{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Drishtikone","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/drishtikone","author_name":"Desh Kapoor","author_url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/drishtikone\/author\/drishtikone\/","title":"India is 60. My thoughts","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"dTLz0jKhMa\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/drishtikone\/2007\/08\/india-60-my-thoughts\/\">India is 60.  My thoughts<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/drishtikone\/2007\/08\/india-60-my-thoughts\/embed\/#?secret=dTLz0jKhMa\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;India is 60.  My thoughts&#8221; &#8212; Drishtikone\" data-secret=\"dTLz0jKhMa\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"I know I am a little late \u2013 I had no internet connection at my hotel for last two days \u2013 but I wanted to wish a very Happy Independence day to all today on the 60th birthday of India. This journey has been amazing with great twists and turns. The optimism and tragedy of the early few years to the stabilization period of the 50\u2019s and the wars of the 60\u2019s to the political quagmires of the 70\u2019s, the terrorism spectre and the cold war sanctions of the 80\u2019s to the resurgence of the 90\u2019s and a new look confident (brash?) generation of the new century \u2013 we have seen it all!! Some say at 60 years we are like an \u201cold lady\u201d \u2013 a comparison surely influenced by that famous Manoj Kumar song \u201cDulhan Chali\u201d. But really speaking from the strict Indian context \u2013 a civilization that is probably 6000 years old (or more), 60 years is a blip!"}