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Article: For the young, Independence Day is just an extended weekend

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August 13, 2008
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New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- Anjana Gupta had tears in her eyes when the national anthem played and the tricolour went up for Abhinav Bindra, the shooter who got India its first individual Olympic gold medal in Beijing this week.

Gupta was proud of her countryman's feat. But ask the 24-year-old BPO employee about Independence Day - and she shrugs it off as just another holiday.

"I am a proud Indian, no doubt about that. But Independence Day doesn't mean much to me," a candid Gupta told IANS.

Her thoughts are echoed by many in the country who say they love their country and are proud of it too - but think of Independence Day as ...

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