget that this independence has thrown on us greater responsibilities. By independence, we have lost the excuse of blaming the British for anything going wrong. If hereafter things go wrong, we will have nobody to blame except ourselves. There is a greater danger of things going wrong. Times are fast changing.”
